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Doordarshan Live Telecast of RSS Chief Bhagwat’s speech is a sign of the propaganda vehicle in action

There is a kind of sword that has spikes on the edges so when you pierce it into the body you have to leave it there because you cannot pull it back without the organs spitting out….. one such sword has pierced the Secular Indian fabric today with India’s National TV Doordarshan telecasting the RSS chief Mohan Bhagawat’s speech as if it is the most important … Continue reading Doordarshan Live Telecast of RSS Chief Bhagwat’s speech is a sign of the propaganda vehicle in action

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Gandhi Jayanthi and the Clean India Campaign

Today marks the 145th birthday of the Father of our Nation Mahatma Gandhi, the man who made ahimsa or nonviolence the weapon in the fight for Indian Independence and inspired leaders like Mandela and MLK in their struggles as well…. Gandhiji was a man who always urged for Cleanliness and probably that is why the new PM of India chose this day to kick off his … Continue reading Gandhi Jayanthi and the Clean India Campaign

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Beyond the Fight on Anti Corruption

There is no question on the importance and relevance of a fight against corruption.…. The various goons, clowns and crooks have taken a lot of effort since independence to bring it to a level where the average citizen believes that corruption is another arm of bureaucracy…. The Anti corruption movement by Anna and team earlier gave the common man a sense of hope…. Arvind and … Continue reading Beyond the Fight on Anti Corruption

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Education, Opinions, Society

Is India trailing behind in education?

This question may sound absurd to many and a few might even say that I am nuts asking this. But I was recently reading an article in Times of India blogs that probed the idea  “Do nations have a split personality? especially India” something like the famous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story. While we could clearly identify that the Dr. Jekyll personality of India … Continue reading Is India trailing behind in education?

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My Two Cents, Style40

Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain

The first rain of the season brings with it the smell of mud that often bring nostalgic memories to me. Not that I have not had times when I wanted the rain to end and see some sunshine. But rain brings with it memories of romance, love as well as pain and friendship. My experience with rain has been different depending on where in the … Continue reading Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain

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To do is a crime, to be silent is equally bad, I am talking of corruption

I had written a post today, but deciding not to post it for today the only things that comes to my mind is corruption and how it effects our lives. How as silent spectators all stand while a few rip us off our own dignity. My Two Cents Fight Corruption Today! Now! If man can be corrupt man can also be strong enough to fight … Continue reading To do is a crime, to be silent is equally bad, I am talking of corruption

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Free Verse, Poetry

63rd Independence Day – I owe them all

A midnight sixty three years ago
We walked our baby steps FREELY
Now reaching atop the global commerce
A billion people celebrate India

A pious soul in a loin cloth
Taught the world Nonviolence
A World leader par excellence
laid foundation for a battered nation
And an iron man by his side
secured the nation state by state

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Devadutt Pattanaik on East vs. West

Interesting to note someone say that there is an Indian way to things and that it is very similar to the ways in other places, but built from the myth and believes in India. People visiting India both for fun and business both have seen the diversity from cultural traits with which they could never relate properly to mannerisms, accent and attire, that make them … Continue reading Devadutt Pattanaik on East vs. West

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