All stories by Veenu Sandhu
An accidental lesson on unsafe roads
Rediff.com4 Mar 2019A simple ritual started by a man who would have been alive today if we weren't such a callous society, says Veenu Sandhu.
Do you know about the Good Samaritan law?
Rediff.com20 Dec 2018'From what I saw on the road that day it was evident that people want to help.' 'But they also need to have the confidence that their well-intentioned actions will not boomerang on them,' says Veenu Sandhu.
Why a Modi bhakt decided to play Manmohan Singh
Rediff.com19 Dec 2018'People have a certain perception about my political leanings -- and rightly so.' 'But I am an actor first, and then an activist.' 'And I am not an accidental actor.' 'There was no way I was going to be dishonest with my acting,' Anupam Kher tells Veenu Sandhu.
Twitter! Stop making the world a hateful place!
Rediff.com21 Nov 2018'Mental health experts are concerned because when you see so much negativity, even if it is confined to social media, your perceptions change.' 'You begin to feel that the real world is also this way.' 'And the sense of optimism and positivity -- traits that build resilience and wellbeing, both physical and mental -- begins to slip away,' warns Veenu Sandhu.
The Aadhaar Nightmare
Rediff.com26 Sep 2018In a nation divided by many things, the 12-digit unique identity number is holding lives to ransom.
The world is in your WhatsApp group
Rediff.com12 Sep 2018'As the weeks passed, we saw our group changing.' 'It was becoming a microcosm of the world outside -- a world we had hoped would never intrude into this space,' says Veenu Sandhu.
Meet India's youngest archaeologist (he's 17)
Rediff.com27 Jul 2018Arsh Ali's work is about getting reliable evidence about the ancient Buddhist link between India and Egypt, discovers Veenu Sandhu.
Why do we have curfews for girls?
Rediff.com16 May 2018'Across several colleges and universities, the story is the same.' 'Generous timings for boys, early deadlines for girls,' says Veenu Sandhu.
Is Vitamin D deficiency India's new epidemic?
Rediff.com6 Mar 2018Our busy schedules, our living conditions where sunlight is often a luxury, pollution as also social mores that frown upon exposure are collectively responsible.
Of Indira, Of India!
Rediff.com19 Nov 2017'It is from her that present-day political stalwarts continue to draw lessons on testing the limits of Constitutional democracy, and whose slogans even her party's staunchest opponents imitate even after over 30 years of her death,' says Veenu Sandhu.
Let soldiers be soldiers, General Rawat
Rediff.com18 Nov 2017'When the government says the army will make a bridge, what does it mean?' 'If this is not stopped here, then there is no telling where and for what all the army will be employed or deployed in the future,' says Veenu Sandhu
The Taj Mahal's love story returns!
Rediff.com6 Nov 2017Shiraz: A Romance of India, a 1928 Indo-British-German silent classic, will tell the epic tale once again. And you're invited.
The moustache is a poll issue in Gujarat
Rediff.com26 Oct 2017The moustache protest is the latest blot on the face of a nation that has failed to ensure even the safety of the Dalit community, says Veenu Sandhu.
Indian men think stalking women is normal
Rediff.com19 Aug 2017'The vehicles have evolved, the mindset hasn't. And it won't, not until boys are reformed to understand, imbibe and espouse the importance of consent,' says Veenu Sandhu.
He wants to celebrate the uniqueness of India
Rediff.com9 Aug 2017Siddharth Chauhan, winner of the Satyajit Ray Award
Expectant mothers, beware AYUSH advice!
Rediff.com3 Jul 2017'If we follow the advice of the AYUSH ministry 100 per cent, then the next generation will be stunted.'
The Half Truth
Rediff.com19 May 2017In this age of fake news, there are so many things I cannot say for sure anymore, says Veenu Sandhu.
In this office play is as important as work
Rediff.com12 May 2017Veenu Sandhu visits the new Adidas office in Gurugram, which is cultivating a refreshing new sports culture among its employees.
Did Jinnah's marriage shape his politics?
Rediff.com3 May 2017'If Ruttie had been alive, Jinnah would never have turned communal.'
'We should be posing tough questions to Pakistan'
Rediff.com26 Apr 2017'They bluff and lie repeatedly and we swallow their lies.' 'Because we are soft and polite, we get into a mess of our own making.'