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  1. Coalition = Corruption = Compromise

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    / June 18, 2012 / 1 Comment
    I am appalled by reports and analyses lauding Sonia Gandhi’s ability to checkmate Mamata Banerjee on the Presidential election. This is with specific reference to how the Congress president was extremely annoyed by Mamata’s announcement to the media about the two names discussed inside 10 Janpath and then deliver a...

  2. Race for President to change PM?

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    / June 14, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Sometime in May, when this important ally of the Congress in the UPA was called by Sonia Gandhi for discussions on the Presidential election, he decided to be candid. “Ma’m, we will support whoever you decide to nominate for the President. But I have a request to make. Please change...

  3. An opportunity for Kiran to do a KKR

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    / May 28, 2012 / Leave a comment
    I don’t think cricketer-turned-politician Kiran Kumar Reddy would have found the time to catch the finals of the IPL last night. If nothing else, he can take heart from the fact that a KKR – Kolkata Knight Riders – had triumphed. Will KKR win the Andhra Pradesh Political League as...

  4. My name is Aam aadmi and I am not a VIP

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    / May 24, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Dear Dr Manmohan Singh, Pranaam. No, I am not Shahrukh Khan, lest you associate this line only with the Wankhede boy. Yesterday evening, the moment I heard the news of the hike in price of petrol, I rushed to the nearest petrol bunk. Typical aam aadmi reaction, I hear u...

  5. Spare us please. It isn’t funny

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    / May 11, 2012 / 1 Comment
    While in college, when I started freelancing in the late 80s, I used to write stories for `Children’s World’. A monthly magazine published by the Children’s Book Trust. An institution established in 1957 by the late Shankar Pillai, known as the patriarch of political cartooning in India. It was therefore...

  7. A new low in governance

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    / March 16, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Just when I thought that the government of Manmohan Singh had reached its nadir by deciding to seek a review of the Supreme Court ruling which cancelled 2G licenses, the government has once again demonstrated that it can plumb to newer depths in perversity. This time it is the Trinamool...

  8. Gujarat vs Bengal is now Big B vs SRK

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    / February 19, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Gujarat and Bengal are not just on opposite sides of India, they are a study in contrasts. If Gujarat is business friendly, Bengal is anything but business friendly. Gujarat not only believes in the philosophy of economic right, it is known to be on the religious right also. Bengal has...
    Posted in Films
    Tagged ambassador, amitabh, , brand, gujarat, , narendra modi, shahrukh, tourism

  9. Cholbe Na ! Cholbe Na !

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    / August 21, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By G Mohan   An ‘All-party’ meeting was held at the Writer’s building, Kolkata to discuss the change of name of West Bengal state. Bappi Bose who serves tea in the conference room recounted the happenings of the 90-minute meeting to his friend Mintu Mandal at an adda session yesterday...

  10. I suspect the undergarment lobby

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    / June 22, 2011 / 3 Comments
    So, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s office has been bugged. And though ‘Nab has advised the navel-gazing ‘national’ media to stop wasting its time on the Watergate-that-never-happened (or did it?), the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has developed this amazing capacity to elevate sideshows into prime time news, wants an explanation as...
    Posted in Business
    Tagged finance, , pranab, tax, undergarment

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