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The Politics of “Identity”

Many of you would remember the controversy surrounding Jaya Bachchan from a few months ago, triggered by a speech she gave in Hindi in Mumbai. Writing about it, Tarun Vijay wrote (emphasis mine): What are...

Unbridled Capitalism? – Guest post by Sanjeev Sabhlok

Dear All: Over the next several weeks, I will be publishing a few articles from Sanjeev Sabhlok – of the founders of Freedom Team of India. The articles are Sanjeev’s personal views expressed after...

The Curious Case of the “Kidipede Ramayana”

*** CAUTION: Long Post *** About a month ago, I came across a “History” site meant for kids which had this “Ramayana Project for Kids“. Under “Some points for discussion”, it mentioned: The Ramayana...

“Maharashtranomics” and Bihar – Part II

Following up on my earlier post, here is a neat table titled “Index of Fiscal Self Reliance”. It comes from Annexure 7 (Annex 7.10, Para 7.33) to the 12th Finance Commission Report [pdf file]....