The Bermuda Triangle is an area over the north-western part of the Atlantic ocean where there have been persistent reports of ships and planes simply disappearing without a trace. The phenomenon has baffled oceanographers and scientists for decades and no plausible explanation has been offered so far by science. Answers range from a magnetic black […]
THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE MAY HAVE SHIFTED OVER INDIA Read More »
For most of my life, I have been part of the NGO sector and barring one, all of them are majorly dependent on Foreign funds for their operations. So I have more than a passing interest in tracking the gradual evolution of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act which regulates how an entity may receive and
Foreign Money and Foreign Influence Read More »
I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that my father-in-law always doubted my educational credentials and felt that there were significant gaps in my education. This was based on the fact that I did my Masters in English from Hindu college. I can see where he came from: the English in this Jat citadel was something
MOVE OVER, ECONOMICS– CRONINOMICS IS HERE ! Read More »
CATCH THE RAIN WHERE IT FALLS, WHEN IT FALLS. We came up to our home in Puranikoti village in Mashobra ( near Shimla) on the 8th of this month, as we have been doing every year these last 13 years. And realised, with a shock, what the Doomsday clock is all about. I have never
PURANIKOTI DIARY- OF TOURISTS AND WATER WOES Read More »
Mr. D. Subbarao, a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and ex- Governor of the Reserve Bank of India has, in a recent article in The Times Of India and in an interview with Karan Thapar, castigated the IAS in no uncertain terms and accused it of betraying and failing the country. His tirade (what
DON’T BLAME THE IAS, A NATION GETS THE CIVIL SERVICES IT DESERVES Read More »
I’ve just bought a new car ( in Neerja’s name, naturally, since she uses it 90% of the time. My 10% quota consists of taking it for servicing, refuelling and getting the punctures fixed), and that has primed me to talk about cars this week. It’s a much more interesting subject, you will agree, than
Measuring Happiness can be a tacky matter. After all, happiness is not such a tangible thing. It is like what makes for a perfect holiday – is it the beach or is it the mountains? Beaches it is for me, but for many others, it may be the treks and hikes that mountain trails offer.
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THE LINE OF MERCY AUTHOR- TARUN TEJPAL PUBLISHER- HARPER COLLINS, INDIA MARCH 2022 Tarun Tejpal is the Devil’s Advocate for the underdog, the counsellor for the damned. His forte is the underbelly- of the government, society, passions, beliefs, long held shibboleths, blind traditions, religious dogmas, the legal fictions that make life comfortable for the elite
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When was the last time you heard our revered Prime Minister recommend a film to his MPs and colleagues ? In fact, I am a bit astonished that he even has the time to see a movie in his packed 18 hours working day, but obviously he made the time to view The Kashmir Files
NEW FILES, SAME OLD GUILES Read More »
