Category: Indian Economy

Was “Bharat Bandh” good for India?

Please share your thoughts on the Bandh AND what would have been your preferred strategy of protest and channelising public discontent. <br /> <a href=”http://polldaddy.com/poll/3432260/” mce_href=”http://polldaddy.com/poll/3432260/”>Was “Bharat Bandh” good for India?</a><span style=”font-size:9px;” mce_style=”font-size:9px;”><a href=”http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/”...

On Remittances, Media Houses and Covert Evangelism

Q: What is common to remittances, media houses and covert evangelism? A: Grow India If you have never heard of “Grow India“, I don’t blame you. I was alerted to this combined “effort” of...

Join the Debate – Are smaller states good for India?

Please use this thread to share thoughts, comments and ideas on re-organisation of states in India. To kick-start the discussion, excerpts from a few thought-provoking posts and articles below. The first excerpt from To...

W’end Links: Mumbai, Memories, Poverty and Kak Bhushundi

Start your weekend by reading  how online efforts triggered by the attack on Mumbai last year eventually died down… Next, a fascinating article on how memories are distorted and invented …then read Gurcharan Das’s...

On Naxals, Red Corridor and Operation Green Hunt

As I read the news yesterday about fresh attacks by Naxalites (including the burning of a school in Bihar), I was reminded of very animated discussion I had with about 20+ post-grad students of...