https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-L_9__pqRc&feature=share Why all this fake outrage over nepotism in Bollywood? Nepotism, sycophancy, politics, conspiracy – these are the bane of the Indian psyche and society. It is the dominant factor in our personal, familial and professional lives. So, is it so surprising that it thrives in the environment that Bollywood provides, with all its…
Ban the ban
It is not healthy for a country to ban anything, be it a speech, book, publication, movie, show etc. based on public sentiment. All ideas and opinions must be allowed to be aired, however extreme, even if they are totally wrong, as long as they do not threaten or incite violence, or compromise the security…
Same same, no change!
I want to go back and review the media coverage of great events over the last 25-50 years or so like the financial crises, 9/11, swine flu, SARS, MERS etc. I wonder if I will find pretty much the same voice bytes – the reporting, analysis, the longwinded predictions and prophecies of pundits and the…
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING! (written when on the bench in the US!)
– a letter from the US Dear friend, It was nice to see your email. I wanted to reply immediately but was too busy doing nothing. My company is exploiting me – they overload me with so much nothing that I struggle to keep up with my own personal activities – like replying to emails.…
Justice for Nirbhaya
– Glad that the Nirbhaya animals were punished– Sad that such an event happened and continues to happen in India– Outraged that women and children are still treated with disdain in this country which is ultimately the basis for such crimes– Angry that it took 8 years for the law to run its course even…
Turn off the gas before the cooker blows!
Though I was very young when Indira Gandhi declared a national Emergency in 1975, I still remember the political chaos that preceded the declaration, the total collapse of law and order and the lack of accountability as the increasingly besieged government lost control and its legitimacy. Student protests, hartals, strikes, bandhs were the order of…