Category: Reservations, Affirmative Action

W’end Links: Intelligence, Cash Transfers and Poverty Levels

Start the weekend with this fascinating piece on a flawed understanding of intelligence. Move on to a persuasive piece by Swaminathan S Aiyar on why direct cash transfers may provide better relief  to the drought hit...

A rethink on majority and minorities…

This post was prompted by an exchange sometime ago on the Freedom Team of India google groups on the subject of “minority protection“. As we get into the final stages of 2009 Lok Sabha...

“India Under Siege” – A Wake Up Call

Last weekend,  I was honoured to be asked to release the overseas edition of “India Under Siege” – a book written by Sh N Ravindranath, a retired IB officer. I have not read the book...

W’end Reading: Satyam, Madrasas and Modern Myths

Begin your weekend by reading Atanu Dey’s brilliant “The Truth about Satyam“. Next read Tavleen Singh’s expose of Modern India’s modern myths (recommended) and finally, why the proposed equivalence between Madrasa certificates and CBSE is not such...

The other side of Kandhamal…

Came across this very well-researched article last week that looks at the other side of the story of Kandhamal. It is written by Shri P Chand Dogra, a retired IPS officer who personally spent...