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Saturday, 25 April 2020

DREAM URBAN LIFE - Any takers anymore?

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What fun is living in a metropolitan city if there are no movies, clubs, restaurants, parties, music festivals and lit-fests? Over time ci...
Friday, 24 April 2020

Killing of Sadhus and Attack on Arnab (What is amiss?)

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Killing of Sadhus in Palghar is disturbing no doubt, but such motivated attacks have been common. Attack on Arnab is also understandable si...
Monday, 23 September 2019

On the the First Engineers’ Day After Train-18

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In my SCRA interview I was asked a simple-sounding question, “So you want to be an engineer?  Can you name five engineers of the country?” ...
Saturday, 14 September 2019

Crisis in the Indian Automotive Sector! Really?

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Media is agog with the crisis in Indian Automobile Industry - sales are down, losses are mounting, there is unsold inventory and so on. We...
Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Tête-à-tête with Gupta Ji

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One gets a call in the morning, “Namaste, Sir! Gupta speaking, Sir!” Or, “Sir, Sharma here.”  Now there are a million Guptas and hal...
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Thursday, 13 June 2019

बड़े बाबू और प्रोसीजर

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मैं ही हूँ प्रोसीजर बाबू नहीं किसी के आया क़ाबू जनता हो या हो सरकार न्यायपालिका या अख़बार चाहे जितना ज़ोर लगा लें क़लम चला लें या तलवा...
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Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Cephalgia = Headache

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When an ailing person goes to a doctor, he expresses his ailment in his own language. The doctor understands and treats him accordingly. H...
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The Original Sardar vs. The Englishman

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With Freedom of India imminent it was clear that whoever became the president of the Congress in 1946 would also become the first prime mi...
Sunday, 14 October 2018

#MeToo and Everyone Else

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#MeToo and Everyone Else It would seem that suers and accusers are coming out of the woodwork in hordes and blaming politicians, actor...
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Friday, 5 October 2018

मैंने Kea, आपने किया क्या? (Or, the Idea Called Ikea)

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The Ikea Store in Hyderabad is an essential pilgrimage destination for a visitor. I was expecting massive milling crowds, parking hassles,...
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Sunday, 26 August 2018

Are We a Secular Country? (Is demographic change for real?)

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Are We a Secular Country? (Is demographic change for real?) Politicians of Nagaland have objected to immersion of ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajp...
Thursday, 5 July 2018

Do Trees Reduce Pollution? NO.

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I am going to be lambasted for saying this, but say I must. Trees do not reduce pollution. They may bring about a general feeling of welln...
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