Below ⬇️ is a jingoistic “forwarded message” that’s going viral on the Whatapp University circuit. Why is Trump angry with India? Is it only because India is buying oil from Russia, or is that just an excuse? And why is it that we are not able to sign even a mini Trade deal, leave aloneContinue reading “Modi-ji, Please don’t let the current Trump-tariff crisis of India go waste!”
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For God’s sake , please make up your mind, Your Majesty, the GoI !
Not Aadhaar card, PAN card or Ration card will prove Indian citizenship;http://dhunt.in/11aIF6 Not Aadhaar card, PAN card or Ration card will prove Indian citizenship; only these documents will, and they are: Look at the list above and consider hiw likely that an ordinary citizen living somewhere in the villages of India would possess even oneContinue reading “For God’s sake , please make up your mind, Your Majesty, the GoI !”
Democracy is not in the voting but in the counting … and well before counting , it’s in the voter listing
Very pertinent points raised in this The Hindu Op-Ed today. It all boils down simply to the fundamental problem related to certifying citizenship of this country. Aadhaar card was touted as the technological marvel that had solved the problem permanently. We all remember how 10-12 years ago, all citizens were made by the government to run helter-skelterContinue reading “Democracy is not in the voting but in the counting … and well before counting , it’s in the voter listing”
“Keezhadi”: the below-the-belt hit the DMK aims at the Modi Government (Part-4 of 4) – CONCLUDED
If the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) were to fully accept the findings of K. Amarnath Ramakrishna’s Keezhadi excavation report—especially its claims regarding the antiquity, urban sophistication, and cultural independence of ancient Tamil civilization—the consequences for Indian prehistory and history would be significant and far-reaching. 1. Rewriting the Chronology of Indian Civilization • Earlier UrbanizationContinue reading ““Keezhadi”: the below-the-belt hit the DMK aims at the Modi Government (Part-4 of 4) – CONCLUDED”
“Keezhadi”: below-the-belt-hit the DMK aims at the Modi Government (Part-3 of 4)
The Ramakrishna Report’s final results seemed to imply that Keezhadi archaeology would compel the prehistory of India to be upturned and rewritten. The ASI was extra-circumspect in accepting the Report without incontrovertible proof. Hence, the number of critical queries that were raised in their response to Ramakrishna. This led immediately to a sort of proxyContinue reading ““Keezhadi”: below-the-belt-hit the DMK aims at the Modi Government (Part-3 of 4)”
“Keezhadi”: below-the-belt-hit the DMK aims at the Modi Government (Part-2 of 4)
The meme-poster above is part of a broader campaign by the DMK and Tamil cultural organizations to pressure the Indian central government into recognizing Keezhadi’s historical importance, granting it protected status, and supporting further research and public dissemination of its findings. The issue has become both a matter of regional pride and a flashpoint inContinue reading ““Keezhadi”: below-the-belt-hit the DMK aims at the Modi Government (Part-2 of 4)”
“Keezhadi”: below-the-belt-hit the DMK aims at the Modi Government (Part-1 of 4)
Here below is an official meme-post of the DMK Party presently circulating widely in the social media / WhatsApp cyberspace . L’Affaire Keezhadi first grabbed headlines in mainstream news media in Tamil Nadu about 5 years ago. Since then it has morphed into a war of words between the Tamil Nadu state government Archaelogical DepartmentContinue reading ““Keezhadi”: below-the-belt-hit the DMK aims at the Modi Government (Part-1 of 4)”
My suggestion to FM Nirmala Sitharaman-ji for her 2026 Budget “Sixer” : Inflation-indexed tax-bracket for individuals
I wonder how the above American individual income tax-brackets compare with those of what we currently have in India on a like-to-like basis without complicating them too much with notions of Fx rate, inflation differentials and per-capita GDP. The interesting point to note however to note from the above Infograph is the inflation adjustments beingContinue reading “My suggestion to FM Nirmala Sitharaman-ji for her 2026 Budget “Sixer” : Inflation-indexed tax-bracket for individuals”
Why both Meta and I think Prime Minister Modi is very naive and over-ambitious about the AI Revolution
I sat down with Meta to have a long but such an engrossing conversation on what PM Modi said in his speech at the World AI Summit held in Paris yesterday 11th February 2025. Below is the transcript: DISCLAIMER: I am not a Luddite but I like to believe I’m always for the underdogs ofContinue reading “Why both Meta and I think Prime Minister Modi is very naive and over-ambitious about the AI Revolution”
One dozen random reasons why I fully support the ONOP Bill
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/one-election-bill-tabled-in-house-may-be-sent-to-jpc-101734460270454.html Here are a dozen random reasons which convince me , a very ordinary, unknown citizen of India, why I must express my full support the ONOP Bill being tabled in the Parliament by the Government : 1. Holding state assembly and parliament elections simultaneously will bring about much greater political stability throughout the nationContinue reading “One dozen random reasons why I fully support the ONOP Bill”