Resurgence

I think many of you would agree that the gateways to any city hold extreme importance in building the image of that city. This is the primary reason why I would like to take this particular aspect of our beloved city in this article. Patna as we all know have three important gateways – Patna Junction, Airport and the Bus Stand at Mithapur. The first one in this series would focus on Patna Junction. Step out of the Patna junction and you would have a glimpse of the chaotic life of this city. While the Mahavir Mandir stands tall in harmony with the neighbouring Jama Masjid and the newly built Buddha Park has added its own flavour to the surroundings, one can’t help but wish for a little more of order in that place. Rickshaws, Autos and Buses jostle for space and compete for every potential customer in a manner which would not leave a good taste to many. To complicate the matter, encroachments on the station road does not leave much space for the vehicular traffic to move swiftly leading...

Yesterday, had a talk with few Anna enthusiasts, kept a tab on social network (Facebook primarily) and watched news channels – Few things were evident to me: Many either could not offer a definition to corruption or had set a very restrictive scope for it – Ideally one should know what he / she is fighting against. Self-introspection and improvement are down the list of many in this fight against corruption – or to put it more bluntly people are using different lenses to judge acts by different parties. I just wish now that Anna has awakened them from slumber, he would also aid in developing an instinct of self-improvement and check. To some it is not fight of principles – it has turned into a slugfest against individuals. Fight against corruption and its protector. History has shown that once people start getting personal they lose focus of things to achieve. Media has showed immaturity in the way it has handled the coverage of this episode. It appears that the coverage is biased....