Think Tank

“Deshis suck big-time!” this is how he began. And then he went on saying, “Indian migrants show little willingness to integrate with the local culture and to mix with the other country’s people. On the other hand, migrants from many other nations do mix with locals and adopt their ways of living. For example, why [...]

A disturbing trend has developed in Kerala.  
Taliban-style courts in God’s Own Country 
‘Hotbed of terrorism’ is not the usual label for Kerala. But intelligence gathered by disparate agencies over the last few years suggests the description may not be far off the mark. Confirmation of this came with the horrifying incident of July 4, when a [...]

I could listen to parts of Sushma Swaraj’s speech in the Parliament on the issue of price rise (or high inflation) yesterday (Aug 3). And I was thoroughly impressed by her vision and her awareness to the ground realities. I would quote two very good points she made.  
In the rural areas, previously when the women [...]

(India V2)�Anything for Image Building? ��Austerity is good�; but this is not a universal truth. It depends on the time, place and the manner in which it is done. Remember: one man�s medicine is another man�s poison. �I think whatever the central government does has a tremendous impact on the nation�s economy. I am not [...]

�It is said history some times gets repeated. The mystery is: which part of history will get repeated and when. �Railway Budget 2009-2010�Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee presented Railway Budget 2009-10 for India on 3rd of July. While the budget has many good schemes which can be termed pro-people and non-profiteering, it also made a specific [...]

(India V2)�In the name of Equality�During recent general elections, a number of issues became �election-issues�, while some others couldn’t. Prominent amongst the non-issues was one which had made the youth of India agitated for last 5 years. Many of us observed that very curiously, the Congress party (INC) was not mentioning any of its divisive [...]

(India V2)(Reservations) How many fathers and how many sons�  Many men from villages come to the nearest town or city to work as labourers, earning daily wages. They typically arrive every morning by a local train, some times even sitting on the roof-tops. A group of such workers used to come to our grand father�s quarters [...]

India V2Y.W. Vs C.A.�The train was late and I was stationed in the open waiting hall at CST, Mumbai, reading a book. I noticed a lady sitting besides me. She was of mother�s age, with a suitcase which she had possessively kept very near to her. She made some anxious phone calls, first in Hindi [...]

‘Timing’ has been everything in politics and business. Now ‘timing’ has become so important in religion also! But who said religion was not politics and business? Read the bold fonts also.India V2��India� �gets� �first� �woman� �saint��Vatican City, Oct 12: India got its first woman saint when Pope Benedict XVI canonised Kerala nun Sister Alphonsa at [...]

IndiaSeeing beyond the obvious�It was one of those summer evenings of late 90s when there won�t be power in our town and all of our family members would sit together and have a chat. Mother would have finished cooking, father would have come back after meeting friends, and we would have finished the homework� We [...]

India V2New Hindu growth rate � Same old folly�When you hate someone immensely, but can�t do anything to harm him/her, what do you do? You call one name? Giving insulting terms/names to people or things is a way through which we vent our extreme feelings. Some times, pretty innocent words become fierce, insulting and demeaning [...]

India V2From Flowers to Cauliflowers �The other day I was walking my way to the college. There was a small gathering by the side of the road. It was the portion of the road where vegetable vendors make melees to make our meals possible. Curiously, I took a glimpse and moved on. There was a [...]