Tagged: Lok Paritran

Lok Paritran – A tale of dashed hopes

Long-time readers of the blog would remember this piece that I wrote about Lok Paritran and similar outfits almost three years ago. Those developments had given me hope that change was afoot and these...

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...