In a country where one scam is uncovered every second month and the scam value has a series of unending zeroes trailing behind it, who cares anymore for a hundred-crore scam? Since 1992, the total money involved in scams in India stands approximately at an enormous Rs. 73 lakh crore. Does that strike a chord? Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
Nationalism is but extended Regionalism
I was discussing the idea of dividing land for personal interests. India is probably the only country where states and provinces are divided on the basis of languages and cultures. Sometimes I wondered, what it would be if it was divided by intersecting straight lines as in US or Canada? Recent demands of Telangana evoked this complaint of mine again.. I went back home for holidays and as ever, was discussing these social issues with my father. He gave me an interesting insight into these things. Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
Oh! Vidarbha…
Vidarbha farmer suicides have been a matter of shame for our nation for quite some time. And they still happen. It dates back to 2006 when in the six districts of Vidarbha, suicides were the order of the day. In one year there were 600 deaths! Continue reading
Ruchika molestation case
Fourteen-year-old Ruchika was molested Aug 12, 1990 by S.P.S. Rathore, who rose to become Haryana’s police chief. She was immediately expelled from school. Her brother was arrested by police of possibly no reason, other than the police taking their revenge against her. Continue reading
Sachin vs Politics
Though I’m not a hardcore cricket fan, I recently watched a few matches and lo! Sachin is just the same!! His simplicity, humbleness, adaptability, schoolboy-like enthusiasm is off comparison. He recently crossed 30,000 runs in international cricket. And I’m pretty sure, he’ll soon hit a 100 centuries. Continue reading
सौरभ राय | Sourav Roy 