Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Stories by Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Uttam's Take: Shaheen Bagh's jolt to BJP

Uttam's Take: Shaheen Bagh's jolt to BJP

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Delhi election results.

PIX: Scenes from an unusual protest

PIX: Scenes from an unusual protest

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2020

More than 40 artists from four cities -- Delhi, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune -- gathered in Mumbra, a township near Mumbai. The artists joined women in Mumbra protesting the Citizens (Amendment) Act.

Shocking! How a govt treats a commission of inquiry

Shocking! How a govt treats a commission of inquiry

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2020

'The circumstances indicate that the government is not serious about the commission...' '...We are not at the mercy of the government.'

Uttam's Take: Who are the 'traitors'?

Uttam's Take: Who are the 'traitors'?

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Union Minister Anurag Thakur's incendiary slogan.

Bhima-Koregaon probe: 'Summon Fadnavis as witness'

Bhima-Koregaon probe: 'Summon Fadnavis as witness'

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2020

'There is a contradiction between what the then CM said in the assembly and the legislative council, and the direction taken by the police investigation.'

Uttam's Take: Kunal Kamra and Free Speech

Uttam's Take: Kunal Kamra and Free Speech

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the decisions of airlines banning stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his alleged heckling television journalist Arnab Goswami aboard a flight on Tuesday.

Uttam's Take: India slips in Global Democracy Index

Uttam's Take: India slips in Global Democracy Index

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on India slipping 10 places to the 51st position in the 2019 Global Democracy Index.

Uttam's Take: Where's the 'Tukde Tukde Gang'?

Uttam's Take: Where's the 'Tukde Tukde Gang'?

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the 'tukde tukde gang', a slur often used by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to attack JNU students and Left leaders.

Why is this man scared of Uddhav's government?

Why is this man scared of Uddhav's government?

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2020

'Was he afraid that his answers during cross-examination would land him in trouble under the new ruling dispensation?'

Uttams Take: No Iran-US war?

Uttams Take: No Iran-US war?

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on US President Donald J Trump's tweet 'All is Well' after Iran launched missile strikes on US bases in Iraq, on January 9, 2020.

Uttam's Take: Bharat Bandh!

Uttam's Take: Bharat Bandh!

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Bharat Bandh and the economic concerns that led trade organisations to call for the industrial action.

Uttam's Take: Attack JNU!

Uttam's Take: Attack JNU!

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2020

Masked goons attacked the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Sunday evening, wounding many students and at least one lady faculty member.

What was Sanjay Raut doing at a Jamaat rally?

What was Sanjay Raut doing at a Jamaat rally?

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2020

'It was a reaffirmation of his party's unrelenting defiance of its erstwhile ally, the BJP; an attempt to forge a new relationship with the community the Shiv Sena had always targeted; and a pointer towards the political imperative of taking everyone along if the fight against the ruling party had to succeed,' notes Jyoti Punwani.

Police and the phenomenon of Muslim hatred

Police and the phenomenon of Muslim hatred

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2019

'In UP, the CM actually announced that his administration would 'take revenge' against rioters.' 'That must have been music to his police force's ears for it substantiated what the police always do: Take revenge on an entire community for the violence of a few,' points out Jyoti Punwani.

Uttam's Take: Jharkhand: Another BJP debacle

Uttam's Take: Jharkhand: Another BJP debacle

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the election result in Jharkhand where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party failed to recpture power.

Who are the real custodians of the Constitution?

Who are the real custodians of the Constitution?

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Delhi police's brutal assault on students at the Jamia Millia university library on Sunday, December 15, a shameful act that will not be forgotten for a long, long, time.

Uttam Ghosh: Beware of the Bullies!

Uttam Ghosh: Beware of the Bullies!

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Delhi police's brutal crackdown on Jamia Millia Islamia students on Sunday during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Nirmalaji and the Rising Onion

Nirmalaji and the Rising Onion

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's remarks on the rising prices of onions in the Lok Sabha.

'I was afraid'

'I was afraid'

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2019

'Both sides were so embittered by what had happened last year that I didn't know what to expect.'

History on test at Bhima Koregaon hearing

History on test at Bhima Koregaon hearing

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2019

At this point commission member Sumit Mullick asked the government counsel: 'Your job is to protect the State. How are these questions on Peshwas relevant?'