Celebrating stupidity

Posted on May 2, 2012 | Leave a comment

I wonder why there was hardly any newspaper editorial or television show that depicted the importance of labour-day. Labourers constitute a major part of any successful society, whose presence account greatly to the progressiveness of the society. I wonder if we have become so busy commercializing events and festivals that we forget to even acknowledge days like these? Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Economy

What’s rotten?

Posted on April 30, 2012 | Leave a comment

There is no doubt that India has been of invaluable use to our beloved International Minister of Cricket. But of what use has our Agricultural Minister been to India? His Wikipedia page is half filled with controversies, criticism and corruption allegations. When the food security bill was introduced, he outrightly said that free distribution of grains to the poor was not an implementable idea. Of course he can’t because, among other things, he won’t. Continue reading →

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Posted in Economy, Politics

Kolkata to London

Posted on April 25, 2012 | Leave a comment

Mamata Banerjee is a street fighter. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Street fighters do have a role to play in a stubborn democracy like ours. What is not fine, however, is that she does not know the difference between a street leader and a government leader. She does not know what it is to be the chief minister of a state or the controller of Indian Railways. Ironically, before coming into power she had said that she would turn Kolkata into India’s London! Continue reading →

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Self defeating communal politics

Posted on April 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

Recently, A. R. Rahman’s song ‘Hosanna‘ made news. A gentleman representing a Christian organisation, said that the song hurts the sentiments of the ‘Christians and Jews around the world‘. I wonder who authorized him to speak on their behalf? Christians and Jews might use the word Hosanna in a devotional context, but the word has become part of the English language and is widely used. Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Politics

Parliament vs military

Posted on April 23, 2012 | Leave a comment

In-spite of 24 hour coverage of the recent ‘Parliament vs Military cold war’, our ‘intellectual’ media heroes terribly failed in identifying or addressing any of the real problems the series of events posed. Read my latest article on the NRI.

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Posted in Philosophy, Politics

Victims of victimhood

Posted on April 16, 2012 | Leave a comment

It is unfortunate how victimhood has become the highest virtue in the life of most Indians. We love to show ourselves off to the world, as victims. We tend to forget everything we learned as we grew about taking responsibility for ourselves, not crying out to the world, solving our own problems, standing on our own two feet. Suddenly it has become desirable and fashionable to moan. Continue reading →

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We don’t need superheroes!

Posted on April 14, 2012 | Leave a comment

Recent film stars who joined politics have been a disgrace to the parliamentary system itself. Govinda was renowned for not attending any parliamentary session and being inaccessible by his people. Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna hardly attended parliamentary sessions. If they are so mighty and busy, why did they contest elections in the first place? We are sick and tired of parties roping in pretty faces to get votes. Film stars who turn out to be worthless politicians, must be held accountable by the people who elect them! Continue reading →

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Posted in Film, Politics