DNA Article : Let’s talk about Population
July 22, 2017Population Explosion : India Produces 1.6 crore babies every year.
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DNA Article: Farmer Debt Crisis : Land Holdings need to be Consolidated
July 19, 2017My Column for the DNA, last fortnight Karnataka is the fourth,state to waive loans taken by farmers, and try and mitigate the agrarian crisis that has hit farmers. The other states are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Maharashtra. The agrarian disquiet seems allayed,…
Everyday Casual Sexism, and How it Changes
June 26, 2017My mother would tell me, as a kid, the women and girls would get the second or third filter coffee decoction . The men and the boys would get the first decoction. Similarly with curds – the men would get the thick curds, the…
IE Column : Is Corporate India Sexist ?
June 26, 2017When I returned to India, in 1994 from the United Kingdom, i was very aware of the fact that there was a very thick glass ceiling in Britain. Almost shatterproof glass. This is despite having Margret Thatcher, and the Queen in charge…
Product Recco : Surge Protector with USB
June 15, 2017I rarely recommend products, and i can’t remember the last time i blogged about a product that wasn’t a book or a film/show. But, this one is worth writing about. The house i live in, has few plug points. And extension boards…
ABP Blog : Farmer Protests, and Government Bungling, on Loan Waivers
June 11, 2017Farmer Protests have been spreading like wild fire, and dominating the media discourse. It all began with an election promise — loan waivers in UP, and the chickens have come home to roost. I write for the ABP India is going through an…
Loan Waiver Protests – Chickens coming home to roost
June 2, 2017It is the season for Loan Waiver. Farmers are on strike in Maharashtra. Their demand two fold – better market price for their products, and a waiver of loans. On the first issue, there is a legitimate grouse. farmers say, that they…
DNA Article : Let us talk about Consent
May 27, 2017image source : here I am not sure we get consent – as individuals, society, or as State. I write for the dna Recently, the Attorney General of India, Mukul Rohatgi, was in court defending the Government’s stand on making Aadhar mandatory….
DNA Column: India Pakistan : Time to accept there will be no peace in our times
May 7, 2017I write for the dna on the latest set of be headings, and the nature of the relationship between India Pakistan. A shorter version appears in the papers\. It is one more attack on India. Two more soldiers killed, and their bodies…
DNA Column : Broken Windows – India needs to Penalise Petty Crime
May 4, 2017…to ensure that it is clearly and visibly understood that Crime and Punishment will go hand in hand. We overlook too much in the name of ‘jaane do na” My column for the DNA last week, When we come cross news, one…