Pawar, a Poor Farmer ?
Rich farmers may soon face stricter tax scrutiny says a newspaper article… but what about a poor farmer like Sharad Pawar ??
Corruption
Did you know what just happened ?
Did you know what just happened? Justice Abhay Thipsay, close confidant of Rahul Gandhi and Congress party senior member, appeared in London Court as NIRAV MODI WITNESS. Justice Thipsay appeared on behalf of Nirav Modi to say ‘he did no wrong’. Nirav Modi defrauded Indian banks in a scam which started when Congress was in … Read more
Book Review #24/50 – If God was a Banker
As I mentioned in my review of Ravi Subramanian’s first book, I like his style of writing and I had already started reading this book as soon as I completed reading “The Bankster”. This book came out in 2007 and traces the careers of two IIM graduates Sundeep and Swami, from the time they join … Read more
Feeling the love Chidu … ???
Krishnan loves this quote of Oscar Wilde – And I was remembering this as I saw messages about Chidambaram going to Tihar Jail …. With all due respect to Oscar Wilde, I would like to re-state his famous quote as “Some people cause misery wherever they go, and happiness WHENEVER they go” (and silently in … Read more
The Tale of Two Statues – Unity Vs Corruption
On Oct 31st this year, PM Modi inaugurated the world’s tallest statue of the man who united India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It was a moment of pride and while many people were wondering if that statue was necessary, for me and many others like me, it was much needed to set the record straight – … Read more
Well, the Hat-trick was averted !
Just heard that the poster boy for corruption, Lalu Yadav has been convicted in the 20 year old fodder scam. A sigh of relief ! In the past two days, other wannabe and almost-there stars of corruption got a clean chit in their respective cases so today was worrying. It was much like getting the … Read more
A half truth is a whole lie ..
A dear friend of mine shared this blog/article by a New Zealander about why there is corruption in India. I did get angry as my friend must have, because this person has made some huge assumptions and passed it off as truths or facts. Today, I searched the internet and found out that this was … Read more
I wonder why …
Its perfectly ok for some MLA’s in a certain union territory called Delhi can have dual income. The “nautanki” CM and his band of “soap” artists get on to the pulpit everyday and declare themselves as the only honest people around and EVERYONE else as corrupt. If there is no topic on which to deride … Read more
AAP ko badhaiyaan !! Lessons from this…
When the Anna movement started against corruption and trying to force the Jan Lokpal bill to be passed the mood in the country was one of anger and frustration. For the first time, we could see the young, the old and the folks in the middle all rise up as one voice. Arvind Kejriwal was … Read more