Patcy N And Syed Firdaus Ashraf

Stories by Patcy N And Syed Firdaus Ashraf

'Modi had no contribution for Ram temple'

'Modi had no contribution for Ram temple'

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2020

'He was a nobody then.' 'And whatever little his contribution was there, it was restricted to Gujarat.'

'They are making Ayodhya like Vatican or Mecca'

'They are making Ayodhya like Vatican or Mecca'

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2020

'This is about reviving this country as a centre of Hindutva at Ayodhya.'

'Congress is more responsible for Ram mandir than BJP'

'Congress is more responsible for Ram mandir than BJP'

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2020

'We all know that when the Babri Masjid was demolished, P V Narasimha Rao was prime minister.' 'He did not do anything to stop the demolition.'

'I fought with my mother so much'

'I fought with my mother so much'

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2020

'The mother-daughter relationship is a unique one.' 'There is love, there is anger, taken for grantedness, so many different things.'

COVID-19: '137 doctors have died so far'

COVID-19: '137 doctors have died so far'

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2020

'The government says the mortality rate among patients is 2 to 3 per cent, but in doctors it is 11 per cent, which is very high.'

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2020

'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2020

'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'

What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis

What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2020

'We are a country of amazing ability and the way we have responded to the pandemic is evidence.'

How 'Khan Sir' became a social media sensation

How 'Khan Sir' became a social media sensation

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2020

Unlike other SM sensations, 'Khan Sir' became a star with well-researched news-related videos, not 30-second inanities. Syed Firdaus Ashraf tracks down the elusive coach to IAS aspirants.

'Sushant never spoke about depression'

'Sushant never spoke about depression'

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2020

'It is difficult to speak about Sushant in the past tense.'

My Father Jagdeep

My Father Jagdeep

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2020

'When he came to Bombay, he lived on the streets with his mother.' 'He had to sell whatever little they had in their bags -- their clothes, his toys.' 'When they did not have money, a bakery would sell the bread crumbs fallen on the floor for one paisa in a newspaper.' 'But before eating, they had to take out the rat and cockroach shit from the crumbs.'

'Sachin Pilot is part of a bigger plot'

'Sachin Pilot is part of a bigger plot'

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2020

'He is not acting solo.' 'The plot may have people within the Congress and outside.'

'Congress doesn't have roots in Hindu society'

'Congress doesn't have roots in Hindu society'

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2020

'The Congress today has lost contact with the Hindu clergy.' 'They go to to Hindu clergy only during the time of elections.'

'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'

'Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka are not on the same page'

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2020

'It can be said without hesitation that Rahul, Priyanka and Sonia Gandhi enjoy perfect relations of mother-daughter-son all together in the family.' 'But their worldview is different and their style of functioning is different and their favourites in the party are different people.'

What will Saiyami play next?

What will Saiyami play next?

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2020

'Nothing comes easy, but I knew what I was getting in to.'

'Modi went to Leh and China got scared'

'Modi went to Leh and China got scared'

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2020

'Modi warned China, therefore they have come to the talks.' 'Nothing will come out of these talks.'

'It is the Congress that has lost, not Sachin Pilot'

'It is the Congress that has lost, not Sachin Pilot'

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2020

'Sachin Pilot had every legitimate right to demand to become CM.'

'This is Rajasthan, not Madhya Pradesh'

'This is Rajasthan, not Madhya Pradesh'

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2020

'As far as I know, Sachin Pilotji is not going to the BJP.'

'Retired SC or HC judge must probe Vikas Dubey's death'

'Retired SC or HC judge must probe Vikas Dubey's death'

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2020

'If you accept that situation you don't require the judiciary, the criminal procedure law, the Indian Penal Code or even the Constitution because there is somebody who decides who gets to live and who gets to die.'

'My mom was not ill'

'My mom was not ill'

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2020

'We were shocked to know about her death.' 'We couldn't believe it because she was not sick or in a bad condition.'