These “inconvenient questions” have been pending in my drafts folder for a while now…I was reminded of them after reading a recent article by Sh Ram Jethmalani. I hope the “Youth Icon/Messiah/Hope/Pride” etc etc finds a few minutes to answer/ respond to some of them…But first, some context (emphasis added)
Seeking votes in favour of party nominee…the Congress’ youth icon (said), “I have got better experience of politics than those who travel in air-conditioned vehicles; do not eat the food of commoners and do not live the life of a common …

Kashi – one of my most beloved cities is under has been attacked…once again…
I am still gathering more information but would like to open this thread so that you can share thoughts and comments…
This thread is likely to be continuously updated over the next several hours..stay tuned for more.
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UNBELIEVABLE RT @KVSarmaJ “NDTV anchor just went on air forgetting he was still on air “Tell Ananth not to mention IM mail.” Great!
From Dainik Bhaskar: One girl dead and another device defused; IM …

One of the strongest theme in the narrative about India’s potential as a “superpower” is its youthful demographics (almost half of the population under the age of 25). Like many of us, I too have been guilty of publicly trumpeting this factor – and mentioning this as one of the reasons why this century can be an “Indian century“.
But last week I stumbled on Prof Kartik Hosanagar’s article on this topic…and that gave me cause to re-think. Here is Prof Hosanagar – in his own words (emphasis mine):
This (India’s demographic …

…don’t forget to tell the young ones about its origins! This post has been pending for a very long time in my drafts folder. It was prompted by a statement I read by chance many months ago about the origins of this favourite children’s game. That statement prompted some digging which ended up as this post. To start with this brief extract, courtesy Wikipedia about the origins of this game (emphasis added throughout):
Snakes and Ladders originated in India as a game based on morality called Vaikuntapaali (stairs to Vaikuntha) or …

As more skeltons keep tumbling out of the cupboard (Ratan Tata, BJP, N K Singh, Arun Shourie), I am opening this thread to hear your thoughts and comments on how deep you think the rot is…and what can be done?
To trigger the conversation, excerpts from three links..the first from a post by Churumuri, ” Has Ratan Tata ruined the Tata brand image?
…as he prepares to step into the shadows, having turned a quiet Parsi outfit into a global conquistador, willRatan Tata—under whose leadership the revenue of the Tata group has …