In the good old days, if the politician visits your place, make sure that you are one among the huge crowd. I still remember certain speeches by top leaders (no matter which party he or she belong to). Once V K Krishna Menon who was to visit us at 6pm, reached our place at 11:30pm …
Category: Politics in India
Wannabe superstars!
The curtain is not wide open, though certain scenes, not-so-interesting, are on show but with the sole purpose of keeping the audience in good humor. The supporters of budding heroes, who could be grandsons or daughters of former heroes, are eagerly waiting for them. If you too are eager to know who is who, the …
The Indian General Elections 2019: Goliath and Numerous Wannabe Davids.
Lok Sabha elections in India are around the corner and all the major parties are busy right now to tie up with smaller ones spread over the whole country. BJP, the ruling party, has the burden of convincing the people about the impact of the dreadful demonetization, which shocked the people to some extent for …
Freebies
Of late, we hear a lot of announcements from various states in India about freebies in the form of Money, or food items, or dresses, in connection with some annual festivals and so on. The ruling parties may find some major obstacles from opposition parties but the state governments are fully aware of these objections …
A mutually acceptable solution please
Most of the states in India are facing some calamities, mostly seasonal and between neighboring states. Such problems are difficult to handle even by central government because the states stick to their stand, come what may! The only remedy rests on the PM. Instead of leaving such problems at the mercy of CMs and opposition …
Let us not succumb to pressure
“You are from?†“India†India?… Hats off! While I was in Canada, certain people used to ask me such questions and when I say I am an Indian, some would exclaim “From Kashmir to Kanyakumari!… Multilingual!…” Yeah, I would reply and add, our National Anthem gives you an idea about our Country. In spite of …
Beware of super stars!
Politics seems to have become one of the most sought after professions in India, especially at state-level it has undergone a sea change in most states, resulting in the birth of several new parties so as to accommodate new hands crossing over to any party. Policies of the good old Parties face several problems because …
Progress on all fronts
The present happenings in a country soon becomes the history of that country. In certain countries the recent history may have striking similarities with the past but very often it is just a part and parcel of ‘old habits die hard.’ In many cases, especially in democratic countries, it is invariably on again and off …
Scandals, please!
As far as agriculture is concerned, bumper crops are few and far between but most of the states in India manage to overcome the shortage by making prompt and smart arrangements with surplus states. Not that they are sympathetic with the middle class people but to make sure that the opposition parties do not make …
Don’t try to enter through the back door!
In a democratic country, most of the precious hours are wasted on all sorts of protests which may, invariably, lead to closure of shops, big and small, and the unavoidable police intervention and its after effects. The opposition parties would make it appear that the government is responsible for heavy rains or prolonged summer which …