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The Silence of Team India and the non-stop chatter of Lalu et. al
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…
Put all Indians in jail then…
Noted actor Om Puri may have to serve jail time for calling parliamentarians corrupt (his exact words were ‘ sab neta chor hain – all politicians are crooks’). If that…
India’s Anti-Corruption Movement – Revealing the Corrupt and the Obtuse
India’s anti-corruption movement is now in its fifth month – and has united all Indians in what is an obvious, common cause. The movement is completely non-violent, not a single…
The Notorious Top 10 (10 most corrupt Indian politicians)
10 is an abysmally inadequate number to capture the magnitude of corrupt politicians in India. However, in the spirit of ‘starting somewhere’, these 10 are possibly the most well known'
The same two villians of justice – R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik–strike again!
First, these two justices proved that they do not care about Indian industry, by shockingly, forcing private hospitals to treat poor patients for free (going against Indian constitutional law).…
Is the Indian Supreme Court Business Friendly?
As India struggles to find its footing moving towards a more open, more de-regulated, more private economy, one would imagine that the highest judicial authority in India (the Supreme Court)…
Signs of a successful Lokpal bill
A LokPal bill by itself will not solve the problem. When used to achieve the following results, the bill will have served its purpose. Arrest and seize assets of all…
Congress still doesn’t get the anti-corruption movement
Shortly after press conference by Hazare and his team, ministers in the drafting committee P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal and Salman Khurshid hit back at the civil society, making it clear…
Rajiv would have joined Anna.
Rajiv would have joined Anna. History does repeat itself. When the philosopher (Gandhi) took his cause to the streets, Nehru (the politician) joined him. In fact, Nehru went to prison…
Anything is possible (The week of April 4th, 2011)
The week of April 4th (April 4th through April 11th) created history in so many ways. A New Masters Champion A man who had never won on the PGA…