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Most Loathsome People of India: 2010
Posted on November 19, 2010 | 159 CommentsThis year’s Most Loathsome People of India Award Ceremony has arrived a month earlier. I had noted last year that people were vying really hard to outdo each other in loathsomeness and they haven’t failed to deliver. The list of awardees this year has been... -
Pune Before and After and Ever After
Posted on February 15, 2010 | 57 CommentsPune is just the name of another city where the blasts occurred. A welcome gift on the eve of Valentines Day to reassure our hearts pining for terror-love that we were so used to during UPA Ver 1.0. And the difference between Shivraj Patil and... -
Shah Bano Ver 2.0
Posted on December 22, 2009 | 9 CommentsEvery application by a divorced woman under section 125… of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, pending before a magistrate on the commencement of this Act shall, notwithstanding anything contained in that code… be disposed of by such magistrate in accordance with the provisions of... -
Indira Gandhi: Never Forget
Posted on November 3, 2009 | 18 CommentsIt is 25 years and three days after Indira Gandhi was assassinated. Expectedly, most prominent newspapers carried a “heritage” piece on arguably the most important political figure in post-Independence history. Of all pieces I read, two articles stand out as interesting for two different reasons.... -
My Oped in the Pioneer: Mockery of austerity
Posted on September 24, 2009 | 7 CommentsThis was published in the Pioneer today. Comments welcome as always. Mockery of austerity Sandeep B It’s an attempt to cover up Government’s failures Our dharmashastras prohibit hoarding of food, or acquiring material possessions, beyond the bare minimum as one of the qualities of an... -
How the Hatred Oozes
Posted on September 14, 2009 | 16 CommentsNewspapers give space to writers like Khushwant Singh mostly for antique value. I read this piece with the same mindset as I approach an antique piece: possibly priceless but I won’t risk buying it. Singh has made no secret of his support for the Congress... -
How Slayers are Sainted
Posted on September 4, 2009 | 120 CommentsI rarely watch news channels. I’d rather go to a local car tinkering garage if I was that desperate for noise. I made an exception today because I fully wanted to experience the expected orgy of insanity that I was sure would be unleashed when...