India
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Bangladesh Can Ill-Afford To Antagonise India
Bangladesh, created by India and as some might say, for India, has risen in revolt strongly against the daughter of the tall leader who won them their freedom. Continue reading
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Telangana Budget 2024: Freebies don’t cut it
Welfare schemes rarely succeed in making a people hospitable to crisis and feed, instead, upon their insecurities. Continue reading
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Union Budget 2024: Do nothing, do nothing
The burden continued to be borne by the middle-class taxpayer was dispiriting. Continue reading
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The Role of the Speaker in the Lok Sabha
The Speaker is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Indian Parliament, and in turn, the highest authority in it. Continue reading
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The Last Hyderabadi
Wasn’t it George Bernard Shaw who said that politics was the last resort of the scoundrel? The last Hyderabadi remembered having read something of the sort during his time at the Nizam College. Continue reading
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An Introduction to the Voice of the Opposition
It is a given fact that most heads of government misuse the powers vested upon them by the State. Continue reading
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Dar-O-Deewar Ki Nazron Se Dekha Karte Hai
This is the first Urdu ghazal – if it qualifies to be one – that I have written. Continue reading
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Why I Will Not Vote (and You Shouldn’t Either)
The biggest reason why I got disillusioned by politics – of which I take a great general interest – and voting in general is the fall from grace that our former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao enjoyed. Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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