Money can’t buy you love
February 14, 2004Or can it. there are heart’s in the air. there are roses everywhere. everyone is getting a card, or an sms or a something wishing them a happy valentines’ day This year Indians are spending close to 2500 Crores just this month…
Reining in the IIM’s
February 14, 2004Why would a Government that wants to actively practise disinvestment, because it believes that it is not the Government’s job to run a business – get so actively involved in education. What competence does a government have to interfere in the running…
The right to cheat.
February 5, 2004Imagine a scene in a film. A chorus of angry voices. making demands. sounds like a political protests. The camera tracks past a red brick building almost in search of the voices. It moves past a shaded area of the compound revealing…
Maharashtra Leading
February 3, 2004If you had a company veering on the brink of bankruptcy. – the Maharashtra Government leads the bankrupt states tally with a deficit of Rs.89,000 crores. A set of interesting posers. If the governemnt was a company how would we react. lets’…
Hyper Masculanized Religion
January 21, 2004I read this amazing article in Outlook. Author C.M.Naim talks about how Islam was amuch a part of his life while he was growing up. And how it was kind, gentle, non-demanding and non-intrusive. And he talks about how he “learnt” his…
Money can’t be eaten
January 21, 2004Only after the last tree has been cut down Only after the last river has been poisoned Only after the last fish has been caught Only then you will find out that money cannot be eaten – ancient Cree philosophy.
All that Glitters is not Gold
January 19, 2004India Shining is the new campaign by the Government. Aimed towards the urban dweller, primarily. That talks about the current economic feel good factor. But as a trained economist I see some trends that are truly worrying. They are, in no particular…
The modern day Asuras’
January 12, 2004In Early Aryan Mythology there is a constant battle between two sets of celestial beings. The Devas, or the Gods, and the Asuras and the Demons. Incidentally the Persian myths have the Asurs as the Gods, and the Devas as the Demons….
He’s home
January 8, 2004Yesterday dad got discharged – he would say released – from the hospital. As hospitals go, Holy Spirit is a wonderful place. Nurses and doctors and the staff focused on healing. They day i brought him into the hospital (the first). they…