Whenever India’s economic progress is taken up for a discussion, the experts tend to use different yard sticks and come to their own conclusion. Is India somewhere near the so-called rich nations? Or whether it is way behind these countries? There are pessimists who would say, India’s progress after independence has been miserableâ€, simply because …
Month: January 2011
Some dirty games… at the expense of the nation
When a mega scandal shook the nation and set in motion endless accusations and debates, the media and the politicians pushed everything else to the background. The minister concerned and some of his close associates were in real trouble. The party which the minister belonged to was on the verse of a vertical split, but …
Importance of being an Indian
There is no harm in being selfish to some extent. One could set a goal for oneself and work hard to achieve the same, no matter how one’s fellow travelers fare. Such persons depend solely on their ability and never look for a trap door to achieve their goals. But there are people who thrive …
It must be English, all the way
“I am the monarch of all I survey; my rights there is none to disputeâ€. English seems to assert its pre-eminent position as an international language, while the rest of the languages, specially the popular ones, have been wondering how English managed to overtake them effortlessly. English became omnipresent during the colonial era when it …