Consider yourself blessed…
Here are some factoids to jolt you out of your Sunday complacency*: 52% of rural households have no domestic power connection 20% of rural habitations must walk for miles to obtain safe drinking water...
Monthly Archive: May 2009
Weekend Reading: Pakistan, Jharkhand and Liberals vs. Conservatives
Start the weekend with this Tehelka story that tries to explain why the British thought Pakistan would be a more robust democracy than India (the article was written before the results were announced). Next,...
A Rebuttal to “Eminent Historians”: Lies and more lies
Many of you must have read a report in The Hindu from a few weeks ago by unnamed “Eminent Historians” titled, “From ‘India Shining’ to ‘India was Shining’“. The report (dt. 3rd May) appeared...
Burying Bofors
As I was clearing my backlog of articles from past few weeks, I chanced upon this interview of Digvijay Singh by Karan Thapar. Read the excerpts against the backdrop of events leading up to...
5% Tax on NRIs: The Hoax Emails Series – Part III
Continuing the series on Hoax Emails (read Part 1 and Part 2 here). Late last week Ashutosh sent me this email which had all the hallmarks of a typical “hoax email”: Lack of references,...
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