Posts Tagged ‘Economics’

…..anyone think that if Bhajji was a Pakistani Player or a Sri Lankan Player or a West Indian player or a player in Sunil Gavaskar’s  side …. justice would have been done ?
…I am glad that ‘fairness’ and the ’spirit of the game has been vindicated, but… this was not just about justice, it was [...]

India is perceived as the 5th most corrupt nation in Asia, accoring to a survey. I am sure that the political and business class is making serious attempts to ensure that we are top of the list.

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I lived in Great Britain between 1986 and 1994, where I studied Economics and then Communication Policy. I was there during the height and then the decline of the Thatcher era. I would think that it would be impossible to be studying Economics, understanding sociology and living in Thatcher’s Britain and not be [...]

The CPI:?
"We expect that the budget will boost development along with providing social justice and implementation of Employment Guarentee Act", CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan said.
"CPI would oppose any price hike that would affect the common people, and to give a signal to the government, we are holding an All India Price Hike [...]

Hello and welcome to the first edition of BlogMela this year. And the year has gotten off to a great start. Some great writing in various categories from Desi Blogdom. Here goes. Arts and Entertainment Srican has an account of the nature of the harmonium vis-a-vis the sarangi as an accompaniment [...]

When i was growing up in the 1980’s the big term around was “Brain Drain“. All those kids who went to the IIT”ss and then ran away abroad. Every family we knew had atleast one sibling in the states. Doctors, Engineers, Teachers, Scientists, Managers - you name it. It almost seemed that an entire generation [...]

Sid from Patang was down in Mumbai on Saturday. And SK and I met up with him for a few drinks at Maharaja.
One of the very interesting conversations that we had (and we had many) was on the Right to Information Act and how it impacts our lives. In my neighbourhood - Charat Singh Colony [...]

The Day has arrived. And after an extensive search through Indian blogdom - this week’s Bharateeya Blog Mela is finally in place. Thank you for all those who nominated. And as usual, this task would have been chaotic without Bloglines.
Announcements
JK at Varnam announces the setting up of the new History Blog - The [...]

Our poor and their poor are two different things. Everytime I fill out one of these online thingees that ask for annual income I compute my Indian income into dollars and check the correct amount - I don’t use purchasing power parity - simple exchange rate. And there I am close to the bottom of [...]

Putting together this weeks’ blog mela was an incredibly rewarding experience. I had a wonderful journey through Indian blogdom. There are almost 50 posts featured here. My thanks to all those who nominated. Without Bloglines this task would have been chaotic:)
I have had a trying last two days. My ISP has been taking turns [...]