All stories by TARUN VIJAY
Why Adityanath will be a good CM
Rediff.com20 Mar 2017'Yogi Adityanath will prove to be the most popular and effective chief minister, overseeing a regime of peace and justice, harsh on wrongdoers and rabble rousers, encouraging those who work for India,' says Tarun Vijay.
After saffron Holi, saffron Onam isn't far
Rediff.com11 Mar 2017Tarun Vijay on why the victory in Uttar Pradesh belongs to Narendra Modi and the road ahead.
Why Manipur's Holi is the best in India
Rediff.com9 Mar 2017'For us, North Indians, who are habitual late comers and lackadaisical in our temple attire; who go to temples in jeans and shorts; who keep our temples dirty; where deities are placed amidst all prasadam and where rotting flowers are strewn on the pathway -- Manipur teaches us grace and discipline,' says Tarun Vijay.
Gurmehar is our daughter, protect her rights
Rediff.com1 Mar 2017Even if I completely disagree with what Gulmehar says, I must, as a father, as an Indian, protect her rights and her dignity. Otherwise I am not entitled to be called an Indian, says Tarun Vijay.
Time to keep religion out of politics
Rediff.com2 Jan 2017Let India rise on the prowess of development, honest money and a non-religionist political discourse. That will secure our future and also make an impact on the theologically run sham democracies in our neighbourhood, says Tarun Vijay.
Modi is the inheritor of Vajpayee's legacy
Rediff.com26 Dec 2016'The Vajpayee personae is so mirrored in Modi's initiatives that one wonders if the similarities are merely a coincidence or a divine design,' says RSS ideologue Tarun Vijay.
She has left a void in Indian politics
Rediff.com6 Dec 2016'Her elevation in public life signified the end of parochial extremism and hate on a casteist basis.'
A soldier is a symbol of our nationhood, let's salute him
Rediff.com30 Nov 2016Is a martyred soldier just a statistic? Our nation, a great civilisation, a great culture has to learn to respect and feel oneness with its soldiers, says Tarun Vijay.
Modi's BRICS symphony in Goa
Rediff.com17 Oct 2016Narendra Modi's success at the BRICS summit is the best Diwali gift for India's diplomacy and marks her ascendancy to global leadership, says Tarun Vijay.
How high caste Hindus undermine a great religion
Rediff.com1 Sep 2016The hypocrisies of high-caste Hindus have cost their followers very dear. Millions have left their dharma, their great religion which boasts of the loftiest philosophical ideas, says Tarun Vijay.
Kashmir needs a calming hand, not jingoist media
Rediff.com12 Jul 2016'Kashmir belongs to us all, even if we differ with each other.' 'Statesmanship demands that we sit together and let the left, right and centre of the political spectrum converge on the solution,' says former MP Tarun Vijay.
Why we forget our 'non-high caste' heroes
Rediff.com6 Jul 2016'Should a leader with such an impeccable record of public life, struggles, meritorious performance and heroism in politics like Babu Jagjivan Ram be weighed on caste and not reviewed for his real worth?' asks Tarun Vijay.
Why Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia is important
Rediff.com3 Apr 2016King Salman and Narendra Modi will find common ground to intensify cooperation against jihadi terrorism, says Tarun Vijay, MP.
As ridiculous as comparing Nehru to Pol Pot
Rediff.com15 Mar 2016'The rise of IS and intolerant Wahabism are the real dangers to Indian democracy and pluralism, not the RSS,' says Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay.
The loneliness of an activist
Rediff.com22 Jan 2016The loneliness of Rohith Vemula is an indicator that in spite of belonging to a group of activists, such sensitive youngsters have to bear their cross alone. The politicians will come out only when there is political benefit and media coverage, says Tarun Vijay, MP.
'Jacko, your reward will be in heaven'
Rediff.com14 Jan 2016Tarun Vijay, MP, salutes the General whom he adored as a great friend.
Mufti Sahab was an embodiment of fragrant Kashmiriyat
Rediff.com7 Jan 2016'What made him so adored even among those who didn't agree with him? It was his sincerity and a clear heart that throbbed for Indian unity which won him admiration across the faults of the political divide,' says Tarun Vijay, MP.
A warrior for the Hindu cause
Rediff.com18 Nov 2015'Ashok Singhal was an amazing missionary, a monk in civil dress. His personal ego and pride simply evaporated before the national cause.'
The real Jai Hind moment: Stand with the soldier
Rediff.com19 Aug 2015'Why can't we make it mandatory for all IAS and IPS officers to serve in the armed forces for a year before joining service? What stops us from making it compulsory for every Member of Parliament to spend three months, immediately after taking oath, in military barracks/maybe a few nights in the bunkers on the borders, to learn and understand the life of a fauji?' wonders Tarun Vijay, MP.
India was his Gurukul and its people, his shishyas
Rediff.com28 Jul 2015'He was one of us. He was a perfect Indian. He breathed India, he wore India's core values. His faith was India. We will miss you sir.'