Dear All: I am very pleased to formally announce the launch of Indore-PAC’s kick-starter event, “Ideas for Indore!”
“Ideas for Indore!” is an essay competition open to all residents of Indore, from the age of 15 years onwards. We encourage students, youngsters and citizens of Indore to actively participate in this Competition and share their ideas and proposals on development of Indore with others.
There are almost 20 prizes on offer. This includes a first prize of Rs 25,000/-
Participants are free to choose any specific issue related to governance, civic matters, security etc. …

Late in February of this year, as I was desperately trying to catch some breath in the middle of an intense schedule, a close friend asked me when will I begin to slow down..I told him, I am not sure but I do not think it is going to happen anytime soon. The days leading up to late February and the several weeks after that have been a crazy whirl of activity. But things are about to “heat up” – once again!
Over the next few weeks, we will begin to …

A short snippet from the discussions at Simrole village, near Indore earlier this month. In this snippet, I respond to the question: आप क्या कर रहे हों? What are you doing (about the sorry state of affairs in the country)?
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Some of you will also enjoy this video: Sir-ji, Aap Karte Kya Ho?

My short speech at “राष्ट्र निर्माण मंथन” (Nation-Building Meet) in Delhi, held on 2nd-3rd March ’13 at IIC, N Delhi on “How do we get good people into Government” or positions of power..
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Long time readers of this blog will remember my attempts going back several years aimed at bringing together groups and individuals involved in political & systemic reform in India. These attempts were best captured in the Hope Summit which was planned for January 2010, but got cancelled. It was rescheduled for Apr 2010 but unfortunately got cancelled a second time.
I think we are going to be third time lucky! 
In a few weeks from now, we will be unveiling the National Reform Summit in Haridwar, which hopefully will lead to a serious effort …

..this is what you may have missed!
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0057am: Dawn of my 4th day in the heartland of Naxal territory – Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chhatisgarh..
Touched by the simplicity and sincerity of “Adi-Vasis” and the utter lack of guile..
Trying to get a first-hand understanding of the situation in this beautiful region – which, in spite of its rich natural resources, remains deprived, poor and under-developed..
So many stories and so much to write about..
Serendipitous experiences include a chance meeting with Commissioner, Jagdalpur and discovery of a beautiful temple dedicated to ShriRam in a hidden …

..in other words, the hazards of a “political career”!
A close friend recently sent me an email expressing concern about some “opinions” that  he heard about me and asked if I had joined AAP (Aam Aadmi Party).
I am not sure where he got this “news” from – but I assured him it was false. I suspect it may have something to do with my recent meeting with Arvind Kejriwal.
I told my friend that although I had a good meeting w/ Arvind, I have not yet joined AAP – or any other …

Close “non-political” friends who know me have been wondering whats keeping me busy since the last few weeks..I guess it is time to lift the lid! For the past many days, I have been working hard with some FTI colleagues and fellow activists on a concept called, “Sone Ki Chidiya”! 
What is ““Sone Ki Chidiya”?
It is a fledgling idea to reform Indian politics, the governance and systems we have. It may eventually evolve into a political reform movement but at the very least it will serve as an anchor to many ideas that …

Dear All: This post is being written with the explicit purpose of clarifying a few misconceptions and misunderstandings about FTI, about some of my FTI colleagues, their utterances, my views and such.
I am purposely making this a matter of public record. Hopefully this will go some way in helping my colleagues, potential FTI members, our potential allies and fellow political activists/organisations understand where we stand on certain matters & statements that may cause confusion and/or misunderstanding (and potentially even ill-will). It should also help in clarifying the differences in stance …