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Sonia breaks her silence – and with it her innocence | Posted on December 22, 2011 by Anuj Varma

Sonia Gandhi finally broke her silence on Anna Hazare. She defended the draft put forth by her partymen – and asked Anna to do the same. Anyone who has been following this movement knows that the current draft leaves out … Continue reading →

Interesting experiences of an NRI (Mohan) who returned to India | Posted on December 15, 2011 by Anuj Varma

Mohan’s Musings

Buy Stamps–Save Tigers | Posted on October 7, 2011 by Anuj Varma

This is insane. Is it possible to imagine a world without Tigers? There’s only 3500 tigers left in the wild.
Help raise funds to fight this man-made problem. The simplest way to help is to buy US postal stamps featuring … Continue reading →

Let there be light! | Posted on October 4, 2011 by Anuj Varma

Today I met an IITian who is trying to make a difference. When he returned to India (after working in the U.S.), he was obligated to go visit a farmland that he had inherited from his father. On seeing the … Continue reading →

Tedhi Baat – The Siddhu Episode (played by Shekhar Suman) | Posted on October 4, 2011 by Anuj Varma

Gurpal interviews Navjot Singh Siddhu (played by Shekhar Suman) in this episode of Tedhi Baat. You know that there is mischief afoot when Siddhu (played by Shekhar Suman) opens with a thumping on the table – and starts firing … Continue reading →

Manmohan Singh addresses the UN | Posted on September 30, 2011 by Anuj Varma

Sept 24, 2011
Manny made me proud as he took a stab at curbing external military interference into the affairs of sovereign democracies. His exact words were:
“Societies cannot be reordered from outside through military force. People in all countries have the … Continue reading →

On Calcutta and the spirit of ‘Pujos’ | Posted on September 30, 2011 by Anuj Varma

As an outsider who witnessed Pujos for the first time a couple of years ago, I could not agree more with Vir Sanghvi’s article on Calcutta, Bengalis and the spirit of Pujos.
http://speebee.blogspot.com/2005/10/writing-by-vir-sanghvi.html

Rahul Gandhi, Anna Hazare and Gandhigiri | Posted on September 5, 2011 by Anuj Varma

Rahul Gandhi keeps showing the Indian people the level of his immaturity.
He claims to be a true ‘Gandhian’ – just because he has watched Lage Raho Munnabhai multiple times.
News flash for you Rahul
A true Gandhian would have stood … Continue reading →

Of Rahul and Shashi | Posted on September 1, 2011 by Anuj Varma

Rahul’s Legacy
Rahul Gandhi’s great grandfather would have stood alongside Anna Hazare. He would have lambasted the current ruling parties whether they consisted of his own kith or kin or otherwise. He was not afraid of anyone. He was not a … Continue reading →

The Silence of Team India and the non-stop chatter of Lalu et. al | Posted on August 30, 2011 by Anuj Varma

My last post showed how the anti-corruption movement had identified a few ‘obtuse’ elements in Indian society. Now that the movement has taken a landmark step forward, it is exposing a whole different cast of characters. These are the loudmouths … Continue reading →