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Uttam Ghosh

Ace illustrator Uttam Ghosh is the brain behind the popular Uttam's Take series. You can e-mail the author at uttamghosh@rediffmail.com

Stories by UTTAM GHOSH

Uttam's Take: Should We Work Longer Hours?

Uttam's Take: Should We Work Longer Hours?

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2025

Uttam Ghosh gives us his unique take on the longer work hours debate.

Goodbye, Mr Gangadhar

Goodbye, Mr Gangadhar

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2023

Uttam Ghosh pays tribute to V Gangadhar, the long-time Rediff.com columnist who passed into the ages on Monday, October 10, 2023.

Uttam's Take: RIP, Ajit Ninan

Uttam's Take: RIP, Ajit Ninan

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2023

Uttam Ghosh is devastated by the news that Ajit Ninan, the renowned cartoonist who enlivened the pages of India Today and the children's magazine Target for many years, passed into the ages on Friday, September 8, 2023.

What Your Teachers Always Tell You

What Your Teachers Always Tell You

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2023

Their one-liners are pithy, sharp and can never be forgotten. Happy Teacher's Day, Dear Teacher.

Rahul Beats The Drum Of Unity

Rahul Beats The Drum Of Unity

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2022

As Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra travels across Maharashtra, Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com captures scenes from the walkathon to spread kindness and harmony from Nanded.

They Have Been Walking From Kanyakumari

They Have Been Walking From Kanyakumari

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2022

As Rahul Gandhi resumed the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Nanded district on November 9, Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com spoke with yatris who have walked from Kanyakumari for more than 63 days.

Uttam's Take: Mourning Morbi

Uttam's Take: Mourning Morbi

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2022

Uttam Ghosh mourns the victims of the cable bridge tragedy on the Machchhu river in Gujarat's Morbi on Sunday evening in which more then 135 people lost their lives.

Uttam's Take: Is Kharge Ready To Fly?

Uttam's Take: Is Kharge Ready To Fly?

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2022

Uttam Ghosh's take on the Congress presidential election.

Uttam's Take: Gehlot's Game

Uttam's Take: Gehlot's Game

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2022

Ashok Gehlot, widely seen as the Congress's ruling family's nominee for the Congress president's post, bunged a spanner in the works when his MLA supporters submitted their resignations on Sunday night to assembly Speaker C P Joshi.

Uttam's Take: Didi Cozying Up To Modi?

Uttam's Take: Didi Cozying Up To Modi?

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's startling remark in the state assembly that she believed Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not behind the alleged misuse of the CBI and ED in the state and that it the handiwork of some BJP leaders.

Uttam's Take: Adani 'Squeezes' Prannoy Roy's NDTV

Uttam's Take: Adani 'Squeezes' Prannoy Roy's NDTV

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Gautam Adani's hostile takeover attempt of Radhika and Prannoy Roy's NDTV.

Let Freedom Never Be Extinguished

Let Freedom Never Be Extinguished

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2022

Uttam Ghosh riffs on a quote from Rushdie's double Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight Children to remind us what Freedom of Expression should mean to every human being.

Uttam's Take: Bhagwat's Message For Modi

Uttam's Take: Bhagwat's Message For Modi

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Mohan Bhagwat's views.

Uttam's Take: Nitish Babu Walks Out!

Uttam's Take: Nitish Babu Walks Out!

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Bihar's latest political drama.

The Indian Monsoon Tamasha

The Indian Monsoon Tamasha

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2022

The monsoons are no picnic. Try to laugh in the rain.

Uttam's Take: ED: The Ultimate Tool Kit!

Uttam's Take: ED: The Ultimate Tool Kit!

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Enforcement Directorate being deployed to intimidate the ruling regime's political opponents.

Uttam's Take: No Dissent From MPs Too

Uttam's Take: No Dissent From MPs Too

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Rajya Sabha firman.

Uttam's Take: The Lankan Lion Flees

Uttam's Take: The Lankan Lion Flees

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Gota's flight in the middle of the night.

Uttam's Take: E-D In Charge!

Uttam's Take: E-D In Charge!

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis -- 'ED', as Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera quipped, a jibe at the Enforcement Directorate filing cases against opponents of the BJP -- taking charge as Maharashtra's new chief minister and deputy chief minister on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

Uttam's Take: Which Is The Real Sena?

Uttam's Take: Which Is The Real Sena?

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the current upheaval in the Shiv Sena.