“all art forms projected only the positive and creative side of society as well as the artist and there was nothing that could be termed as negativity in art”

Discordant note in Rafi Nite By: Rajbir Deswal IT was an evening with magic woven in the air by songs once sung by the legendary Mohammad Rafi. One after the other, the performers tried to imitate the maestro and regaled the audience. Some copied...

The Khap Panchayats which are Kangaroo Courts dispence crude, brutal,abortive and senseless judgements in Haryana(an Indian state) like “Make this boy his wife’s brother for they belong to the same Gotra(Lineage or sirname) !” Rajbir...

And whoever said police officers can’t be good actors!This presentation was made at Haryana Police Academy Madhuban by newly recruited Haryana Police Recruits initiated into the concepts of Samvedi Police by ADGP V N Rai under the stewardship of...

O’ to be Obama’s Dog! By: Rajbir Deswal I woke up in the wee hours to eavesdrop on a unique Canine Conference. The venue was my backyard where nearly all the elite breeds of dogs were represented. They seemed to have unleashed themselves of all...

HM’s dressing d(g)own! by Chander Koumdi The modern-day tele-watcher and cine-goer Indians are accustomed to witnessing even the nattily dressed and fairly youngish mothers-in-law in Reema Lagoo, Supriya Karmik et al. Contrast these with hard pressed...

By Rajbir Deswal The anxiety of a colleague of mine who got his palm burnt last Diwali due to a fire cracker bursting in his hand, to seek a healing touch, has compelled me to dwell a little on cathartic and purgative healing agents. In my...

Thanedar’s elbow pressure on Diwali By: Rajbir Deswal After gifting goodies to his seniors the “poor thanedar” was being “cop-martialled”. The charges inter alia included his himself having received gifts last Divali. Before the entire...

The police have arrested a woman tantrik identified as Babita of Tighra village in Gurgaon Haryana, for allegedly killing four children of members of her family for want of a son. She also allegedly conspired to kill other children of her relatives. The...

Ghost stories!Bhooooot!Eeeeeesh! By: Rajbir Deswal AS a child, I was quite enamoured of my uncle who used to narrate episodes full of not only suspense but also romance and light-spiritedness. The combination of these two attributes always left a...