Anthropocene – The Age Of Destruction
We are presently living in a geological epoch known as the HOLOCENE, which commenced about 12000 years ago after the Little Ice Age. It…
Book Review – Rainbows And Clouds By Suneeta Mukherjee
One of the more sobering take-aways from the book is the realisation that balancing home and work-life is a precarious exercise for a career woman in India even today, no matter that you belong to the most sought after service in the country.
The Himachal Chief Minister Needs A Green Agenda- NOW !
The Himachal Chief Minister should learn from the subsidence that is happening in Joshimath (Uttarakhand): the whole town is sinking under the weight of over construction and bad planning- more than 700 houses have already had to be abandoned.
Time To Move Over A New KYC ( Know Your Crook ) Process ?
KYC stands for Know Your Customer but trust me, the Bank has no interest in knowing you, only in fingering your money and passing it on to our growing tribe of NPA billionaires.
Delhi High Court Drafts A Magna Carta For The Disabled
This order of the Delhi High Court is a game changer for 2% of India’s population- it goes beyond the relief sought. It opens the doors for tens of millions to now avail of health cover, will compel ALL insurance companies to offer health cover to all Persons With Disabilities and puts govt. agencies on notice that their casual and insensitive attitude to the vulnerable will not be tolerated by the courts.
The Great Underwear Exodus
Why are so many well heeled people leaving India in droves, a kind of reverse migration since the Neanderthal man (along with a few women to give them the correct directions) came here from Africa and Europe?
Elections And The Brighter Side Of Black
Elections, through the instrument of black money, achieve what most govt. policies have failed to do for the last fifty years – the redistribution of wealth from the rich to the not so well off.
Himachal Can Be The Launching Pad The Congress Badly Needs
I am sure most people can’t remember the last time the Congress won a state election, even a by-poll. In this context, the 8th…
Expecting A TN Seshan In Naya Bharat Is A Pipe Dream
T.N.Seshan was the stuff legends are made of. By his own confession at a press meet he “ate politicians for breakfast”; he made himself completely independent from the government, even asking the Law Ministry not to address letters to his office as ” Election Commission of India, Govt. of India” as he was not part of the govt. but a separate entity.
The Final Word
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. And then God committed one of his periodical goof-ups, the second after…