Author: B Shantanu

I bet you forgot – II

On this day, please take a moment to remember India’s most unassuming, modest and hard-working Prime Minister: Lal Bahadur Shastri Image courtesy: Uday Kuckian, Rediff The man who put forward the example of “moral...

Ayodhya: Here’s how to pull the rug from under the BJP

Important Note: I am not privy to any *inside information* on the Ram Janmabhoomi case. What follows is based on a personal hypothesis and instinct.  Below, a likely (unlikely?) sequence of events in the...

Have a walk through the Archives…

Dear All: I’m travelling again over the next few days and will not be able to update the blog as frequently I would like to. I expect to be back in the flow by...

Beware the Black Swan

Rakesh Ahuja concludes his article on CWG, “Salvage India’s pride…” with these lines (from ToI; emphasis added): …The bottom line is that a systemic, nationwide malaise has been exposed. It could be a catalyst...