Yesterday the author Sri. Sudarshan Ramabhadran of an article published in THE PRINT online magazine sent me his below email which is self explanatory I read the article and was so impressed by it that I responded to Sudarshan Ramabhadran with my own take on the subject. Here is my email below: Hello Sri SudarshanContinue reading ““How Hanuman offers lessons for India’s and the world’s public diplomacy orientation today””
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A nauseous interview with Siddharth Varadarajan
Reading the interview made me want to throw up 🤢 ! (To read full text of it please scroll right down). Siddharth Varadarajan is to Indian journalism what Arvind Kejriwal is to Indian politics … both arrogate to themselves a moral superiority that’s nothing short of supercilious humbug. Kejriwal and Varadarajan like to think ofContinue reading “A nauseous interview with Siddharth Varadarajan”
Arun Shourie’s “Courts And Their Judgements: Premises, Prerequisites, Consequences”… and my own take on it as a layman.
First published in 2001, Courts and Their Judgments soon became a pioneering work on the subject. It raised important questions on the functioning of our judiciary— questions that continue to be as relevant today. Do judges merely enforce and interpret the law? Or do they at times interpolate words into statutes, even into the Constitution?Continue reading “Arun Shourie’s “Courts And Their Judgements: Premises, Prerequisites, Consequences”… and my own take on it as a layman.”
“Walking the Talk” – Japanese and Indian styles: A study in contrast
A friend of mine forwarded me this morning a note on “Ten Japanese concepts that will improve your life”. I share it below. They are truly very wise and profound , these Japanese Concepts and Doctrines of living . 1: “Oubaitori” Never compare yourself. Everyone blossoms in their own time in different ways. 2: “Kaizen”.Continue reading ““Walking the Talk” – Japanese and Indian styles: A study in contrast”
STATE CAPITALISM: “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”?
What set me thinking hard after reading the news-report reproduced below is why such a big furore or political storm gets created in India by the media, civil society, hordes of “green” and/or Human-rights NGOs and the Lutyens media mafia as well whenever the Govt of India or some other state government comes forward toContinue reading “STATE CAPITALISM: “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”?”
The Dark side of Dravidianism
In my humble opinion, Dravidian culture can be very proud of its wholesome and healthy worldview. But Dravidianism has 2 sides. One side has rich and ancient heritage in Tamizh… I.e. of great literature, fantastic art, beautiful music, colourful customs and traditions, and the large-hearted cosmopolitanism of a truly open society. There is however anotherContinue reading “The Dark side of Dravidianism”
Who is really governing the Governor?
https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/governor-itis-the-bjps-new-weapon-against-opposition-governments-3465469 Brinda Karat makes out a veiled but forceful case for the abolition of the office of State Governor citing imperfections and infirmities in the way they are appointed , the way they are subjected to pressures and dictats by their political masters in the Central Government and the way they meddle in the runningContinue reading “Who is really governing the Governor?”
In the fruit-grove of Asia, has India turned out to be low-hanging fruit for America?
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-23/cold-war-2-with-china-and-russia-is-becoming-ww3-niall-ferguson Bloomberg Excellent Op-Ed in the Bloomberg magazine indeed that gives deep insights into what’s going on today in the global theatre of superpower conflicts. Having read the essay carefully I asked myself: Okay, but what does it all mean for India ? And here’s what I think : India is being wooed and suckeredContinue reading “In the fruit-grove of Asia, has India turned out to be low-hanging fruit for America?”
In defence of Nobel Prize for Ben Bernanke: Party-pooping in hindsight is unfair!
Both in the stratospherically cerebral worlds of economists and central-bankers as well as in the worldwide social-media (Twitter , WhatsApp and Private email-groups), there’s a lot of trolling, snide Monday-morning quarter-backing and bitchy-sniping going on about Ben Bernanke being awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics, 2022. Below are 2 examples – one in social mediaContinue reading “In defence of Nobel Prize for Ben Bernanke: Party-pooping in hindsight is unfair!”
PM Modi’s “Jai Anusandhaan” call to the nation and the reaffirmation of tradition of “Nithya-Anusandhaanam” of the Sri Vaishnavas
“Anusandhaanam” is a Sanskrit word, we are all familiar with. In today’s Independence Day speech given from the Red Fort in New Delhi by our Prime Minister Modi-ji, he used the word “anusandhaan” , the Hindi derivative of the Sanskrit noun. He said that on the 76th Anniversary of Indian independence , along with theContinue reading “PM Modi’s “Jai Anusandhaan” call to the nation and the reaffirmation of tradition of “Nithya-Anusandhaanam” of the Sri Vaishnavas”