Of Puppets, Surrogates And The Real McCoy: A ‘Crash’ Course On The Indian Stock Market
A disclaimer is in order before I venture into the rest of this piece. These days, any hack of standing has to begin with…
<table> <tbody> <tr> <td>The author retired from the IAS in December 2010. A keen environmentalist and trekker he has published a book on high altitude trekking in the Himachal Himalayas: THE TRAILS LESS TRAVELLED. His second book- SPECTRE OF CHOOR DHAR is a collection of short stories based in Himachal and was published in July 2019. His third book was released in August 2020: POLYTICKS, DEMOCKRAZY AND MUMBO JUMBO is a compilation of satirical and humorous articles on the state of our nation. His fourth book was published on 6th July 2021. Titled INDIA: THE WASTED YEARS , the book is a chronicle of missed opportunities in the last nine years. Shukla's fifth book - THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER'S DOG AND OTHER COLLEAGUES- was released on 12th September 2023. It portrays the lighter side of life in the IAS and in Himachal. He writes for various publications and websites on the environment, governance and social issues. He divides his time between Delhi and his cottage in a small village above Shimla. He blogs at http://avayshukla.blogspot.in/</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
A disclaimer is in order before I venture into the rest of this piece. These days, any hack of standing has to begin with…
The New India Whining This last fortnight has not been a good one for the BJP or its bhaktiveers, even if we discount the…
We are presently living in a geological epoch known as the HOLOCENE, which commenced about 12000 years ago after the Little Ice Age. It…
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 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.
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.
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.
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?