Arvind Kejriwal – Page 2 – Breaking Views

March 18, 2016
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Art of Living and Political Loyalty

It was a picture that radiated temporal Lutyens-land power: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar flanked by half a dozen Union Cabinet ministers, including the finance minister, the BJP president, the...

February 5, 2016
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

One year of Kejriwal govt

A few years ago, I was sitting next to Manohar Parrikar on a flight. The defence minister was then Goa chief minister and was travelling economy, dressed in trademark...

January 25, 2016
TeamRS
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An Odd, but Happy New Year

The first day on roads after the implementation of the Odd-Even Rule.

December 25, 2015
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

A look at our netas’ 2016 resolutions

It’s that time of the year: The bells are ringing and carols are being sung. Since this is my last column of 2015, maybe it’s time to look ahead...

December 17, 2015
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Poison in the Air

There is something toxic in the Delhi air. And no, its not just the deadly air pollution that is worrying. The smoggy air which our netas breathe is worse:...

March 20, 2015
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

AAP politics: The khichdi has begun to smell

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce, but what happens when the farce is played out time and again? Many years ago, I asked the veteran socialist...

February 20, 2015
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

It’s too early to consider Kejriwal as magnet for anti-BJP forces

Call it "tyranny of distance” or simply the nature of the Delhi-centric 24x7 “national” media, but a day after Arvind Kejriwal’s famous win, the BJP swept the local body...

February 6, 2015
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Delhi polls a ‘class war’ between ‘mufflerman’ and supreme leader

Just before the December 2013 Delhi elections, our housekeeper, who has been the mainstay of our home for over a decade, came with a special request. “Sir, I want...

January 23, 2015
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Kejriwal vs Bedi contest has opened a fascinating window in Indian politics

The year 2011 was the year of Anna Hazare, as a septuagenarian activist was literally lifted out of near-retirement to be projected as a modern-day Gandhi. Four years later,...

September 8, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Let’s Put Manipur on the Map

Boxing films have always enthralled me. As a teenager, the Rocky series was inspirational. Raging Bull, the story of Jake La Motta, is probably the gold standard for all...