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Floods and Democracy
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 —…
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What lies beneath the Mask?
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…
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Rafale Deal sums up India’s journey from “Marut” to “Tejas”
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…
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Population Explosion -Part 1
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…
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A Right to Unemployment
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…
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When or How does a child become “caste-literate”?
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…
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Mahagathbandhan: A Cry for help!!!
A grand alliance “mahagathbandhan” is the only way forward to survive
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SC’s (L-G vs AAP) verdict: An inevitable, silent but deadly storm approaching Delhi
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…
