March 21st, 2012

By Vinayak Prabhu On 21 Mar, 2012 At 10:31 PM | Categorized As Columns, Rambling Thoughts | With 2 Comments
For every rupee that is spent on welfare schemes, only 15 paise reaches the common man, the rest, all pocketed.

As my friends, and by now, my regular readers now, I love to read. And by reading, I mean anything that has English words on it. It can range from flyers for random CAT or TOEFL tutorial houses handed out by random people outside of your college, mall or whatever, to the most serious and [...]

By Guest Blogger On 21 Mar, 2012 At 11:52 AM | Categorized As India and World | With 2 Comments
Time magazine, in its March 26 issue, published an article on the Modi, with the heading: "Modi means business", along with a strap: "But can he lead India?".

Today when India is heading to become a global economic power, the question that is raised the most is, when will India translate this to global political dominance? India has failed to gain a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) refuses to listen to India while framing policies, despite [...]

By Vinayak Prabhu On 21 Mar, 2012 At 09:29 AM | Categorized As Columns, Rambling Thoughts | With 2 Comments
The Small by-lanes that lent charm to this town are vanishing

So, anyways, people who know me, feel that there’s one thing I’m not really comfortable about. And that’s talking about my childhood years. Anyone who can call me a “friend” of mine, knows that I become pretty edgy when the conversation veers off in that direction. Some people in jest think of it as attributed [...]