Discovery of South India

by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group

Discovery of South India

Harish Gupta

Jan Sangh, the predecessor of BJP, was born in the wake of a section of the people not accepting the handling of the Partition issue by Gandhi and Nehru. Since 1947 Partition affected the entire nation, it was expected that the naysayers’ voice would be heard evenly across the country.

Ride on Elephant

by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group

Here is a random sample of the Indian general elections and their acknowledged attributes.

1971—On Indira Gandhi’s Garibi Hatao slogan.

1977—Against dictatorship.

1980 –Against Janata Party mis-rule

1989—Against corruption.

1996—Fragmented polity & Hindutva.

2004—Against NDA’s “non-inclusive” growth model, encapsulated in its “India Shining” campaign.

The 18 year Itch

by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group

The 18 year Itch

By:- Harish Gupta

Only a few months back, as Narendra Modi was declared BJP's choice as the next prime minister, predicting his success was no-brainer. He looked confident, and the hoopla was extraordinary. But, from the way the cookie crumbles, it looks a bit different now.

Can AAP do it ?

by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group

Harish Gupta

The confusing acceptance by AAP mastermind Arvind Kejriwal of the job of chief minister of the city state of Delhi, and the equally perplexing promptness with which he chucked it, leave questions looming as to his true motive.

Sinking feeling

by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group

If ants are the first to sense where the sugar crystals are positioned, politicians of India are the quickest to set themselves navigating towards the party likeliest to win. With 10 weeks, or so, to go till the Lok Sabha election,