Politics
TOP 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…
Read MoreWHO IS ANNA HAZARE???
Let me confess few things right at the outset…till a few days back I had never even heard of Anna Hazare. In fact when I first read of the campaign against corruption in the newspapers I had to decipher whether the main protagonist was a male or a female (at first read the name conjured…
Read MoreMY AYODHYA VERDICT
On 30th September, 2010 the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) announced the verdict in the long pending and hugely controversial Ram Janm Bhoomi – Babri Masjid case.
Read MoreBUDGET 2010 – WHERE IS THE BIG REFORM???
Well…Pranab Babu presented his career’s 6th budget on 26th February 2010 spanning over a period of 3 decades…which is a BIG feat I guess…but the question it left me mulling over, same as the budget in 2009 after the Congress led UPA got an unequivocal mandate from the Indian voters….where is the BIG reform????
Read MoreTHE REAL IPL
It’s May 7th and I just cast my vote for the lok sabha elections in India. It’s by far the largest ever exercise of universal adult franchise anywhere in the world, and is conducted with fair degree of organization and transparency under the aegis of the election commission of India. So, I hear all you…
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