To new beginnings
To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. ~ …
Challenges
SoniaFIR – Subramanian Swamy’s Complaint against Sonia Gandhi
Many people have been asking about my stand on @Swamy39 or Subramanian Swamy. Thought it more useful to share my thoughts publicly than explain all to everyone who asked. I …
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Power Dynamics of the JanLokpal Andolan
In the previous article, I have outlined some dynamics of power. Those are universal. They help us understand the JanLokpal agitation and how it is unfolding. Whether you call this …
A flood of apathy
We had floods last month in Assam and parts of the North East got cut from access. This month we have floods in Orissa where large numbers of people are …
Tribals in India
Some thoughts around tribals in India, and their relative political abandonment. Trying to look at the psychological influences on behaviour and what is possible to address that which is not …
Psychological aspects of slutwalk – how does it work?
Imagine this scenario. An colleague in office has anger management issues. He’s a great guy. Doesn’t mean any harm, but he ends up hurting a lot of people who are …
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Whose side am I on, anyway?
I’m not a Congress supporter, BJP supporter, Hazare, Ramdev or anyone else supporter. I am a citizen of India, and I am unhappy with the status quo. I am angry …
Working with differences
Learning to see the big picture is all about making that shift from seeing differences to seeing diversity. Essentially the words are the same, but diversity brings in an awareness …
Child Rights: A new look at child abuse
Child rights are our future. The most vulnerable, exploited and unrepresented minority ANYWHERE in the world is children. Child abuse is a process of disrespect, hurt and neglect and most …