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IS THE WORLD COMING TO AN END?
While typically a title such as this would be considered too sensationalist or clickbait, these are certainly unprecedented times, to say the least. We are looking at prospects of a contagion of Hollywood proportions, the markets are crashing, everything is getting cancelled, borders are getting closed and everyone is getting quarantined. More than Corona Virus…
Read MoreTHE BROKEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
The American Democratic system is broken and it took a catastrophic outcome on 9th November 2016 to bring this to the fore. The basic premise of a democracy, as we all know, is for the people to elect their Government through a universal adult franchise, i.e. one adult one vote, without discrimination on ground of…
Read MoreWHAT THE SAUDIS (AND OTHER OPEC PRODUCERS) NEED TO DO ABOUT THE FALLING CRUDE OIL PRICE?
Crude Oil, a commodity that literally fuels the everyday life of every person on this planet. From the motor transportation fuels, to the heating and cooking fuels as well as petrochemicals, all are borne out of this commodity that has been the lifeblood of the planet for over a century.
Read MoreOM NAMO SHIVAY
The world’s largest exercise in democracy just drew to a close. A systematically organized electoral circus, where all credit goes to the Election Commission of India for showcasing to the world a genuine and neutral conduct of the universal adult franchise at such a large and inclusive scale. The outcome ascertained in a matter…
Read MoreMUSINGS OF A SPOTTED MIND – IN THESE TUMULTUOUS TIMES
1. ASARAM BAPU – The revered Guru being arrested for rape of his disciples’ daughter – not at all surprising – in fact molestation and sexual abuse seems to be the common denominator with almost all spiritual gurus in India – apart from the fact that all of them have plenty of gullible ‘bhakts’ following…
Read MoreDEAD
The poor girl died and left for her heavenly abode…my heart cries whenever I think about the ordeal she went through, and also about the ordeal her mother and father are going through every day, and will continue to go through the rest of their lives. Their sweet little innocent daughter who they cuddled and…
Read MoreMY NAME IS KHAN
I read about Shahrukh Khan being detained by the US immigration last week on his way to address the student body of Yale. Apart from the image of Yale taking a nose dive in my estimation, a sense of déjà vu came over me. Not so long ago Mr. Khan had made much hue and…
Read MoreTHE KINGFISHER CANNOT FLY
Kingfisher Airlines has been run to the ground (pun intended)… But what’s the fuss all about? It is not the first business or industrial unit which has gone insolvent in the history of Indian business landscape…Sure enough, Mr. Mallya and his team have managed to bring Kingfisher to the brink of closure as it stands…
Read MoreTOP TAKE AWAYS FROM ELECTIONS 2012
We all know how the state elections 2012 panned out. Without getting into a rehash of all the results or attempting an analysis of the minutiae details of the same, I thought it would be interesting to highlight the key takeaways that seem to shed light on the changing trends in the political landscape of…
Read MoreA HOLLOW VICTORY
The social networks, print media and news channels have been abuzz with a sense of elation about the ‘victory’ of Mr. Anna Hazare and his entourage in having the Parliament ‘accede’ to their ‘demands’ regarding the scope and ambit of the proposed lok pal bill. While many people, who have vented their frustrations about the…
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