Getting A (Non)Sense Of The Budget
My mathematical skills have always been in doubt; I do not have a head for figures, except the hour glass ones, and the sands…
Delhi Elections – The Poison Has Run Its Course
A poison can only be combated one way- by the infected body producing its own antibodies to counter the venom. The struggle is painful…
Radicalisation Is Not A One Way Street
” Radicalisation”- the action or process of causing someone to adopt radical (extreme) positions on political or social issues. (Cambridge dictionary) The conventional or…
Fudged Figures, Solemn Promises, Disappearing Trees
Caught up in the maelstrom of divisive politics, India is silently but surely sliding into an environmental abyss under Mr. Modi’s watch. The latest…
Authoritarianism And The Law Of Unintended Consequences
In the millennia to come, when our history is written ( not, however, by the likes of Mr. Rakesh Sinha, MP or Mr. Dina…
The Yearning For Learning
Article 51 (1) of our Constitution enjoins upon us to develop a critical temperament, to encourage the spirit of inquiry and reform, one reason…
Why India And Arvind Kejriwal Are On Test In Delhi
Elections to Delhi have been announced for the 8th of February 2020. Winning these elections may be important for Kejriwal, but it is even more…
It’s Time For India To Reclaim The Spirit Of Federalism
One fault our Prime Minister cannot be accused of is of keeping his word or of delivering on his promises, whether it is the…
The Long And Short Of The Haircut
For somebody who has passed the life expectancy age in India I have a middling cluster of hair fallicles on my head. Nothing, of…
A Week Of Shame But Moments To Be Proud Of
Our judiciary had an opportunity to redeem its somewhat dubious recent record this last week, but as the saying goes it never misses an…