Incredulous India !

Feb 22 – April 16… 56 days Feb 23 – corporate espionage drama unfolds further. This Govt seems hellbent on doing all the right things like not letting the big bucks influence decisions …. Remember, Reliance had been running the country for a long time, petroleum ministers changed at will…  Feb 24 – Land Acquisition … Read more

Nature’s revenge 

An article shared on Facebook today disturbed me tremendously … It’s titled By 2025 half the newborns will be autistic. This is in the US, the world’s most developed nation. This is also the “flu” season. A doctor from AIIMS, the premier medical institution in India said on TV the other day, that the country where … Read more

Sexual harassment – the many who escape …. Pachauri ?

Just a month back I had written a blog on sexual harassment – Sexual harassment – the many who escape !. I also posted it on Linkedin Pulse and I had one gentleman trying to convince me that women have to be “dressed” conservatively, that it’s confusing to men if going out to coffee is … Read more

The three wise monkeys of Gandhiji – dead

Growing up, my dad had this clay figurine of a set of three monkeys which later I realised symbolised Gandhiji’s teaching of – “don’t see evil, don’t speak evil, don’t hear evil”. Unfortunately, like with many of his teachings we neither updated them for the new world nor used those that are still relevant except … Read more

Sexual Harassment – the many who escape !

A week or so back, Krishnan and I were watching the program called “Neeya Naana” on Star Vijay. It’s a program where social issues are debated and many times the topics are really interesting. This one was on working women and the challenges they face. There were some workplace practices that showed how much we … Read more