Himachal Has No Option But To Bite The Financial Bullet
byHimachal is gradually slipping into a financial sink-hole, with a debt of Rs.85000 crore and almost 60% of its annual budget going to pay…
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Artificial Intelligence-A Digital Demon
byIn my teens, I read ‘Ulta Vriksh’, a novel of the 1950s, by Krishan Chander; a satire on an autonomous society where even self-driven…
GST-Nomics: How To Eat Your Popcorn And Tax It Too
byOur GST mandarins have gone berserk.
British MPs Sound the Alarm on Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh
byIf we seriously look at the cries of minorities in Bangladesh, they are not just whispers —- they are alarms, warning us all of…
A Guru’s Legacy: Remembering Christopher Charles Benninger (1942-2024)
byChristopher Charles Benninger (23.11.1942–02.10.2024) was an American-born Indian architect who contributed significantly to the field of critical regionalism and sustainable planning in India. He…
Sacred Love or Brutal Hatred: The Paradox of Faith
byIf God exists as the supreme force behind this amazing creation, why do humans try to confine the infinite within the walls of bigotry…
Two Cases And Two Judges – A Watershed Moment For India
byThe second week of December has been a pivotal period for the Indian judiciary, a week in which it has both plumbed the depths…
Waqf Knows No Bounds
byInteraction with Mr Justice Ashok K Srivastava aroused my curiosity to know more about waqf; I surfed the internet. Permanently dedicating property in the…
Digital Immortality Is Already Here !
byIn his seminal and thought provoking book, HOMO DEUS, Yuval Noah Harari has some very interesting observations about mankind’s quest for immortality. He postulates…
Himachal’s Game Of Snacks And Ladders
byThe price of the samosa goes a long way to explain why Himachal has gone belly-up, financially and a tax was imposed on every toilet seat, in order to flush out some more revenue from the sewer lines.