Tag Archives: corruption

बैंकों को चूना: एक परिपेक्ष्य – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

Nirav Modi took loans worth 11,400 Crore from Punjab National Bank and it is feared that this money may never be recovered. How much is 11,400 Crore rupees? If you take money in bundles of Rs. 2000 notes, this amount of money would weigh 55,000 Kilos and would require a …

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कालाधन – सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

कालाधन – सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक

कालाधन – सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक आठ नवंबर 2016 की रात एक ऐतिहासिक रात मानी जाएगी। प्र्रधान मंत्री मोदी जी ने घोषणा की कि मध्य रात्रि से 500 और 1000 रुपये के नोट रद्द कर दिये जाएँगे। सभी चौंक गए और चारो ओर खलबली सी मच गई। ऐसा करने की बात सभी …

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मुनादी – धर्मवीर भारती

मुनादी – धर्मवीर भारती

Here is an excerpt from a famous poem of Dr. Dharmvir Bharti written at the time of Jai Prakash Narain’s movement of 1974. This sounds so apt in today’s scenario when Anna Hazare is leading a mass anti-corruption movement that seems to have mesmerized the people of India. Rajiv Krishna …

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नया तरीक़ा – नागार्जुन

नया तरीक़ा - नागार्जुन

Here is a poem written in 1953 by Nagarjuna, the famous poet of common people. Corruption occupied people’s attention at that time as much as it does now. Modalities however changed as per the need of the time. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नया तरीक़ा  दो हज़ार मन गेहूँ आया दस गाँवों …

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चल उठ नेता – अशोक अंजुम

चल उठ नेता - अशोक अंजुम

In today’s political environment we see huge corruption all around. Retaining power by all means is the norm. Here is a poetic articulation of the situation by Ashok Anjum. Rajiv Krishna Saxena चल उठ नेता चल उठ नेता तू छेड़ तान! क्या राष्ट्रधर्म? क्या संविधान? तू नये ­नये हथकंडे ला! …

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बस इतना सा समाचार है – अमिताभ त्रिपाठी ‘अमित’

बस इतना सा समाचार है - अमिताभ त्रिपाठी ‘अमित’

Here is a lovely poem, a very apt commentary on contemporary Indian society by Amitabh Tripathi. Public watches helplessly as corruption eats into very soul of the country. Rajiv Krishna Saxena बस इतना सा समाचार है जितना अधिक पचाया जिसने उतनी ही छोटी डकार है बस इतना सा समाचार है। …

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