DOCKING MINISTERIAL PERKS

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I am glad we are having this debate on austerity and political office, spurred by the eviction of two ministers living in 5 star comfort at their own expense by a party whip that accused them of insensitivity to people’s woes and negligence to party policy.
The aye sayers are with the Finance Minister Pranab [...]


ROAD RAGE - MUMBAI ISHTYLE

                           ROAD RAGE - MUMBAI ISHTYLE LL  picks up her wide angle lens  and has a dekho  at  road rage on Mumbai sadaks. I see the aggro bullies step on the gas As hapless lil schoolgirls scatter aghastDrat these kids don’t they use zebras anymoreThey aren’t taught any rules of the road for sure In his tinpot vahan I [...]


THE SONG OF THE BABOON AND HIS SHOTGUN

Should we tame and banish voices of dissent for fear that they might overwhelm us?  Where should the line be drawn? Is Freedom of speech absolute or limited? If so, who limits it and where? Who decides?  This poem was written in protest when the moderator of a blog site banished a blogger for writing [...]