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How not to Hear
Posted on May 16, 2008 | 4 CommentsDear Abhishek, Thanks for investing your time to respond to my post on the recent judgement relating to M.F. Hussain. You misread my entire post by asking me not to speak for you. Upon reading your post, it seems that I should speak for you... -
Pragati: May 2008
Posted on May 5, 2008 | No CommentsThe May 2008 issue of Pragati has hit the stands. Liberal nationalism is the theme of the month. Grab your copy now. Tweet -
Pragati: April 2008
Posted on April 1, 2008 | No CommentsThe April 2008 edition of Pragati is out. Read online or download for your monthly dose of policy, politics, and economics. Tweet -
Quote of the Day
Posted on March 20, 2008 | 3 CommentsComes from Taslima Nasrin who has fled from India. The Government (of India) is no better than religious fundamentalists.. Tweet -
Jugalbandi Concert: A Resonance that didn’t Resonate
Posted on March 10, 2008 | 18 CommentsI went, I listened, and left depressed. I am talking about this much-hyped concert that happened on Saturday. Indian music icons Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, M Balamurali Krishna and L Subramanian will come together to perform on a single platform on March eight in the... -
Arsenals for the People’s Revolution
Posted on February 19, 2008 | 3 CommentsGuns, tanks, swords, knives, and bombs are not the only weapons to carry out the People’s Revolution. The CPI-M shows what else is required. CPI-M cadres who were denied jobs in local factories ransacked a party office, beat up leaders and later locked them up... -
On Government
Posted on January 24, 2008 | 27 CommentsGovernment is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay. It’s pretty easy, but I’ll still ask: who said this? No Googling. Tweet -
Cricket and Molestation
Posted on January 9, 2008 | 17 CommentsWe must hand it to Dilip D’Souza. It takes only a particular genius of perversion to come up with this kind of comparison. Ordinary mortals lack this talent (pasted the full post here). Of two recent incidents — women molested in Juhu on New Year’s... -
If We have an Iota of Self-Respect…
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Updated Loathsomeness
Posted on December 24, 2007 | 3 CommentsLadies and gentlemen, I hereby announce the partial opening of the Hall of India’s Most Loathsome. Please head there and leave your comments/thoughts. Tweet -
Personal Lives of Politicians
Posted on December 24, 2007 | 3 CommentsOne morning, a cheerful gentleman arrived at my house and introduced himself as an employee of Bank of India. He persuaded me to open a savings account and promised flawless service. His appearance resembled somebody very familiar but I was unable to place him. His... -
10 Most Loathsome People in India: 2007
Posted on December 23, 2007 | 80 CommentsThis post is courtesy an inspiration I got from this superb list of (deservedly) loathsome public figures in the US (thanks, Atanu). I don’t have time or patience to do brief, dirty-writeups on fifty most loathsome public figures of India. I’m limiting that number to...