Tag Archives: Politics

My Button Works!!

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/why-twitter-did-not-block-trump-after-nuclear-button-threat/article22365347.ece The most powerful Uncle Sam shook the world with the unabashed display of the “much bigger and more powerful” nuclear button on his desk. And yes, it works!! The reference is to the new year tweet of the POTUS to the dictator-ruler of North Korea Kim. It looked like an Allahabadi gully cricket slugfest betweenContinue reading “My Button Works!!”

Immortal India- A breezy discussion

Amish is a bestselling author who has charted quite an unusual path towards literary fame treading the oft-avoided terrain of mythology. This write-up is an attempt to highlight his thought process as reflected in his book Immortal India. His take on Indic concepts, though not devoid of flaws impels you to look our civilisational existence in contemporaneous timesContinue reading “Immortal India- A breezy discussion”

Amma

Death, it is said is the ultimate truth of life. The circle of life takes intervening closure with death. Despite being the most unbiased equaliser, death sometimes imparts immortality to certain souls. Jayalalithaa Jayaraman attained immortality with her death owing to her monumental presence in the Tamil psyche for more than five decades. Hugely popular as aContinue reading “Amma”

Uniform Civil Code- A Chimera?

In 1950s Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was asked about non-promulgation of a Uniform Civil Code (hereinafter referred as UCC).  He opined that the time and situation was not ripe enough to enact and enforce the UCC. Six decades later the status quo and associated question remains unanswered. Has the time for enactment of UCC arrivedContinue reading “Uniform Civil Code- A Chimera?”

RESERVATIONS:Minority Appeasement/Exclusion of Majority!!!

Human resource of a country is key to its development. Irony manifests itself in superlative form when it comes to the practical analysis of situation as existing in India. Resort to fake optimism has become order of the day. Apparently India has been shining since the advent of 21st century but its lustre fails toContinue reading “RESERVATIONS:Minority Appeasement/Exclusion of Majority!!!”