Exposing ExpressBuzz Op-Ed
A brief & hurried dissection of Exposing Indian democracy – the Op-Ed in today’s The New Indian Express. Comments and thoughts welcome, as always… It has now become abundantly clear that Qatar has offered...
Category: Politics and Governance in India
Cups of Tea & Living in Hope: Notes from the road
Two things stand out from my visit to Bharat last week: lots of (sometimes too sweet) tea and a palpable sense of hope. I managed to squeeze in four semi-public meetings during my 4-city...
“Ambedkar’s Desiderata” – Excerpts
Excerpts from a thought-provoking essay, “Ambedkar’s Desiderata” by Ramachandra Guha (emphasis mine): *** Excerpts begin *** …In his last speech to the Constituent Assembly—delivered on November 25, 1949—Ambedkar issued three warnings that are compellingly...
Is India a “Flailing State”? – Excerpts
Dear All, I am reproducing below some excerpts from a fascinating article that was forwarded to me last week by Sachin. It is deeply thought-provoking and raises a number of disturbing questions… Please read...
An open letter to BalaSaheb from a Marathi Manoos
Adarniya BalaSaheb, Pranaam. I would have written this letter in Marathi but most of my blog readers are Indians. I have never done a survey to find out how many of them are Maharashtrians...
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