Translation: You can go only if you have come! Context: Actor-turned-politician Mr. Mithun Chakraborty, who had attended the upper house of parliament for only 3 days in more than two-and-a-half years, resigned from the house citing health reasons. This also brings to focus the poor attendance of several other members of parliament.
Mithun Chakraborty’s photo source : Wikimedia
Reference:
Mithun quits Rajya Sabha, cites health, The Indian Express, 28 December 2016.
Sambhav, now at 40. Image copyright: Sambhav Sharma
There was discrimination, gender discrimination to be precise. There was racism. There was xenophobia. There was . . . everything. I don’t know what name to give to that atmosphere of acrimony, animosity and hostility. It happened when we were 16 years of age. And all that we knew about hostility was from textbook material on Gandhi and Mandela. However, that was the first time we were experiencing it in real life. Continue reading
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Rahul Gandhi’s photo source : Wikimedia
Context: Demonetization by the government of India (2016). Based on Pt. Nehru’s quote ‘Dams are the temples of modern India’. Image for representative purpose only. Not necessarily a bank queue.
photo credit: Oli Kember Sonepur Mela, India via photopin (license)
Translation: One went to IIT, studied engineering, then became a politician. Another became an actress, did good work, then became politician. A third one used to play cricket, made many records, was much praised, then became a politician. Politics — this is the ultimate aim of human life. It is destiny. It is called salvation.
Pradyot 