Category: Politics and Governance in India

On Raju Narayan Swamy, Systemic Change and the Long War

Many of you may have seen this photograph of Raju Narayan Swamy, IAS 1991 circulating on the internet with the title, “Every Indian Must Read and Share This. Pls Share” The note accompanying the...

This new year, make a resolution to go deep..

..and below the surface to understand the real causes of what you see around you. As an example, see this recent news-report about pending RTI applications… Staff shortage results in a pile of 19,000...

Of Subsidies, Food Security and the Dynasty

Late one evening last week, I was asked by a well-meaning friend why did I hate the idea of “Food Security Bill” so much? Surely no one can reasonably object to making sure every...