Nilagriva is pretty upset that
People are bringing the Veda to everyday life to the extent that soon we’ll have vedic tea, vedic coffee and vedic TV. Why the urge to prefix everything under the sun with vedic?
His angst has roots in a news report, which quotes a scholar saying that the Wright Brothers’ invention [...]
In this country? Here’s my lowdown as it occurs off the top of my head, on different states:
Karnataka: a squabbling non-functional “coalition” government. Spineless to tackle Naxalites, empty promises on improving Bangalore, and a steadfast resolve to not improve the conditions of North Karnataka.
Andhra Pradesh: An active Naxal partner, systematic looting of Tirupati, and a [...]
Amit Varma writes evocatively.
The larger problem here is of the large number of under-educated and unemployed young men in this country, whose frustrations, which often find outlets like this, need to be addressed. That cannot happen through mere redistribution of wealth, for economics is not a zero-sum game, and redistribution never works. It can only [...]
Salman, you’re going to turn 40, it’s time you grew up says a nonentity named Harneet Singh. I’m equally clueless who this reporter is–whoever he (she?) is, his bank balance must have swelled like crazy.
I’m seriously contemplating changing my profession to Soothsaying. In the wake of what I wrote about the Resident Idiot’s ramblings comes fresh, but expected tidings: PM’s pipeline remarks unfortunate: Left The Left is not alone. The Workers of the World are vocal in condemning Dr.Singh both on the nuclear deal as well his skepticism on [...]
Says Norman Geras in this brilliant article.
Within hours of the bombs going off two weeks ago, the voices that one could have predicted began to make themselves heard with their root-causes explanations for the murder and maiming of a random group of tube and bus passengers in London. It was due to Blair, Iraq, [...]
The Left Comrades apparently are not adept at handling their newfound power and influence. They seem to want too much too soon. No disinvestment of the “navarathnas (sic),” no closer ties with the US, minimum dole employment guarantee for all, stripping the nation of its newfound prosperity, softening the Naxal hunt, and adherence to pseudo [...]
The Resident Idiot has exploded as I expected. How could he not, especially when our gentle Prime Minister has as it appears, forged the Indo-US ties for the better.
Okay, here’s the answer to the question I asked in this entry. Recall the hint I had posted there:
The grateful snake asked him piteously, O King please take me ten steps away from this fire and then put me on the ground. Accordingly, Nala began to count each step. At the tenth step, the [...]
By Indian bloggers. The ones to do the honour in no particular order are:
