Independence Day
Next week, we will celebrate yet another independence day. Yet another independence day with fighter planes whirring, tanks roaring, military bands playing and prime minister speaking. We celebrate this independence […]
Next week, we will celebrate yet another independence day. Yet another independence day with fighter planes whirring, tanks roaring, military bands playing and prime minister speaking. We celebrate this independence […]
Was the demonetisation a success or failure? Various government claims and the subsequent lacklustre results leave no doubt that the demonetisation has resulted in no significant utility to the nation and caused considerable damage.
This is the second day in a row I’ve discovered something suicidally whacky on Twitter. The first was when I found a profile with a UID number on it. Today
The Blue Whale Suicide Game Challenge #bluewhalechallenge Read More »
It is rare that one needs to speak up as an atheist and disown the speech or behavior of other atheists as communal hatred. Atheists are usually the smallest minority
Atheism, rationalism, free speech and communalism #NotInMyName Read More »
Press release for Aadhaar – PAN linkage constitutional challenge hearing in the Supreme Court on Friday. Today’s arguments began with the idea of ‘informational self determination”. Informational self-determination was developed
Aadhaar’s “Compelled free consent” is a contradiction in terms. Read More »
Flat Sale or Leave & Licence? Jain “Charitable” Trust cheats Blind Flat-buyer Mumbai, 22nd February, 2017: It’s a simple case of cheating and breach-of-trust by a Jain “charitable” trust called
Flat Sale or Leave & Licence? Jain “Charitable” Trust cheats Blind Flat-buyer Read More »
I am neither defending nor opposing jallikattu. Nor do I intend this to be an adverserial discussion. Bear with me, it is slightly long. The downside of describing behavior of
Behavior of bulls in jallikattu videos – my response to PETA India Read More »
I have refrained from commenting on jallikattu for a long time, mainly because I don’t have any real experience or concrete insight on the subject (yes, that does prevent me
Jallikattu is not bullfighting – it needs its own debate Read More »
The RBI had removed from its website a transcript it had published of Shri R. Gandhi’s statement about the currency disbursed to the public by the RBI. It was later published as a few bullet points with controversial parts removed as an “edited transcript”
Transcript of Statement made by Shri R. Gandhi, Deputy Governor Read More »