Quote of the Week
. It is neither the horse nor the elephant and never – ever – the tiger It is the goat that is offered in sacrifice Even the gods slain the weak . Can readers...
Category: Politics and Governance
Navin Chawla, CEC and suo motu actions
Two thought-provoking articles and a few links on the on-going saga at the Election Commission. First some excerpts from War clouds over the Election Commission by Radha Rajan …The Chief Election Commissioner, by asking...
“And then they came for me” – Excerpts
Please read this searing piece by fearless Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga titled, “And then they came for me“. Lasantha was shot dead last fortnight*. Excerpts below: No other profession calls on its practitioners to lay...
Obama’s Lucky Charms…and why they might not have worked in India
Thank God, Obama was not standing for President of India. He would have surely lost… See this picture (also below)… The “funny-shaped” object at the top (centre) is Shri Hanuman aka a “Monkey God”. That alone would...
Should there be certain “selection criteria” for MPs?
As I read about Sanjay Dutt’s rousing welcome in Lucknow, I was remined of a brief email exchange with Dnyanesh from some days back. Dnyanesh asked me my thoughts on what should be the...
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