Category Archives: social issues

Media Scandal: Is Hope Lost?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by indra

On Friday, December 3, Shephali had brought a copy of New York Times for me. However, I could go through it only today, December 5. We spent the whole of Saturday in visiting Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and … Continue reading →

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My Dilemma: Forward and Backward Castes

Posted on July 6, 2010 by indra

“Caste identity breaks the society, Bihari-ism unites.” Nitish had made this statement. Was it a political statement or the real wish of the Chief Minister? Should I expect ushering in of a bright beginning of political assistance in reducing the … Continue reading →

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Sensitivity of Indian Affluent

Posted on July 1, 2010 by indra

After Pratul wrote so much on the issue-‘Indian Billionaires and their Sensitivity’ in comments on face book, I started thinking again and here are some stray thoughts: There are many unique aspects in the game of charity or more in … Continue reading →

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Ganga: From Mother to Untouchable Status

Posted on May 17, 2010 by indra

Ganga must be cursing Bhagirathi to bring her down to earth@. And the most to be blamed are the Hindus who call her Mother Ganga. Each one starts polluting it from birth and in death too. And I feel like … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Family and an Elderly Couple

Posted on May 5, 2010 by indra

The story of Mrs. Lakshman Singh will be the story of every old couple living alone in India with children working and living in distant places or abroad. Lakshman Singh is in hospital now for almost a month. He suffered … Continue reading →

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Girls: The Only Hope of Bihar

Posted on April 24, 2010 by indra

Nitish Kumar has started blogging. And interestingly, his first entry is about the cycles given to school going girls under ‘Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojna’ that have changed their lives, more so their dreams. And Nitish’s blog has got a good … Continue reading →

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Contagious Corruption

Posted on December 18, 2009 by indra

Invariably every day in morning walk, the discussions of the veterans converge pretty soon on the corruption in the system. For some time in past weeks, the main headlines went to Madhu Koda who had become the chief minister of … Continue reading →

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It’s same: Be it vulgar, indecent or greed

Posted on October 8, 2009 by indra

How much should one CEO get as compensation? Are the amounts most of the CEOs get vulgarly excessive? Even prime minister expressed his views on the subject, sometime last year. Now Salman Khursid and Montek Singh Ahluwalia have expressed their … Continue reading →

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Save India, Drop Caste Identity

Posted on September 30, 2009 by indra

Anything for ending the menace of the divisive caste system that has kept India in Stone Age thrills me. Unfortunately, in India the governments under different political parties have been the main culprit in perpetuating the caste system. It helps … Continue reading →

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Golu: Victim of Distorted Democracy

Posted on July 21, 2009 by indra

Golu was with me on Sunday. He has already entered IIT, Delhi. His story is good enough to start a rebellion. At least, it makes me a rebel at this age of 70. I read about the ill-effects of reservations … Continue reading →

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