Quite a long time back when I first got the opportunity to sit in a company board meeting, I noticed the Chairman making a strange remark as he opened the board meeting. He used to say something like – “Please unhide your hidden agendas and keep your vested interests outside...
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This is NOT about Narendra Modi, even though he is the central character. This is about the evolution of a leader particularly in the BJP and in the NDA/ India in general. Post the electoral defeat in 2009 the BJP was rudderless, notwithstanding the presence of LK Advani. He ...
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ALL PICTURES IN THIS BLOG EXCEPT A FEW TAKEN FROM INTERNET - THERE IS NO COMMERCIAL INTENT/USE & ACK WITH THANKS WHOEVER ARE THE AUTHORS OF THESE PICTURES In January 2019 I wrote a 3-part blog on the end of term view of the Narendra Modi Govt. Those interested can read th...
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In 1947 the British left behind two enduring messy legacies. One was in creating Israel but without creating Palestine fully even if the UN created a map. The solution was so messy, that Jordan and Egypt managed the area which the Palestinians today claim but as having been take...
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Sengol gets its name from the Tamil word 'Semmai', meaning righteousness. The sceptre is a historical symbol of Independence as it signifies the transfer of power from the Britishers to the Indians. Measuring five feet in length, this gold coated silver sceptre features an in...
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This is a spoof, meant to be funny, not to be misunderstood as a insult or whatever. It was already 8 in the morning and Putin was still sleeping. He had been up till 5 AM and finally drifted off to an exhausted sleep. But then the news coming in from Ukraine didn’t l...
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There is a famous comment by a Wodehouse character who says – “Never confuse the impossible with the unusual”. What the security breach of the Prime Minister’s cavalcade showed is that it is not impossible for such a cavalcade to be “stopped” but the event itself is ...
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As one follows the developments across the globe regarding administration of vaccines and the response of people, we notice 4 sections of people. A minority who oppose the vaccine & can be called Anti-VaxxersA significant section who have genuine fears given the speed o...
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Advertising and branding, a western concept since long started becoming popular in India especially after the hugely popular AMUL hoardings with its topical one liner’s. But when it came to politics, this has been a topic not often discussed as a subject and if at all discusse...
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A popular notion the media loves to amplify is how Indian politics post 2014 has taken a turn for the worse in terms of its discourse, behaviour, tactics etc. When one has seen politics over decades, it would be a blunder to see this as a Modi/2014 event. It shows we have been b...
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