Dear All: Due to work constraints and travels, I will be somewhat irregular and less active on the blog for the next several weeks..I do hope to remain more regular (and active) on twitter and facebook though…Do join the ||Satyameva Jayate|| page on facebook if you have not already done so.. During this time, there may be some delay in moderating and responding to your comments.
In the meantime, I am putting this post here which should show my most recent tweets everyday..Comments and suggestions welcome as always…Thanks for your support …

Last week, I had the great honour of meeting Sh Rajaram Shreedhar – the indefatigable spirit and a truly INSPIRING man behind Maithri…For those of you who may not have heard about Shreedhar and his awe-inspiring (and humbling) work, here is a bit of background (emphasis added)..
When Rajaram Shreedhar was 18 months of age, he suffered a polio attack, which left his left hand and both his legs paralyzed. His parents tried every remedy to cure him and provided all the best possible treatment available in those days. They had …

A 6-min video snippet in Hindi on how those at the “base of the pyramid” are the worst affected by the stranglehold of ridiculous regulations…
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Comments, suggestions welcome as always.. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!

When Dr Srinivasan first mentioned the title of his recent book “Hinduism for Dummies” to me, I must admit I was somewhat skeptical. Being a student of “Hindu” culture, religion and history for the last several years, I was not at all sure that a such a vast and complex belief system as “Hinduism” can really be explained in the simple “… For Dummies” format.
I was wrong. Make it “very wrong”.

Because Dr Amrutur Srinivasan has achieved something remarkable in these 300-odd pages; something that I have not come …

Sometime during the last 24 hours, the Satyameva Jayate page on facebook crossed the “magical” 10,000 members mark!
Today we are 10,000 and more..
10,000 proud, committed and concerned Indians who are trying in their own little ways to “Reclaim India” – One Step at a Time..
This is a special and proud day for me – and it fills me wih renewed hope, faith and confidence that we will win this fight.
Thank you all for keeping the fire burning and for keeping the dream alive…

Please share this page woth your friends, family …

Dear All: Today I am proud to unveil a modestly ambitious (modest by almost any standards but ambitious for me!) project in which I seek your cooperation and support.
I am looking for help from 25 volunteers (in five cities to start with) who are willing and ready to go to 2 schools each, print/photocopy four copies of “Saluting our Heroes: The Param Virs of Bharat” for the school library *and*  read one chapter (of their choice) in the school’s morning assembly or to a class of students. I would …

Courtesy, Freedom First (thanks to Sh SV Raju), here is an insightful article on “India’s Growing Leadership Deficit” – written 43 years ago by Sh M R Pai. It still rings true – which is probably the most damning indictment of our leadership (its failure) and its inability to improve the lives of hundreds of millions in India, 60+ years after Independence. As Sh Raju noted, “Right leadership is the key to good, transparent and effective governance.” This matter therefore deserves continuing attention…Without further ado (emphasis added),
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This post was triggered by a discussion on FTI (internal) forum in the context of preparing for a political career and the difficulties that lie along the way. Here are some of my thoughts on this matter…Pl note what I am sharing is my personal opinion – based on personal experience. It may or may not apply in all cases – and may not match your own personal experience(s). But I hope it does provoke you to think..
The “cause” that we are fighting for – a fundamental reform of the …

Dear Friends: It is my great pleasure to announce the third online text chat this year – this time on “Itihaas”, covering aspects related to Indian history. As you know, the span of Indian history and its breadth is impossible to cover even in weeks, let alone the 2 hours we have on the chat..What we will discuss is therefore a selection of topics related to Indian History..

This will very likely be a 2-part chat. The topics that I intend to touch upon are:

An Overview of Indian History
Why Bother with …

In this brief response to a question at IIT Jodhpur last weekend, I make the point that Indians are not programmes to be corrupt – it is the system around them that makes us behave the way we do…
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Here is the entire video of my talk and the Q&A:
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If the video in the link above does not work, you can also click here or copy-paste this link in your browser address bar: http://j.mp/IITRjsthn

Also see: Sirji, Aap Karte Kyaa Ho?!