Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Stories by Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Uttam's Take: Star wars and elections...

Uttam's Take: Star wars and elections...

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2019

Uttam Ghosh reacts to the pradhan sevak's election-space-missile continuum declaration.

Why was Saibaba denied bail?

Why was Saibaba denied bail?

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2019

'Rejection of bail means they want him to die.'

Uttam's Take: Election Promises...

Uttam's Take: Election Promises...

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on election promises.

Uttam's Take: Boom! Boom! time for BJP

Uttam's Take: Boom! Boom! time for BJP

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on politics post the air strikes.

Complaint against police excesses? This could happen to you

Complaint against police excesses? This could happen to you

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2019

Kailash Avhad told Rediff.com that when he appeared before DCP Sandeep Palve, the police officer expressed anger at his RTI applications, caught him by the collar, banged his head against the wall and rained blows behind his ear. He then forced Avhad to touch his feet in apology.

Uttam's Take: Bengal under siege

Uttam's Take: Bengal under siege

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Didi's dharna.

Mumbai's mohalla committees: Giving peace a chance

Mumbai's mohalla committees: Giving peace a chance

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2019

The mohalla committee movement in Mumbai celebrated its 25th anniversary last weekend. The movement, which was born in the wake of the horrific Mumbai riots of 1992-1993, has played an important role in ensuring that Hindu-Muslim riots do not recur in the Maximum City.

Why India needs more mohalla committees

Why India needs more mohalla committees

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2019

Mumbai's 45 mohalla committees and the many voluntary groups working to bring communities together in the city can be counted upon to do their utmost to stop riots.

Bhima Koregaon inquiry progresses at snail's pace

Bhima Koregaon inquiry progresses at snail's pace

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2019

The reasons for the snail's pace at which the commission is proceeding are linked both to the government's indifference to it as well as the indifference of the parties appearing before it.

Uttam's Take: The Citizenship Bill

Uttam's Take: The Citizenship Bill

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2019

Uttam Ghosh's unique take on the Citizenship Bill.

Bhima Koregaon hearing: Video reveals what happened

Bhima Koregaon hearing: Video reveals what happened

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2019

=The video also confirms what initial investigations by the media into the Bhima Koregaon violence had found -- that it was a fallout of a Dalit-Maratha dispute in Vudu Budruk village.

Uttam's Take: The New Quotas

Uttam's Take: The New Quotas

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his unique take on the 10% quotas proclaimed by Narendra Damodardas Modi's government.

Uttam's Take: Good riddance 2018!

Uttam's Take: Good riddance 2018!

Rediff.com   1 Jan 2019

Uttam Ghosh's Take on the year just gone by.

Uttam's Take: Is NaMo worried?

Uttam's Take: Is NaMo worried?

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2018

Uttam Ghosh's take on the mood in the prime ministerial residence after the 2018 election verdict.

Why are some lynchings front page news and some not?

Why are some lynchings front page news and some not?

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2018

'Across the country -- in Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Manipur, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal -- men were lynched on suspicion of being thieves by ordinary people armed with rods and sticks.' 'But none of these lynchings made big news.' 'None of these lynchings were cow/beef-related.' 'The perpetrators were unknown people, not so-called gau rakshaks.' 'So why were these instances of mob violence considered less newsworthy than cow-related lynchings?' asks Jyoti Punwani.

Uttam's Take: Your Democracy vs Ours

Uttam's Take: Your Democracy vs Ours

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2018

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the turn of events in Jammu and Kashmir.

Bhima Koregaon hearing: Gaps in the police affidavit

Bhima Koregaon hearing: Gaps in the police affidavit

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2018

The police were aware of the bandh since the gram panchayats had informed them about it. Yet, they did nothing to prevent it.

Bhima Koregaon hearings take a new turn

Bhima Koregaon hearings take a new turn

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2018

Government rejects activists' request. Commission requests new witness to attend.

Uttam's Take: Akbar and the MeToo tsunami

Uttam's Take: Akbar and the MeToo tsunami

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2018

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Akbar controversy.

'Urdu writers don't want to get into trouble'

'Urdu writers don't want to get into trouble'

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2018

'They will talk about secularism, but communalism -- they just won't say there exists such a beast.' 'It's harmful for society to brush it under the carpet.' 'If we talk about secularism, we must talk about communalism.'