Tagged: Indian Politics

What is stopping you from joining active politics?

Some of you would remember NDTV’s “Big Fight” from a few weeks back where the topic was “Younger politicians - time to take over“. I had taken some notes while watching the programme and what...

From bad to worse

If you thought news of corrupt, casteist and criminal elements standing for elections is as bad as it gets, think again…It could be worse… Lets look at the “bad” part first. Many of you...

Good News and Bad News – Part 2

First, the good news. Last week Freedom Team released the first issue of its magazine with the following preface: “…We all want a Great India. But why is there so much failure around us despite...

A draft policy framework for tomorrow’s India

Many of you read and commented on Sanjeev Sabhlok’s guest post on this blog re. the Freedom Team. The team has grown to about 25 members since then and there is an active and...

Let a hundred flowers bloom*

The dark clouds may be parting… In the last few days, I came across two more movements for political reform, at least one of which I was unaware of. The first was LokSatta, which...