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Tavleen Singh writes: Introspection needed in the mediaSubscriber Only
January 05,2025 07:14:51 AM
We are guilty of lazy journalism. And we have forgotten that we are supposed to be writing that first draft of history and to do this involves taking real issues more seriously than the shenanigans of political leaders.
Sun, Jan 05, 2025
Tavleen Singh on Manmohan Singh: The man who changed IndiaSubscriber Only
December 29,2024 07:10:25 AM
What matters now is that he will be remembered not for his flaws, but for the incredible transformation that he brought about in India with his economic reforms.
Mon, Dec 30, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: ‘It was both Congress and BJP hypocrisy on display in Parliament’Subscriber Only
December 22,2024 06:30:58 AM
It is my view that the Home Minister spoke carelessly about Dr Ambedkar. But it is true that it had become fashionable to chant Ambedkar’s name by those who only sought to use it as a political tool at election time.
Sun, Dec 22, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: A personal request to our Members of Parliament — grow up pleaseSubscriber Only
December 15,2024 03:00:22 AM
In a country in which most people are illiterate in the ways of democracy these are dangerous ideas to propound because they can end up being believed when their place is really in the garbage bin. So here is a personal request from me to our Members of Parliament: grow up please. Enough.
Sun, Dec 15, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: It is time secularism is brought back into play as a valid and fine ideaSubscriber Only
December 08,2024 05:30:09 AM
But can this happen now that ordinary Hindus behave like holy warriors? On social media, while writing this piece, I spotted a video of a Hindu teenager beating three small Muslim children with a slipper and ordering them to say Jai Shree Ram.
Sun, Dec 08, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Hindus and Muslims are fighting about mosques and temples instead of basic civic rightsSubscriber Only
December 01,2024 03:00:15 AM
As someone who has traveled in much poorer countries than India, I often say in this column, that there is almost no country in the world in which I have seen living conditions more abysmal than in India.
Mon, Dec 02, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: PM boasts of India becoming 3rd largest economy. Does it matter if Delhi still breathes poisonous air?Subscriber Only
November 24,2024 02:40:11 AM
What difference will that make if the citizens of Delhi are forced to breathe poisonous air. If our sacred rivers continue to resemble drains. And if huge mountains of garbage continue being built on the borders of cities simply because we cannot afford modern methods of waste management.
Sun, Nov 24, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Why SC’s ‘bulldozer justice’ verdict gives me hope, Maharashtra poll campaign despairSubscriber Only
November 17,2024 07:02:00 AM
Yogi Adityanath began using bulldozers to demolish the homes of rioters when Muslims took to the streets to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Sun, Nov 17, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Socialist prince vs real princesSubscriber Only
November 10,2024 02:05:04 AM
For the criminal neglect of our ancient monuments, all our politicians need to answer. There was much more to Indian civilisation than religion and temples but inexplicably, nobody in these Hindutva times seems to care about this.
Sun, Nov 10, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Uniformity is not something India wants or needsSubscriber Only
November 03,2024 03:00:49 AM
If we continue to celebrate the different cultures and beliefs that exist in our many-hued land, India will continue to remain united. Uniformity is not something India wants or needs, so please, Prime Minister, can you stop banging on about ‘one nation, one law, one ration card’.
Sun, Nov 03, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: What Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s entry into electoral politics means for CongressSubscriber Only
October 27,2024 01:00:04 AM
Priyanka Gandhi’s arrival in Parliament may not improve the fortunes of the Congress Party, but she will become entitled to a house in Lutyens’ Delhi. No small thing for many parliamentarians!
Sun, Oct 27, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Why is governance not more important than politics?Subscriber Only
October 20,2024 02:00:11 AM
What does it matter who forms the government in Maharashtra if those who take power refuse to hear the voices of those whose voices most need to be heard.
Sun, Oct 20, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Congress can’t take on BJP if it remains an adjunct of the Gandhi familySubscriber Only
October 13,2024 03:00:40 AM
There is no question that the BJP has lost the appeal it once had, and that Modi has lost his magic, but they will remain undefeatable until another political party can take them on nationally.
Sun, Oct 13, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Fiscal ruin in near futureSubscriber Only
October 06,2024 01:30:26 AM
As a taxpayer when I see our political leaders spend recklessly on populist schemes in the name of welfare, I fear the worst. They appear bent on taking us backwards to a time when the world saw India as an economic basket case or, as foreign friends said to my face, a ‘land of starving millions.’
Sun, Oct 06, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Are corrupt officials alone to blame?Subscriber Only
September 29,2024 01:00:42 AM
On a facetious note, I would like to end by expressing the fervent hope that our public servants discover how to make money out of providing us with the best public services and infrastructure, instead of making fortunes by giving us second-rate infrastructure and abysmal public services.
Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: If we still have a Kashmir problem, it’s because of our own leadersSubscriber Only
September 22,2024 01:13:25 AM
We should celebrate that voters came out in larger numbers last week than anyone can remember from past elections. But it is still unclear why this has happened. When the results come next month what will we discover?
Sun, Sep 22, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Why Rahul Gandhi needs an educationSubscriber Only
September 15,2024 07:07:01 AM
The answer is not to continue expanding reservations. The answer is for our political leaders to realise that for India to ever become a fully developed country the most vital change that must happen is for India’s children to have access to real schools.
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Humility works better than arroganceSubscriber Only
September 08,2024 06:50:40 AM
When is someone going to explain to Modi that although he is still prime minister, he is a much-weakened leader than he was and needs to listen more to what the people are saying. He has not achieved the great things that he promised, and it is because of this that people have lost faith.
Sun, Sep 08, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Rahul Gandhi’s fixation with people’s castes is not just baffling, but inaneSubscriber Only
September 01,2024 07:10:21 AM
If he refrains from banging on about the evils of caste, he will be taken more seriously. He needs to notice how insincere he sometimes sounds. If he felt so passionately about caste inequalities, he could have uplifted the lower castes decades ago when his family reigned over India.
Tue, Sep 03, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Rape as a political weaponSubscriber Only
August 25,2024 07:05:09 AM
It shames us all that India is sometimes described as the rape capital of the world. It shames me personally when I must warn female foreign visitors to India to be careful not to become too friendly with strangers.
Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Why PM Modi’s Independence Day speech this year was uninspiringSubscriber Only
August 18,2024 07:26:07 AM
If Modi’s speech this year was uninspiring, it is because he has few new achievements to list. We must hope that real change happens now.
Sun, Aug 18, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Lessons from BangladeshSubscriber Only
August 11,2024 07:15:53 AM
There are things that Sheikh Hasina could do in Bangladesh and get away with for a while. What we can learn from her mistakes is that they cannot and must not be made in India. As the only democratic country surrounded by tyrants of one kind or other, India must remain a shining model of democracy.
Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Why developed India is a distant dreamSubscriber Only
August 04,2024 07:15:34 AM
The accumulated failures of bad governance cannot be blamed on Narendra Modi but he can be blamed for not doing enough to bring the promised ‘parivartan’.
Sun, Aug 04, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: To become a mature democracy, our political culture needs to changeSubscriber Only
July 28,2024 08:00:24 AM
Rahul Gandhi made some important points in his first speech as Leader of the Opposition.
Sun, Jul 28, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Leaders must listenSubscriber Only
July 21,2024 07:25:35 AM
Modi may have managed to become prime minister for a ‘historic’ third time, as he likes to tell people on his foreign travels, but he must know that things have changed for him. A little introspection will go a long way.
Sun, Jul 21, 2024Journalism of Courage
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