The mystic Diva! Divya Bharti

As I was browsing through some newspapers, a small corner on one of the pages, remembered the late actress Divya Bharti on her 46th birth anniversary. 

All of 16 years and a special talent was launched on the big screen and by the time she turned 19, she was gone. Only 3 years in film industry and to be remembered even after 27 years of her death, then she was by all means a super talent for sure.

The death was not natural and many stories floated around. The buzz ranged from marital discord, some underworld connections to assuming that she was not able to handle the pressures of glamour world and its demands. The fact of the matter is, a young girl lost her life for no cause and the reasons remained suppressed forever.

The reality might be hidden and the truth never prevailed, but for those 3 years, Divya Bharti had a dream run and she gave all those superstars, jitters worth a remember. The girl next door image was enough for teenagers to find a new youth icon whose rise was meteoric and the fall was equally unfortunate (a literal fall to death)to make her a memory in no time.

Some people are born to make a mark in short life and their exits are remembered forever. Who knows? How the Bollywood history would have been written had the teenage sensation of Divya Bharti lived a normal life rather than being called the mystic diva.

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Disclaimer: The article primarily brings in lost memories of a teenage sensation and does not comment on any cause of the untimely exit of the late actor Divya Bharti.

‘Namaste Trump’ is the new buzzword in Ahmedabad and the city has gripped itself in a makeover to showcase its best face to welcome the POTUS Donald Trump.

Ahmedabad is by no means another city and Sabaramati river front knows how much water has flown under the bridge in last few years and then Agra will see the most powerful man visit the  monument of love ‘Taj Mahal’.

The visits of US president have historically been used to show the strength of relations between a most powerful democracy and the most populated democratic nation.

The current visit of the big man is seen by many as personal, political or by all means a way to capture the Indian voters in the forthcoming presidential elections in the United States.

As the opposition raises its voice, one should go back to history and see what recent visits of respective US presidents has achieved for India.

The Cold War era meant, India had to walk a tight rope of non-aligned countries. It was with charming icon of Ronald Reagan that an Indian Prime Minister in Rajiv Gandhi caught the glimpse of young India making its presence felt in the US of A.

The senior Bush and almost the entire tenure of Bill Clinton saw a status quo relationship with India and with no majority government and policy paralysis at the centre, India lost an opportunity to build the relation with the powerful nation.

Clinton chose Hyderabad over Bangalore and had its own share of the opposition in terms of the venue. However the visit was a perfect launch of India as an IT hub which even today generates huge revenues for the nation.

By all means, it was Manmohan Singh, who had the guts  to openly accept the relationship with the US. The junior Bush and Obama played the perfect counterparts which ultimately broke the ice between the two nations.

NaMo has taken the relationship to a new level where both partners stand tall and equal.

Keeping the Presidents away from formal relationships in the past meant, our neighbours had an opportunity to get closer to the US and getting immensely benefitted in terms of financial and defence surge.

With 1.3 billion people as a base, India stands as one of the biggest market of the globe.

The future of relationships is directly correlated to market whether its defence, jobs, technology, medical sciences or human to human connect. Modi has identified this pulse and with such a large canvas available to global players, India has the key to a better future and it does not need to run behind the superpowers. The mutual relationship will benefit the country in the long run.

The time is perfectly ripe for India to play to its advantage rather than getting engulfed in controversies and play to its full potential.

How the future course of country changes will primarily depend on how we exploit the situation to our advantage.

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Disclaimer: The article is a self expression looking at the visits of previous POTUS to India and does not intend to make any comment on political vision of an individual or a party.

Delhi Elections Exit Poll

The Delhi exit polls clearly favour Arvind Kejriwal, halfheartedly accept Modi-Shah duo and completely decimate RaGa politics.

The Delhi results have always produced  surprising results. If onion prices threw Sushma Swaraj out of power, sent popular Sheila Dixit into retirement, the voters made it sure to make hero out of Arvind Kejriwal, thanks to anti corruption crusader Anna Hazare.

Kejriwal has successfully nurtured an image of a non corrupt, humble, pro-poor CM who believes in free for all schemes. The image is extremely difficult to break and to his credit, Kejriwal has successfully held on that image for 5 years.

Modi-Shah duo for that matter were always interested in improving the numbers in Delhi . They seem to be succeeding in the short term goal.

If the Exit poll comes true,, it would underline few important aspects of any election approach going forward.

Kejriwal has proved to be a quick learner. The day he realised that bad mouthing the central policies and the Prime Minister, impacts negatively on him, he has managed to stay away from all the publicity and focused on Delhi. It’s a general observation that whenever one targets a popular leader, election results are impacted(Ask Devendra Fadnavis what went wrong in Maharashtra).

A local face is must for every election. Gone are the 2014 days when Modi wave won the elections for BJP. Post Madanlal Khurana, BJP could never get a local stalwart and Kiran Bedi or Manoj Tiwary are no match to Kejriwal. It’s time, some local leader stands and deliver for BJP, else the broom will wipe out the ambitions of the saffron party.

The biggest looser is RaGa and his politics. What Kejriwal understood so quickly, RaGa has failed to realise. The more he speaks, more it hampers his party. A bad mouth can generate publicity but will never convert into votes. RaGa has to remember that he is Gandhi and needs to maintain a stature so people can follow him like his predecessors of the first family of the Congress.

The media to its negative credit has ensured publicity is the key. It has successfully held topics like Shaheen Baug, CAA, communal discord and kept afloat its TRPs. One wishes, media uses its reach to the people in a constructive manner. Watching them gives a feel that nothing goes good in this country.

The biggest positive takeaway from the outcome is the maturity of voters. They seem to have voted for the development and not for the optics. However one hopes, the politicians remove the masks on their face and ask for the votes and the voters on their part have the capacity to unmask the real faces of the politicians irrespective of the political party.

Disclaimer: The views mentioned in the blog are personal and do not align or reflect views of any political party.

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