Monthly Archives: September 2011
The Asian Age reports on Life of the Poor
In reaction to the Planning Commission’s affidavit to the Supreme Court on what they think should be the poverty line, the New Delhi edition of The Asian Age newspaper has been running a series of reports under the heading LIFE OF … Continue reading
Poverty? Thank God, or where would we be?
After many crankings of this feeble and befuddled mind, I have come to the conclusion that it must all be the working of the “Hidden Hand” of the great Almighty. It’s hidden and so you can’t explain how it works. … Continue reading
Defiant Tiger No More
Tiger Pataudi , one of the finest Indian cricketers I have seen on the field of play, is no more. I have to pay a tribute to him. I must hark back to the only time I got an opportunity … Continue reading
Filed under Cricket, defiance, teacher, Tiger Pataudi, Uncategorized
12th Garibi Hatao Plan: “Budda has Rocked, Ma’am”!
For 11 grand Five Year Plans and sundry annual plans, the Planning Commission and GOI has been desperately struggling to hatao garibi. I mean, completely eradicate poverty and declare India fully free from this festering fistula. So far, they have … Continue reading
Filed under corruption, planning commission, poverty, Uncategorized
The Case of The Entrenched Honcho
I have never written here on management issues. But here is an exception. I am talking about top executives, CEOs and HoDs in certain Indian and global companies to be very specific, who catch this, what I have called the … Continue reading
Delhi blasts – when will the delusion stop ?
It turns out that somebody, somewhere, in the State, has been sitting on a proposal to install CCTVs at the Delhi High Court. As a result innocent people have died – who had nothing to do with anybody. As for … Continue reading
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Neo-liberalism and the question of less state
My leftist friends are probably a little upset that I am calling for less state in my anti-corruption posts - I am asking for exactly what the neo-liberalists want – less State in every sphere of human activity. Oh! I … Continue reading
Filed under and crash of 1929., collective ownership, communism, community resources, corruption, crisis of overproduction, economic growth, environment, equality, freedom, great depression of 1929, new world order, People's Movement, Politics, socialism, stock markets, structural change, sustainability, technological progress, Uncategorized, world capitalism
Corruption is on the agenda, but back to economy for now
Yes, I will continue to write on corruption and pick on the global convention against corruption clause by clause. But right now something about the global economy needs attention. Here is a report in one of the most influential investment … Continue reading
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