Stooping To Conquer Or Flattering To Deceive ?
byIf you’ve been a keen observer of public discourse in India, as I have been for some years now, you are probably immune to…
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Genocide Has No Nuances
byIn my blog last fortnight (World Leaders and War Criminals) I had opined that what Israel and the USA were doing in tandem in…
An Ode to PILOO MODY: The Architect of Architects Act & Humorous Lawmaker
byThe Indian architectural fraternity owes much to the architect-turned-politician Piloo Mody, who spearheaded the passing of an important Bill in the Parliament that enabled…
Who Needs A Smart City ?
byI come from Kanpur in UP. In the immortal words of Bill Bryson: someone had to. Though why it had to be me I…
World Leaders And War Criminals
byAs modern-day war criminals go, you could be forgiven for thinking that it would be difficult to beat the Netanyahu-Biden duo. The former has…
Monkeying Around With The Census, Consensus And Con-Sensus
byThe current flavour of the season is Census, not to be confused with Consensus, which is a con job on a census, as witnessed…
Congress’ “Bhagidari” Catchword Adds To Colourful Slogan Politics Of India
byThe politics over the caste census is gaining steam as the Congress Working Committee on Monday said its Chief Ministers are considering and actioning…
Dhan Ki Baat
byI should have listened to Mintu, ten years my senior, way back in 1973. If I had, I wouldn’t be living in a village…
The Dire State of Our Universities
byIntroduction Our university and technical-institute systems are in a dire state, continually marching towards lower standards. They mainly are producing ‘worker bees’ to feed…
Crumbling Simla – Why Blame it on the Trees?
byThe creator placed human beings in a lovely garden filled with delightful trees of delicious fruits and told him they were all for his…