Noble Peace/Economics Nobels or Not?

Noble Nobels, or not , that is the question?
It sounds a little wonky, but I think this is really the question that a lot of people around the world have raised after the Nobel Prizes for this year were announced a few days back.
The Peace Prize has gone to US President Barack [...]

I Have To Write – II

As far as writing is concerned I am going through some kind of depression  – I just can’t get down to writing – I mean writing  the rantings of a gagged journalist. I seem to be otherwise normal – spending a fairly active day – writing for money, translating, editing, playing with my children, quarreling [...]

Collective Ownership of Kani Advasis Under Threat

My friend Bijoy has provided an excellently documented study on how Kani Advasis in Kerela and others are being continuously deprived of their hitherto collectively owned community resources and how such resources are being usurped by private owners. He also provides documentation on how the elite has managed to get all the Adivasis’ rights, especially [...]

Buy Blue Chips, sell Blie scrips!

Sober three days on the trot! I have had enough! Ever since I started this blog …well, today I hit the bot! Come on yaar, everybody out there is drunk , how can you..? Want to know my brand…..uh? Red Label, Glenfidditch Single Malt, Dom Periognon – no Sir, all those cheap brands are not [...]

Rule of Law Means Rule of The Elite

In just about a day I have become a big fan of fellow blogger Paul Walker’s blog Aftermath News for (a) his brilliant writing (b) his total dedication and opposition to all things that impinge upon human individual freedoms and basic human rights and (c) his immense knowledge of how the elite [...]