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Politics, Business and Reality Shows [#Vedanta and #Niyamgiri]

September 2, 2010No Comments
Politics, Business and Reality Shows [#Vedanta and #Niyamgiri]

Share By Amar Tejaswi: Are democracies really run by the people and for the people? Yes, of course. For people who have pockets deeper than the deepest oceans on this planet and by people who have a huge inherent appetite for the contents of those pockets. Now all you aam aadmis out there, don’t feel [...]

Lucknow Undergoing Makeover — Are Basic Issues Being Neglected? [City of Nawabs Now City Of Stones]

September 2, 2010No Comments
Lucknow Undergoing Makeover — Are Basic Issues Being Neglected? [City of Nawabs Now City Of Stones]

Share By Amrita Kohli: Once the city of Nawabs, now one of stone, Lucknow is presently under a major make over. How good is this transformation? Let’s decide for ourselves. The city is practically covered in Kota stone which is being used in enormous quantities to construct smaraks (monuments), parks and just one too many [...]

Amidst Severe Poverty and Unemployment, We Spent USD 1.6bn on Games

August 20, 2010One Comment
Amidst Severe Poverty and Unemployment, We Spent USD 1.6bn on Games

Share By Divyanshu Singhal: “NEW FRONTIERS AND FRIENDSHIP”-The motto that got India a chance to host Commonwealth games for the first time. If the organizing committee had worked on the games with the same motto and sincerity, the scenario would have been totally different now. India was confident of holding the best Commonwealth Games, overcoming [...]

We, The People — Will We Ever Change?

August 18, 20102 Comments
We, The People — Will We Ever Change?

Share By Ruchika Joshi: As I was surfing through the same old channels on TV that seemed to be saying the same old thing, I came across the movie ‘Gandhi’. Gandhi is a 1982 biographical film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, directed by Richard Attenborough. As the movie progressed through the first hour [...]

#Jai Hind- 63 Years of Independence: Wassup With The Youth? [A Reality Check]

August 16, 20107 Comments
#Jai Hind- 63 Years of Independence: Wassup With The Youth? [A Reality Check]

Share By Anshul Tewari: WOW! It’s been 63 long years since we became independent. A nation free from a dictatorship. A nation ready to challenge the world with its pure heart, soul and the lovable Indian pride. Ask your grandparents and they would give you the exact picture of how things were back then. How [...]

To Host Or Not To Host [FIFA Angered The Common Man, Will CWG Too?]

August 9, 2010One Comment
To Host Or Not To Host [FIFA Angered The Common Man, Will CWG Too?]

Share By Abhirup Bhunia: Patriotism and national-pride are terms, often grandiose but hollow. Nonetheless, these are expressions that can be misrepresented, misconstrued. When it is inadvertent, it’s called ignorance; when it is deliberate, it’s called subterfuge. These are remarks applicable to two third world nations, – or emerging economies, as they are dubbed to avoid [...]

Commonwealth Games, Kalmadi and Questions from a Tax Payer [Part 1]

August 6, 201010 Comments
Commonwealth Games, Kalmadi and Questions from a Tax Payer [Part 1]

Share Our Special Correspondent Saahil Menghani has been following the Commonwealth Games trail from the very first day. In this series he tracks down the CWG saga, speculates Kalmadi’s statements and brings forth question from an honest tax payer. With 58 days left for the mega sporting event to kick off, controversies could find no [...]

National Game or National Shame?

August 5, 2010No Comments
National Game or National Shame?

Share By Radhika Naithani: Reality always gives you a larger picture than fantasy. I like movies with happy endings especially the adrenaline pumping, heart beat raising, blood gushing sports movies, where the underdogs beat the champions and emerge victorious. I remember watching ‘Chak de’, first day first show with my friends. Boy! Now that’s what [...]

Witnessing a Mini Flood – Perennial Problems in Delhi

July 21, 2010No Comments
Witnessing a Mini Flood – Perennial Problems in Delhi

Share By Shashank Saurav: You do not expect to move in a torrent of muddy water when you are living in the nation’s capital. Nevertheless, in India we are not expected to expect because as voters we mostly fail to make the correct decision. Hence all our demands and expectations remain buried in government files [...]

The Curious case of BCCI

June 6, 2010No Comments
The Curious case of BCCI

Share Umang Joshi: The BCCI seems to enjoy hitting the headlines for all the odd and erratic reasons. First the IPL -Gate saw the board virtually at loggerheads with Lalit Modi, who was served with a suspension notice over allegations of financial misdemeanor and who is currently being entangled in a legal battle with the [...]

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