Once upon a time, a king committed a grave crime. He stole the state’s money and destroyed national wealth. Angry citizens clamored for justice. The king agreed. He appointed his pet slave to investigate the matter. The pet slave felt the king had done nothing wrong. The case was closed. Life went back to normal.The
Switch on the TV nowadays, and you will see a young gentleman, in his mid 40s, screaming in the mic about how his family was targeted and what his family has done and why his family background is reason enough for him to be voted to power. And this comes when all political parties, citizens
As an Indian, I’ve become rather concerned about the hype we’re hearing about our own country — all this talk about India becoming a world leader, even the next superpower. India is often called the 21st Century power. And I just don’t think that’s what India’s all about, or should be all about. Indeed, what
On Sunday,the 27th of October, 2013 as the first bomb explosion was reported from Patna railway station the TV news media sensed blood. They got more than they were hoping for. Then there were more blasts. Crowds had already gathered in lakhs at the Gandhi Maidan for BJP’s Mega Rally in Hunkaar. The series of blasts killed 5
Lets talk about the circle of life. After 24 years of carrying the burden of the nation's expectations, Sachin Tendulkar is going to retire soon this November. At the same time, Sharad Pawar is back as the Chairman of the MCA and he is going to continue at that position for another 24 years. Sachin
This is the second part to India's Foreign Policy. To read the first part please click on this link. So lets start of with Part II: Bhutan: The cute little toddler who is in awe of you. He’s very good for your ego since you can indulge your fantasies by posing like a superman/iron man/batman
We waited. We hoped. We prayed. And yes, once again, Rahul Gandhi did not disappoint us. The humor quotient in his speech was as good as before and yet again he messed up his speech. 1. The Fact Checker: Rahul Gandhi : The total number of hungry people in Madhya Pradesh are more than the
Physics teaches us 2 quantities - vector and scalar. While both of them have magnitude there exists a major difference between them and that is of direction. A vector has direction while a scalar quantity doesn't. To me a perfect example of a scalar quantity is India. Yes, India! I can’t help it. I am
India is a diverse country. Stretching from Kashmir in the North to Kanyakumari 3000 kilometers down south, and from Kibithu in the eastern extreme corners of India to Kutch 2933 kilometers west. More than 780 languages are spoken and 7 religions are practiced. However, India is home to only one sport- Cricket. Yes, it is
In the India of today, politicians and government officials are largely inaccessible to the general public. They are more like dictators. They meet us once in 5 years and then disappear. Yes, sometimes we do see our leaders in the news when they make stupendous statements which show their total disconnect from the general Indian
