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Cleaning the country’s filth, forgetting our own ?
I’m sure it was heartening for most of us to see the country come together as one when supporting against the Anna Hazare campaign for the Lokpal bill. But as I always like to say, the campaign is fundamentally flawed and here’s a reason as to why. Corruption is not something that crept into our [...]
World @ 2011 Shaping 2012
Year 2011 was one of the remarkable year in the history of mankind. The year witnessed some of the revolutionary changes across the world ranging from the fall of dictators to disastrous nuclear accidents. As a whole 2011 will be remembered as an year which again proved the power of people, their unity, and [...]
Lok-apall Drama
If only News channel activities could be represented in forms of blood and sinew, it would be an appalling crime scene on my television. I switched on the TV early morning and I had reporters attacking me from every news channel. I was so disoriented that I switched off the TV, connected to internet and [...]
India’s Largest Christmas Crib for Kerala and Tamil Nadu Unity
One of India’s largest Christmas cribs was made by students of Dharmaram College in Bangalore. Spreading across 5700 square feet, the crib is made in the shape of Mullaperiyar dam, the dam of contention between the south Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The dam is rightly titled ‘Reservoir of Love.’ The crib intends [...]
Debunking the Anna campaign
So there we go…. Indian of the Year…again ! Congratulations, Hazare-ji. First awarded so by NDTV(shared with Arvind Kejriwal) and now by CNN-IBN. Adds to a long list of achievements by Anna. The previous and more prestigious ones, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan were undoubtedly deserved, for transforming Ralegaon Siddhi and bringing in other social [...]
Chalta Hai…But for How Long?
“For India is more than just a land. India is an atmosphere. Over thousands of years, the races and religions of the world have mingled here and produced that unique, indefinable phenomenon, the INDIAN; so terrifying in a crowd, so beautiful in himself”. Indeed, beautiful lines by Ruskin Bond. Who could put it better [...]
The Global Giants and the Big Fortunes in Indian Retail Markets.
From time immemorial, India has been a favorite and most wanted destination of trade for the western world. Since the discovery of sea route to India by Vascoda Gama, the Europeans were on constant sail to India for trade and later setting up of their colonies. Indian goods including spices and others were in large [...]
The ‘Rahul-Said-So-We-Act’ Syndrome
“Rahul Gandhi will visit the families of the humiliated England Cricket team members!!”, This tweet at its satirical best was tweeted moments after India white washed the One day International series against England. The Gandhi scion is indeed a huge crowd puller, strikes a chord with villagers, spring surprise with the modes of travel, democratised [...]
Libya as Muammar Gaddafi dies…
As the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was hunted down in a bunker in Sirte by the present Libiyan governments army, the next question which arises in every ones mind is about the future of Libya. Libya is an African nation which is too rich in its oil wealth and all the colonialist nations have always [...]
Fast changing Kerala,The Right to Service Act by Kerala Govt.
Right to information act passed by the UPA govt at the center was one of the major laws made by the Indian parliament.It gives every citizen of India the right to know about any govt. affairs from any govt offices,except those information which affects national security.Similar law has already implemented in many democratic countries like [...]
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