Category: VVIP
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Why do our politicians and bureaucrats need security—and who are they afraid of? or Just Show-off
In the foundational mythology of the Indian Republic, the politician is cast as the Sevak—the humble servant of the people. They take oaths to serve the common citizen, to live by the mandate of the public, and to represent the aspirations of a billion souls. However, as we stand in 2026, the reality has undergone…
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The Very Very Important Person (VVIP) Syndrome: A Democratic Hypocrisy
To be an ordinary citizen in India is to exist in a perpetual state of giving way. Daily, on the choked, pothole-ridden arteries of our cities and the dusty stretches of our highways, we are violently accustomed to the deafening, arrogant noises of hooters and sirens. These are not the sounds of emergencies; they are…