What Sandy and Nilam can teach Bangalore
So, what lessons do Hurricane Sandy and Cyclone Nilam have for Bangalore? Many -- from disaster management preparedness to quickly fixing what’s broken....
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The "P" factor in Gujarat polls
Early this week, I was talking with a senior government official, who happens to belong to one of Gujarat’s economically powerful and influential...
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Restaurant Review: NOM NOM (Southeast Asian)
No prizes for guessing this one. Which four-letter word shrieks and chillaos out of every newspaper and magazine and is tweeted, blogged, flogged?...
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Madame ji, meeeow? (more mango speak)
Me no longer ow, aap jao. Why wait till 2014?
Behind all the serious scam revealing kind of noise in Lootings Delhi, and through the extremely polluted air...
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Offended by a tweet? Live with it
It is a sad reflection on India of our times that a tweet can land you in jail. Yes, that is what happened to S Ravi, a small-time businessman. His fault? He...
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Of misogyny and Indian politicians
Narendra Modi's attack on Sunanda Tharoor indicates a deep-rooted malaise
By now this sordid narrative of misogyny is well documented. Few will dispute that...
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4 lakh illegal rickshaws, 6 lakh illegal vendors and why politics matters – even to entrepreneurs
In an earlier post on entrepreneurship , I mentioned how “the “burden” of government can be very heavy – which is why it takes 11...
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Is extreme anarchism Kejriwal’s political strategy????
Kejriwal (the Joker in the political pack, henceforth abbreviated just to Joker) has accused the UPA and NDA of crony capitalism. The allegation is that both...
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