Monthly Archive: June 2009

Quote for the week

“I have often thought that if I had any epitaph that I would rather have more than another, it would be to say that I had disturbed the sleep of my generation.” – Adlai...

Does the average Indian voter have low IQ?

This “lazy” post* was inspired by a comment left by Prakash on another thread. In his comment, Prakash carried further the argument (first put forward by AG) that Indians are not particularly smart and/or...

“Breaking Free of Nehru” – Book Review

On the cover of Sanjeev Sabhlok’s first book, “Breaking Free of Nehru” is a short quote by Gurcharan Das. He says: “It must be read by every Indian”. I cannot agree more. Whether or...

Taliban in India…

Courtesy DNA (emphasis mine) …Four girls’ colleges affiliated to the Kanpur University — Juhari Devi Girls’ Degree College, SN Sen Degree College, DG Girls’ College and AN Degree College — have prohibited jeans, danglers,...

Bad Militants…

Look at the news-reports below. Notice anything strange (hint: look at the words in bold)? Body of major killed in Kashmir brought to Gujarat Ahmedabad: Body of a major from Gujarat who was killed...