Great Indian Mediocrity
27-04-2007
The demon has appeared again! Whenever elections are declared this demon keep coming. A lot of sound bites are heard. We all take part in it, the privileged, non-privileged, the rich, poor and all who can wag their tongue and raise their heads. All are forgotten soon after the elections and we resume our normal life.
What is this demon? In a word “quota”. Is it relevant even after fifty years ...... Read more
by Vinod Kumar posted in Politics
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Murthy vs nationalism
26-04-2007
The whole issue has gained so much press attention and now politicians are using it as a bait to trap the media frenzy public in jingoism We can disagree with what Narayanamurthy said, but not by filing suit and starting opinion polls. This is a kind of disease, nationalism.
We have many things to bother about. There are many embarrassing things happening in our country and we don’t care a about ... ... Read more
by Vinod Kumar posted in Business
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The Old Man
25-04-2007
The Old Man as the old man arrived right near to me; it drew my attention on him. He was very old with long hair all white and combed straight back. He was with his old cycle. Wrinkle on his face gave me the idea of his age. His clothes were stitched from so many places and that too not properly. It was just like a man made. Different slippers ...... Read more
by Vabhatt posted in General
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Mumbaikars & Electricity
11-04-2007
When a couple of days back there were some powercuts in South Mumbai, there was a sudden uproar over the issue of electricity. Mumbaikars who reside on this side of the (Thane) creek which divides Mumbai from Thane district, suddenly felt the need to save.
The media ran behind politicians in the ministry of state to get sound bytes on what is the urgent step that would be taken to rectify ... ... Read more
by Pranoti Chirmuley posted in General
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