May 31, 2014

Garbage

Newly formed Modi government is mulling about an urban-sanitation scheme which will take 1000 cities across India for a thorough clean-up. It will tentatively start with Varanasi, and named "Mahatma...

April 18, 2014

Rational

In last two weeks, there have been several electoral prescriptions published in media. Here's a sample -Economist - Can anyone stop Narendra Modi?" ... this newspaper cannot bring itself to...

April 13, 2014

2019

In another 5 years, 2019 General Elections should take place (provided 16th Lok Sabha completes it's full term). Here are a few scenarios2014-19 government does well, stabilizes economy, generates new jobs, manages...

April 06, 2014

Roark

Some quotes taken from NYTimes profile of Arundhati Roy - Not-so-Reluctant Renegade -"In an essay titled, “The End of Imagination,” Roy accused supporters of the tests of reveling in displays of military...

April 05, 2014

Link

New LinksAuto Correct: Has the self-driving car at last arrived?Reinventing Explanation: Simpson's Paradox etc.How I Went From 100 To 0 ThingsCost of Cool in India? An iPhoneFermat's EnigmaManmohan Singh’s Harder PathO.K.,...