“Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan Hamara…”

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

“…Hum Bulbulen Hain Us Ki Vuh Gulistan Hamara”. This couplet was penned by a young Muhammad Iqbal in 1904. He turned a traitor in 1910 and renounced his earlier sentiment. Muhammad Iqbal was one of the founding fathers of Pakistan. Hundred and four years later, young Muslims are turning traitors and are gunning for their [...]

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The audacity of terror!

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

India has seen terror before but not with this ferocity and brutality. The only time such violence was used against innocent civilians was when Nadir Shah slaughtered thousands of people in Delhi in March 1739. The second time civilians were targeted was during the partition of India, especially in West Bengal in 1947. Terror is [...]

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“Bombay will never be the same again”

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

This was the slogan used in the advertising campaign to launch the Taj Intercontinental (now tower) in 1972. The publicity account was handled by Frank Simoes Advertising Pvt Ltd and probably Frank himself wrote the copy for the launch campaign. To the best of my knowledge, Mitter Bedi shot the initial pictures of Taj Tower [...]

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Aamcha ‘Coast Guard’ jhopla ka?

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

India has always been vulnerable from the sea and I have written about it before in my blog. Sadly no one read it or cared about it! Now we have paid a price for it. Indian Navy can not and must not be charged with protecting our coast line from smuggling and terrorism besides other [...]

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I share Nandan Nilekani’s optimism…

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Nandan Nilekani appeared on NDTV (New Delhi TeleVision) in front of a live audience to debate his ideas compiled in a 500 page book, ‘Imagining India‘. The debate was moderated by Barkha Dutt, Managing Editor of NDTV 24×7. This was like a dream come true for people like us who left India 20 years back. [...]

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