India

A Dastarkhwan (Table-Spread) of Dreams

A young Abeeda plays cheerfully with her colleagues as she enjoys a rare break in the middle…

Reflections on Modi@365: Perspectives on Economic Expectations

(This was originally published on 25th May, 2016. The basic strands of argumentation cover the essence of Fiscal Prudence in India as exhibited by the current government. Some of these hold true even today, almost 13…

The Argument against Didi That People Should Be Making

This election season seems to have brought out an elitist resentment against the brand of politics that Mamata Banerjee represents in the eyes of the urban and sub urban bhadralok class, who are a very image conscious group of people…

Chink in the Armour: NDA’s select Economic drawbacks

The Economy was what Narendra Modi used as a plank in his electoral campaigns to get a majority in the lower house of the parliament. The rhetoric of good governance and economic revivalism were so powerful that they seemed to tear…

Mamata Banerjee and the Bhadraloks

[Disclosure: I selected ‘None of the Above’ on Thursday]

Birsa Munda- Naxalite

The title is deliberately provocative. Three days back, Narendra Modi posted this:

Indiana Jones and the Ancient Hindoo Nuclear Physicists