Tag Archives: Corruption in India
Kiran Bedi and the Ticket-Gate: What Exactly is Greater Good?
Kiran Bedi’s recent “Ticket-gate” has raised an important question — how much liberty can one take in the name of greater good? Who is Kiran Bedi? Bedi is the first… Read more
Anna in Politics will be a Welcome Change to our Current Setup
As I read Showstopper’s post on Howzzit – A Letter to Mr Anna Hazare and his Team from a Common Man – I thought of writing this reply to my fellow citizen…. Read more
I Believe in Anna Hazare, but we Must Believe in Ourselves First
Colonel Gaddafi dies in a drain, screamed all newspapers on Friday. The misshapen face of the dictator gawking beside the news article. The new Middle Eastern Revolution has successfully rolled into… Read more
A Letter to Mr Anna Hazare and his Team from a Common Man
Dear Mr Anna Hazare and Co, Do you all think I am a fool? Do you think the millions who supported you during your fast are fools? What is your… Read more
Has Anna Hazare’s Crusade Turned into a Political Gimmick?
Like so many others in the country, I too was thrilled to witness the response Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption received in August this year. No one expected his fast… Read more
In Info Age, RTI is Stealth Bomber: Enlightening and Frightening
On October 12, India will celebrate six years of the RTI Act, 2005. For the past five years it’s been a useful tool in the hands of journalists and the… Read more
Remembering 9/11: History Repeats Itself because the World doesn’t Learn
Hiroshima had been just obliterated from the face of the earth. River Havel, Potsdam, Germany, August 6, 1945: A beaming Harry Truman announced, “We have spent $2 billion on the… Read more
Mr Hazare, I Apologise for my Behaviour
Today, I am writing this note to publicly apologise to Mr Hazare for my angry rants over the last several weeks against his anti-corruption movement, against the Jan Lokpal Bill… Read more
The Crafting of the Hazare Crescendo
Finally, Anna Hazare swallowed something other than water and capsules, and India heaved a sigh of relief at the conclusion of this new-age Gandhian movement played out in the heart… Read more
The Lokpal Bill Issue and the Art of Mismanaging an Already Mismanaged Issue
I feel like JK Rowling writing the Harry Potter series when I write this article as a sequel to the previous one on the same issue (The Lokpal Bill Issue… Read more
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