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To win the war against bigotry & poverty, we must change the rules of the game.

As we liberals tread through the winter of our discontent, take note: the lone wolf dies but the pack survives. At all costs, liberals…

May 26, 2019

To win the war against bigotry & poverty, we must change the rules of the game.

May 26, 2019

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Separating the Bull from the Bullet Train, one bogey at a time.

There is something perverse in taking a trillion rupee loan to build a 500 km bullet train that’ll serve just a few million people, while…

Sep 21, 2017

Separating the Bull from the Bullet Train, one bogey at a time.

Sep 21, 2017

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Nepotism has reduced Bollywood into a shit-fest of mediocrity. Let’s intervene.

This is long read, but unlike B-town flicks, has a moral at the end.

Jul 24, 2017

Nepotism has reduced Bollywood into a shit-fest of mediocrity. Let’s intervene.

Jul 24, 2017

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Engaging Indian right-wing whataboutery

Hindutva’s normalizers have turned whataboutery into a fine art.

Jul 10, 2017

Engaging Indian right-wing whataboutery

Jul 10, 2017

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Don’t believe the fluff. Hindutva IS the slippery slope that turns India into a Lynchistan.

Foreword:

Jul 10, 2017

Don’t believe the fluff. Hindutva IS the slippery slope that turns India into a Lynchistan.

Jul 10, 2017

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Criminal Negligence

This article is the seventh section of a larger series that weighs up the reasons given for the demonetisation of 86% of Indian currency…

Jan 25, 2017

Criminal Negligence

Jan 25, 2017

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UP Elections — Battle for the Holy Land

This article is the sixth section of a larger series that weighs up the reasons given for the demonetisation of 86% of Indian currency, and…

Jan 25, 2017

UP Elections — Battle for the Holy Land

Jan 25, 2017

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Our Very Own Banking Crisis — Big Bad Loans

This article is the fifth section of a larger series that weighs up the reasons given for the demonetisation of 86% of Indian currency, and…

Jan 25, 2017

Our Very Own Banking Crisis — Big Bad Loans

Jan 25, 2017

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The Few Upsides to Demonetisation

This article is the fourth section of a larger series that weighs up the reasons given for the demonetisation of 86% of Indian currency…

Jan 25, 2017

The Few Upsides to Demonetisation

Jan 25, 2017

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The Dream of a Cashless Economy

This article is the third section of a larger series that weighs up the reasons given for the demonetisation of 86% of Indian currency, and…

Jan 25, 2017

The Dream of a Cashless Economy

Jan 25, 2017

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PlainTalkin

This blog offers ideas, perspectives & factual analyses of pressing matters — with the general idea of bringing about a fairer, happier society for all possible

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