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Elections 2009 – Negativity Loses
So, it is over. And, the Congress is the single largest party and how I can’t stop smiling. What is incredible, is the maturity of the Indian voter. They saw saw through all the crap, the political...
View ArticleAll you wanted to Know about Tamil Nadu Politics
I was visiting Chennai Madras as it was then, in the Christmas of 1987, when MGR died and the city combusted in mourning. A few of my cousins had their vehicles beaten up and chased away by mourners...
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A twitter poll
So, I conducted a poll today. On Twitter. Didn’t set up an online poll because if I can buck the system and vote multiple times, so can anyone else. Therefore this was done the old fashioned way. I...
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Rained In ….
It has been raining non stop since last Thursday night in Mumbai. I haven’t ventured out of the house since Saturday, when i got home all soaked – after wading through god knows what …. It has, gotten...
View Articlethe Food Security Bill
This is from the Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh’s Facebook Page : The Cabinet, presided by Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh on Sunday night, gave green signal to the draft National Food Security Bill...
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Random Thoughts on Assembly Elections
The Amul Advertisement The question is, are they ? worthy that is… not in my opinion. they represent the worst of all other Parties in India, the corrupt brazenness of the Congress, the willingness...
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On caste & Rahul Gandhi
The Times of India, today, quotes a report which claims that Rahul Gandhi said that he was a Brahmin. While it can be argued that since he enjoys a special kind of family based reservation that is...
View ArticleDNA Column – Depth of Focus – A to Z of the Monsoon Session
My column in last Thursday’s DNA The monsoon session of Parliament has started. There is thunder, and lightning, the road ahead seems to be full of potholes, ditches. The lights have gone off and...
View ArticleDNA Column – An A to Z of UPA 2
And, my column last week for the DNA – on the UPA retrospective Ever been to a theatre to watch a film that on paper sounded fabulous — great director, good casting, top-of-the-line banner, great...
View ArticleDNA Column : A Splintered Opposition and the Lessons they need to Learn
An edited version of this appeared in the DNA last week - And, we have a brand new Government of India, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This is a...
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Election Silliness : Referendum on whether Pakistanis want to join India
It is election season, as it usually is the case in India. Which means, we the people, are subject to full on rhetoric, revisionism, silliness, and of course, empty promises. And, this isn’t one party...
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