Remembering MahaKavi Bharathiyar
Today is the birth anniversary of “Bharathiyar” – Subramania Bharati. Â Knowing the “history” that is taught in our schools, many of you may have never heard his name – or have only a...
Author: B Shantanu
What does it take to create a revolution?
Courtesy, The three types of specialist, this excerpt from a passage of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Bluebeard” (emphasis added): Slazinger claims to have learned from history that most people cannot open their minds to new ideas...
On Anna, Selfishness & Corruption..
Last week I chanced on an interview of Anna Hazare in which he talked “about the inspiration behind his social activism, his philosophy and his vision for Indiaâ€. The interview was from last year, a few weeks...
On why corrupt politicians win elections in India…
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan explains it lucidly…Excerpts from a recent speech (emphasis added): *** Excerpts Begin *** “….Even as our democracy and our economy have become more vibrant, an important issue in the recent...
“A country without a memory…â€
On facebook last week a reader, in response to my recent series on the Taj, asked, “Kyun Gadhe Murde Ukhadane main time waste kar rahe ho…?â€. That comment set me thinking. The phrase “Gadhe...
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