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  1. Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Who?

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    / February 26, 2012 / 4 Comments
    In Maharashtra, it is mandatory to sing the National Anthem before and after cinema performances. When one has attended a fairly nondescript movie, it is the fairly rousing anthem that one remembers. But who is the ‘jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka’ to whom our national anthem is a paean? Have you given thought to...

  2. An IAS officer should know to say ‘No’

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    / February 11, 2012 / 4 Comments
    Today in India, there is a certain lynch mentality. We are willing to believe the worst about those in public office, be it politicians, bureaucrats or judges. That unless proved otherwise, the fellow is a thorough crook. This is not a very happy situation. We can understand why it has...

  3. In solidarity with the IAS officers

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    / February 6, 2012 / 4 Comments
    The filing of the chargesheet  by the CBI in the EMAAR land scam has become a full-blown battle between the IAS officers and the political establishment. This is because in its  chargesheet, it named two serving IAS officers and a retired IAS officer. One officer, L.V.Subramanyam is currently the Executive officer of...

  4. What is there in a statue?

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    / January 24, 2012 /
    In a country where statues and temples are regarded as incarnations of leaders and deities, Andhra Pradesh would set a milestone.  Interestingly, there are more statues of Dr B R Ambedkar than Mahatma Gandhi in the state. Religious and community leaders like Agrasen and Vangaveeti Ranga have also doted the...

  5. Thou shall be named after a politician

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    / December 12, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By E A S Sarma I feel distressed at the way the Andhra Pradesh government has been naming public institutions after political leaders, ignoring the outstanding contributions made by the professionals in their respective fields. The latest I have come across is the naming of the State Archaeological Museum after...

  6. Rules for becoming a Neta in Maharashtra

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    / December 2, 2011 / 5 Comments
    After the success of ‘Rules for becoming a Thalaivar and forming a Kazhagam‘, the (un)authoritative study of Tamil Nadu’s political scene, I now present the rules for Maharashtra. 1. Find an immigrant community to demonise. Now this is hard. The Congress has reserved for demonisation anyone without a Gandhi surname....

  7. The Maoists in white

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    / December 1, 2011 / 1 Comment
    The Maoists are certain Kishenji was tortured after he was picked up and then killed in a fake encounter in the forests of West Bengal. The state denies the charge. It is a familiar pattern of accusation and denial, that takes place whenever any top Maoist is killed. Not to...

  8. We run the country. We run cricket too

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    / July 16, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By T S SudhirWhen Kiran Kumar Reddy became chief minister, Arshad Ayub, the president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) told me, half in jest, that he is very confident that Kiran will do very well. I assumed Arshad said this, having been Kiran’s senior in the Hyderabad cricket team....

  9. Politicians, your careers are at stake

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    / June 2, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By Vijay Marur   Not so long ago politics was a khandaani pesha. Grandfather was a politician who perhaps went to jail in the pre-independence era. Father inherited the mantle, carried on the good work and discovered a perk called corruption. The grandson was a well honed professional who knew...

  10. Organogram of a successful politician

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    / May 18, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Narasimha Reddy   Successful politicians are most obviously role models for anyone aspiring to get into politics.  `Success’ of a politician can be measured by his money power, networking skills, sustenance capacity and ability to weather any adverse political storm.   You have successful politicians, who transform into businessmen...

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