Renaissance or Virus? By- Pamarty Venkataramana Rumours. Hearsay. Reports. Investigative reporting. Sting operations. Talk shows. Debates. Panel talks. Special stories. Breaking news. Media trials. Legislature. Executive. Judiciary. Corruption. Corrupted. Corrupt. Mafias. Parallel ecosystem. Fear. Chaos. Discord. Antiquated laws. Goon leaders. Lackey judges. Vulture wags. Cuckoo channels. Fallen societal mores. Freak celebrities. Red is Left : […]
Courtesans of Conspiracies By- Pamarty Venkataramana The grapevine went quiet, all on a sudden! A game of dumb charades can be only as loud as the sign master. But, this was no game. It was a nightmare turned real. Thus far, Big Daddy Cool had turned all society into a reality show: no one who […]
Chariots of Fire! By- Pamarty Venkataramana ‘ India,that is Bharat! ‘ Temples defied. Idols desecrated. Sadhus lynched. Hindus wronged repeatedly. Hinduism under attack. Ornaments and precious,antique jewellery stolen from a sanctum sanctorum. Priests starving. Puja rituals being given a bypass. Bharat is from a bygone era. India is a leftover from colonial arrogance and excesses. #NewIndia […]
I’m Sorry Bapu! By- Pamarty Venkataramana Sorry Bapu! You are the ‘Father of Nation’. You were moved at the plight of Indian community during the plague in South Africa. And, you were moved at being shoved out of the first class compartment by a racist ticket inspector driving you to return to the Motherland and […]
Only One Rupee? Crucify the Devil By- Pamarty Venkataramana A civilised society is ne which respects laws made to maintain an orderliness in both societal and communal behaviour by the people comprising its population. Every profession, in turn, has laid down its code of conduct as well as behavioural ethics. Of particular significance is that […]
End the Anarchy! By Pamarty Venkataramana The whole World is at war.With a deadly pandemic that is tracked as having originated from a city in China. COVID-19 has become a leveller. No longer can those that rated themselves as ‘developed’ economies and berated a vast majority of populated world as being ‘third-world’ or ‘underdeveloped […]
Rama, Rama India is not Islamophobic! (Amen) By- Pamarty Venkataramana ‘India, that is Bharat’ is a large nation created out of treaties entered into by the newly carved Nation with hundreds of erstwhile princely States. The ‘Monarchy’ form of governance-system gave way to the concept of a people’s Republic. A federal structure with bicameral system […]
The Fortunate Ones By – Pamarty Venkataramana All of us are the fortunate ones.The ones who have not become part of the statistical charts and data being splashed across television screens over the pandemic toll. This is not a casual statement. Covid-19 virus outbreak has very vividly brought to the fore […]
‘Death – Fear – Hatred’ By – Pamarty Venkataramana Death is the ‘fear’ : fear of ‘death’ ! As one propels the other, the other compels it. Nothing has brought this truism forward into the eyes of public as has the stormy pandemic of Covid-19 in 2020 A.D. Even while all of […]
C-Grade By -Pamarty Venkataramana Advanced lands are A-grade. Backward ones hold the B-grade. C-grade ? China grade stands apart. Ever since it’s fiscal engineering policies took flower, this most populous country of Asia has engulfed the economic and political scenarios of the whole world, starting from Americas to down under in Australia. India has been […]