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Inflation- Some Lateral Dimensions

Posted on August 4, 2011 by indra

I don’t know why MPs in parliament are playing a friendly match on inflation. At the end they all will vote in favour of the resolution expressing concern over price rise. And they have played this game a number of … Continue reading →

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MPs! Beware of Restive People

Posted on August 2, 2011 by indra

I wish Anna or some other of his stature, may be Shri Shri Ravi Sankar go for fast and that too immediately. However, I want it for a different reason. Parliament monsoon session has started. But even on the second … Continue reading →

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Billions, Billions Worth Land Scams

Posted on July 31, 2011 by indra

Morning walk becomes enjoyable with someone to gossip, mainly on current topics. Some of the acquaintances, who accompany me mostly, are retired high ranking engineers, even chiefs from the departments of irrigation, PWD with roads, state electricity boards and even … Continue reading →

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Greening Noida: Maintain it too

Posted on July 28, 2011 by indra

The sky remained over cast with cloud for the whole day but it didn’t rain. My neighbour, the younger sardarji told me that it rained heavily yesterday in New Delhi. Over the years I have firmed up my belief that … Continue reading →

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Nitish’s Inferiority Complex or Ego

Posted on July 27, 2011 by indra

Over the years, I have kept updated on the news from Bihar. With Nitish, Bihar has seen almost a transformation from its dark age to a developing state. But the rate of growth could have been higher. And that is … Continue reading →

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On This Day 20 Years Ago

Posted on July 24, 2011 by indra

Manmohan Singh, then minister of finance, facing a balance-of-payments crisis, told parliament that “the room for manoeuvre, to live on borrowed money or time, does not exist any more.” He attacked the prioritisation of producers over consumers, and swept away … Continue reading →

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Bihar’s Dismal Rural Education- Root Cause

Posted on July 23, 2011 by indra

Last evening my wife, Yamuna was talking to Sulekha, my sister-in-law in Pipra. I was inquisitive to know about the girls with whom I talked during my March visit to my village. They all had appeared for school final examination. … Continue reading →

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Is Manmohan Still Honest and Brilliant?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by indra

I came across a blog, ‘The PM is an honest man and a brilliant economist’. Is he really qualified with the adjectives even after the whole of the country knows now and is experiencing? After Supreme Court rebuke, Delhi police … Continue reading →

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Rural India: Education thru’ Technology

Posted on July 19, 2011 by indra

When the rural India is so behind in getting a right access to good education because of poorly qualified teachers or somewhere even the lack of schools and colleges, can technology take over the role of teachers or be of … Continue reading →

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Malice of Education

Posted on July 16, 2011 by indra

Imparting quality education has become really challenging. Simultaneously, it provides huge opportunity too for the country and its young population. If one goes by the number of ads in newspapers and magazines, perhaps the majority numbers of ads may be … Continue reading →

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