Author: Anant Chetan
Like every four years, Olympic Games present a grand Opening Ceremony to the spectators, the Indian General Elections that occur every five years present the voters with a unique game, the tug of war; the Ayodhya Manthan. A game that has been played religiously for almost a century now. On one side pulling towards the … Continue reading Ayodhya Dispute: An unresolved symbolical confrontation
Every year hundreds of people in India die because of floods; millions of the people are relocated and thousands of crores are flushed in floods and yet nothing changes or perhaps it is made sure that these things keep on happening every year. Kerala's worst flood in the century should have brought a bevy of … Continue reading Kerala Floods Part 2: CWC’s Role
The cut-throat competition of the 21st century forces us to be on our toes. The much required need to secure a leading edge in our respective domain or the need to look different or stand apart encourages us to think out of the box. Is it possible that thinking unceasingly like this makes us turn … Continue reading #TheBlindList: An overlooked, cost effective and safe travel plan
Bollywood is an industry filled with filth and coated with tinsel. It is so radiant and glamours from the outside that what rots beneath the surface goes unnoticed. The industry feeds on the skin of the leading ladies and continues to do that unabated and undiminished. If you add up the screen time of some … Continue reading Bollywood & its Feminists
Can there be a religion without god or places of worship? Of course! You can be like an intellectual or modern secular Hindu and say God lives in your heart and you don't need a separate place, hence could decimate the idea of temples. Why this question? And why now? Past few months I have … Continue reading Hinduism: A persecuted religion
Cricket: A blessing in disguise Sports not only entertain us but compliment our lives as well. For how long have we been listening quotes like "A healthy mind lives in a healthy body", quite long I suppose. They act as an adhesive that binds people. If you are a football fan and visit a restro-bar … Continue reading Cricket: A blessing in disguise
The sophisticated art of deducing meaningful information from data i.e. raw facts and figures has become one of the most powerful tools for telling convincing stories. The immensely creative selected few who developed this expertise can portray contrasting shades of pieces of information from the same data points. Although creativity should always be promoted, but practicing this particular … Continue reading Kerala Floods Part-1: Media’s Role
As per a news source: "As many as 107,487 people died due to heavy rains and floods across India over 64 years between 1953 and 2017, according to Central Water Commission data presented to the Rajya Sabha on March 19. Damage to crops, houses and public utilities was reported to be Rs 365,860 crore -- … Continue reading Floods and Democracy
As the country inches towards May 2019 via December 2018, the election festival blossoms with the ever intensifying endeavors of the participants. Indians would be overwhelmed by their creative work, catchy one liners, colorful posters and sensational speeches. Mr. Gandhi has already started showcasing his old and ageing ship in a different light. During the … Continue reading What lies beneath the Mask?
Finally, after four years Indian National Congress highlighted something which is above caste-religion-vote-bank politics. I am indebted to them for their concern about Rafale deal. India produces approximately 1.5 million engineers every year, hypothetically if all of them form a separate country, that hypothetical country will have a population greater than 82 countries of the … Continue reading Rafale Deal sums up India’s journey from “Marut” to “Tejas”
As per the last available data, our population is increasing at a rate of 1.2% that is 1,58,90,056 (15 million) more people every year. This is more than the population of countries like Portugal (10 million), Belgium (11 million), Austria (8 Million) Switzerland (8 million) and many more. Very soon we would be a proud … Continue reading Population Explosion -Part 1
A week ago I came across a German law regarding the education of a child. It turns out education is compulsory for every child. There are stern consequences if a child does not attend school. Homeschooling is illegal in Germany. 100% attendance is required, barring exceptions like illness or funerals etc. If parents do not … Continue reading A Right to Unemployment
Society today is an outcome of a child's learning born two decades ago. Common things most of the children learnt then, subsequently became a practice today and may become a cult or tradition in the future. If you identify a flaw with any "group of people" today and sincerely want to rectify it, you should … Continue reading When or How does a child become “caste-literate”?
A grand alliance "mahagathbandhan" is the only way forward to survive
For a long time, the Delhi Government has been claiming that the Lieutenant Governor is not letting them work and creating problems. With the Supreme Court's order things seem to be pacified between the two. The Delhi Government also came up with an Outcome Report of the Office of Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor. The report roughly has … Continue reading SC’s (L-G vs AAP) verdict: An inevitable, silent but deadly storm approaching Delhi
Everybody is so upset with the Thomson Reuters Foundation's Survey that they are not even interested in finding the root causes that lead to a perception survey like this in the first place
Air Pollution is not a complicated topic. The causes, the effects and the various ways to curtail it are well known. Fixing this issue is not rocket science. It is straightforward. Despite this, air is polluted and continues getting worse at an alarming rate. According to the report 'Body Burden 2015' published by the Center of Science … Continue reading Delhi’s Political Pollution
This article outlines some of the ways which could be taken into consideration while thinking about the air pollution crisis in Delhi. The article does not give all possible ways but it does give some and I expect others adding more to the list so that if anybody working in this direction can make a… Continue Reading →
There is no denying to the fact that emotions play a vital role in Indian Politics. People get emotionally attached to a particular leader or party. Several times in the past, the ruling party and its leader even though did better than their contemporaries lost elections due to people's emotional attachment to a particular party … Continue reading A Role Model or A Wrong Model
There is no doubt about the fact that India is the biggest functional democracy, but it is also a fact that it is rated as a flawed democracy and there are better and functional democracies in the world. The democracy index compiled by a UK based company Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), places India at 42nd … Continue reading Misconstrued Opposition; A flawed democracy that needs fixing
