Category: Indian Economy

“The Godfather of Bangalore” – Excerpts

This is a dark story* in many ways befitting tonight’s “Amavasya” (eve before the new moon).  It comes from Bengaluru which – one believed – had managed to raise itself from the mire of corruption, crime and dirty...

“Biharnomics” Examined

In Alaskonomics and Bihar – Part I, I raised the point about distribution of taxes and income amongst various states in India. This matter is at the heart of several controversies – the most...

The amazing story of pointReturn

Those of you old enough to be online in the early part of this century would remember a site called “GoodNewsIndia“. I was reminded of the site in a completely different context (during the course...

Alaskonomics and Bihar – Part I

I chanced upon this article in the latest issue of TIME magazine. It has some very interesting data about taxes and spending in Alaska. After about an hour of google search today, I found...