Month: March 2015

Humor, In real life, Issues in India, Kids, Politics in India

Knowledge is Power

As far as the standard of education in India is concerned, while a few states are maintaining high standards and some are beginning to realize that the future of their states are in the hands of educated youngsters, there are certain states which lag far behind and yet not in the least worried about the …

Kids, People, Politics in India, Short Stories, Strikes and Protests

A wise and noble decision indeed!

After going through the News paper headlines relating to political scandals, walkouts, Hartals which force the people, especially the passengers to run helter skelter at the Bus stands; and a funny report on “Worst actor/ director/ music etc awards”, my eyes rested on a News item under the headline “The golden daughter of a farming …

Elections, News: My opinions, Politics in India

Beware of the invisible!

All the major newspapers predicted a “hung” assembly. The exit polls too indicated the same results. And, when the results were out, one of the popular parties was short of the required number of seats. The only option seemed to be Governor’s rule for the state because the party which need the support of a …

Politics in India

Healthy Discussions, Please…

India’s faith in democracy is deep – rooted and, naturally, the “trees” are full of branches of all sizes and colours. A small wind is enough to create chaos and confusions. For the first few decades, there were only two or three political parties and policies of the ruling parties (invariably, the congress party) were …