Month: April 2010
India’s Predicament
In a vast country like India, it is difficult to get things done as planned, mainly because the approach of the people differ from state to state. For example, certain states faced food-shortage for a brief period last year. While state ‘X’ contacted surplus states and made quick arrangements to lift the available surplus to …
Small Mercies… Big Effect
When the Coimbatore-bound bus, coming from the main bust stand, arrived at the first Bust stop, there was heavy rush to board that bus. Since there was no queue, it was a free-for-all affair, while the ‘smart’ ones pulled and pushed their way into the bus, the polite and the orderly ones waited out side …
“Old Order Changeth…â€
A mummy-gimmee-a-choc girl was standing in a corner of the road. She was not plump or chubby but a lanky dame with an expressionless face. She seemed to be restless at times and that was evident from her body language. She kept on biting her nails and spitting them in the air. When you come …
That’s Ooty!
Just Ten minutes left. I must hurry. Where on earth can I find an ideal spot when Lorries, cars and Jeeps are parked in a line along the foot path?. My mind was full of that spellbinding One-hour show last evening when all other shows including the TV serials came to a stand still. It …
Will Protests Solve the Problems?
Every country in the world is facing some problem or the other. Some are minor and some are major, but what makes these problems difficult to overcome is the attitude of some people or some political parties who take advantage of the problems. As far as India is concerned, what looms large now is the …
Sorry Sir
Evening walks ought to be a leisurely affair, free from the hum and bustle of the town. Last evening, I was moving along my favourite route, listening to the songs of those naughty birds and the music of the wind. It was cloudy and somewhat dark and the possibility of a rain was bright. Of …
Smuggling fake currencies into India
A Bilateral Issue
“You disobedient little ones, We elders speak our bitter experience They are powerful, they are cruel Don’t cross the barriers, Don’t cross the barriers We din into your ears time and again†“No. You didn’t say so. Instead, you repeated Parrot-like… ‘Once bitten twice shy; once…†The little ones said. “There was a race between …