Postcards from BokaroVishy KurugantiOctober 30, 20151 minsA reunion in Dallas (circa 2006). An email to a Yahoo alumni group on March 10, 2010 that triggered an outpouring of memories. Memories of grief, sadness, bravery and an innocence lost. Two and a half…
Manmohan Singh’s shambolic apology for the 1984 anti-Sikh riotsVishy KurugantiFebruary 21, 20131 minsIn Dec 2012, Firstpost’s Editor-in-chief R. Jagannathan (@thejaggi on Twitter) wrote an incisive piece titled Maya, Modi and the art of the unapologetic apology. It caught my attention this morning…
Remembering 1984 Sikh Riots in Bokaro: The Police?Vishy KurugantiNovember 22, 20121 minsIndia’s famous top cop Julio Ribeiro wrote this Bal Thackeray opinion piece in DNA yesterday. Good revealing stuff about his interactions with the SS chief. The following paragraph stood out in bold…
Remembering 1984 Sikh Riots in Bokaro: Priti’s StoryVishy KurugantiNovember 03, 20125 mins[Personal Note: Over two years ago, I sent an email on our alumni mailing list desperately seeking answers on the ghastly and shameful 1984 Sikh riots in Bokaro. The tales started pouring in…