Category: National & World

[contentblock id=2 img=adsense.png]The issue is very easy. Identify a non-corrupt minister. Ask him who amongst his relatives he wants to help using a government scheme for the poor. He will say his brother’s wife’s son’s son’s wife’s brother. Go and ask this guy how much he makes per day. He will say Rs 32 in… Continue reading How do determine the Indian poverty line and estimate the improvements seen over time.

Writers do not run Governments. So they do not have to pretend. Also they do not have to carry any excessive ostentatious  baggage of morality. That is the birthright of the politicians. A writer has to sell. For that he has to do a lot of research. He may go to the strangest places for… Continue reading I too visited the dance bars in Mumbai.

I know the youngsters would groan. Oh no! no politics please! But has anyone really tried. Trust me it’s fun. I have always been a big fan of Tom and Jerry. Age has not mellowed their charm. Today I find the fight between the BJP and Congress or specifically Narendra Modi who has been very… Continue reading Indian Politics- The Tom and Jerry show!

Politics is boring. One gets the feeling that the Disney world has outsourced all it’s cartoons en masse and all of them are now living in Delhi. Many found their way into the Government and those who couldn’t, became either the spokespersons of a party or anchors in various channels. Twitter sadly has taken it… Continue reading Wanna feel Secular – Hit the Bar

[contentblock id=2 img=adsense.png]The idea behind this article is not completely original. It arose from a comment made by Manu Joseph, the Editor of the Open Magazine when the veteran journalist and the founder of India Today, Madhu Trehan was interviewing him. It was there that he commented on how much he liked Mumbai and how… Continue reading Why Mumbai hates Delhi and Delhi Hates Mumbai and they all hate Bangalore?