If Sardar Patel had become India’s first Prime Minister, Nehru would have become its second — shortly after we became a republic. One of the simple facts we miss is that Sardar Patel was much older [by 14 years] and by 1947 was less in good health compared to Nehru…

The simple reason why AP is ignored in the Budget 2018 seems to be — Andhra Pradesh is not having an election this year, while Karnataka does. That means there are more projects in Karnataka this year than in Andhra Pradesh. In another year, the allocation might be the other…

Patriotism is about protecting the land we live. Nationalism is about protecting the way we live. If you erect a fence around your home to prevent intruders, you are patriotic. …

People confuse spirituality with religion. Spiritual experience is personal and no one fights on spiritual experiences. There are no labels and tags there. And no wars there. Religion is a social thing. People who might not believe in God or spiritual experiences might still go to churches, temples and synagogues…

Better Technology In Chennai, once I was almost hit by bus when I was waiting on my bike at a signal on a nice, early morning. The signal was red, although no one was on the road. The bus behind me wanted to move ahead on the red, while I…

Here are some posts I have to help you in understanding our country. It is best to see India as a country of countries. With close to a fifth of the world population, it is quite humungous & bewildering to see it like a regular country. Each of the 29…

There are many questions that crop up when we discuss the High Speed Rail in India. I want to answer the following questions. Why is it so expensive? Why do we need it? Why are we starting with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route? Why not airplanes? Should we invest more in safety…

Indian state governments run on two liquids — liquor and petrol. They tax these two liquids in an obscene way and use to partly cover up their shoddy state of farm loan waivers and electricity subsidies. …

When I think bullet trains I think of not just some fancy train, but a way to realign the population of India. Just as the suburban railway created Mumbai as we know, we could realign India’s population with high speed trains. I’m thinking of about 25 routes with 10 cities…