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February 2011

February 21, 2011

How Congress spun Advani’s letter to its advantage

That leaks make news is well known. More sensitive the leaks more shocking the news.

February 20, 2011

Audacity of Plunder and Rape of India and its Citizenry

On September 21, 2001 Rahul Gandhi and his Colombian girl friend were caught and detained...

February 15, 2011

India’s Place in Space: It’s GSLV or Bust

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand why India’s heavy lift GSLV...

February 14, 2011

Calcutta Chronicles

The long, meandering line of lights blinks, burns and finally stands still at a cross-road.

February 07, 2011

Illegal Migration to US: Lure for the Punjabees never ebbs

Lure of life in US has been very strong in some particular communities in India....

February 06, 2011

Aadhaar: Universal ID that promises to Unite India. Or will it?

Two years ago, India set up UIDAI (Universal ID Authority of India) with Nandan Nilekani...

February 02, 2011

Tri-Valley University Immigration Scandal: Help for Affected Students

The situation of Tri-Valley University admissions, specifically with regards to admissions of Indian students, has...

February 02, 2011

My Experience of Booking Online Ticket for Indian Railways

Would like to begin my write-up with what triggered to use IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering...

January 2011

January 31, 2011

Honesty is now obsolete….it died a slow death

Malegaon’s Additional Collector, Yeshwant Sonawane was preparing to celebrate his 52nd birthday on January 28....

January 29, 2011

Free and fair investigation of "cases" against Swami Aseemananda

Petition letter addressed to Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (The Honorable President of India) - by...

January 22, 2011

Obnoxious Bosses and their Punishing Evaluations and no Humor!

My first boss was a particularly obnoxious person. He would be fidgety, unconventional and rude...

January 21, 2011

Arranged Marriages: Not the way Americans think they are

In my discussions with Americans, I have been asked many times about the practice of...

January 13, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar – Why he is the God of Cricket!

There was a time in India in early 1990s when Nirma detergents had suddenly took...

January 08, 2011

Citibank Multicrore Fraud: Was only Puri to be blamed?

One cardinal principle of investing is - "If it sounds too good to be true,...

January 06, 2011

From 360 Degree to Work-Around Living – how did we reach here?

It is very interesting to watch how things are done in India and where we...

January 02, 2011

Review of 2010 and Predictions for 2011

As has been a tradition on Drishtikone, we review the past year and make predictions...

December 2010

December 31, 2010

Palika Bazaar: A Delhi landmark in Decay

If you have grown up in Delhi in the 70s and 80s, Palika Bazaar would...

December 30, 2010

Top 15 Finance and Investment related Sites from India

Unlike, US, in India there isn't enough information on the investments, finance and markets. Not...

December 30, 2010

And now – Khaana No Piazza!

Sattvik is back in India. At least partially.

December 29, 2010

Investment and Market Directions in India for 2011

India is on a tear with 9% growth rate for the economy.

December 29, 2010

A Story of Unhealthy, Careless and Lazy Indians

India prides in Vedas, Spirituality, and yoga. One would assume that people would have the...

December 28, 2010

A Metro Ride I would like to Forget!

It was Friday morning and I was ready to take the Metro from a station...

December 28, 2010

North India reels under Heavy Fog: some tips and information

North India is completely enveloped in fog these days. In the mornings, it is not...

December 28, 2010

Farce of Stone Pelters of Kashmir

Kashmir and the situation there - all the way from how it is articulated to...

December 27, 2010

Uncouth NRIs: Enough is enough!

"Don't give me shit %&*^%$" shouted this lady in heavy Punjabi accent with fake Americanese...

December 05, 2010

Hypocrisy of the Kashmir Situation

On October 21st, Arundhati Roy, Delhi University professor S.A.R.

December 05, 2010

Rich loot in India while poor eat grass

Washington-based Global Financial Integrity (GFI) recently published a report titled 'The Drivers and Dynamics of...

December 02, 2010

Symbolic Festivities – Do they make you think?

We celebrate so many festivals throughout the year. some don't make sense to me, and...

November 2010

November 23, 2010

Selective Integrity or Real Anti-Corruption: The Security leak Case of IAS officer

Corruption is a bad thing and it should never be tolerated. But the intolerance for...

November 20, 2010

Fall Of The Feminine

A few weeks back I had written a post about how the media has not...