India

India is frustrated, sad and angry

December 3, 2008

Just like everybody in India, I feel sad, angry and frustrated. Never ever before, we see this amount of anger and sadness on the face of people.  There is pain and tears in the eyes of people.  After 61 years of freedom, if we can’t feel ourselves safe in India, then it is a matter [...]

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Happy Diwali to all !

October 28, 2008

There’s always something warm and bright, about this time of the year, when everything has a special glow, and hearts are full of cheer, that’s why, this special greeting comes your way, to wish you all life’s best, on Diwali and in the coming year, too. The present times are tense for India. Fear of [...]

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Liquidity Crunch in India : A good explanation in Hindi

October 20, 2008

Just came across this excellent explanation of credit crunch in India . It is written by Mr Anshuman Tiwari for today’s Dainik Jagran (20th October). So full credit to him for writing this excellent article. The article is in Hindi. I hope most of you will be able to grasp it.  Gafalat Se Nikali Bazar [...]

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What’s the hot topic in India these days?

June 16, 2008

I have decided to be more regular on this blog. I think there is no point having this blog if I can’t update it regularly. I need to remind myself one thing that blogs are just like sharks. They need constant movement to remain alive. If I don’t do it, my blog will die. And [...]

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A murder that shocked India

May 23, 2008

It could not be more shocking than this. A 14 year girl Arushi was brutally murdered in her Noida house on 15th May. The domestic servant who was missing since the incident was discovered dead on the roof of the house. Arushi was the daughter of a very successful doctor couple. Today, the Police revealed [...]

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Why cricket is such a popular game in India?

May 16, 2008

The IPL fever is in its full intensity in India these days. IPL and its probable winner is one of the hottest topics of discussion here. Many people are of the view that it is one of the best things that ever happens to the game of cricket. In fact IPL has become so popular [...]

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Positive effect of a US depression on India

January 29, 2008

Every dark cloud has a silver lining A US depression is on anvil. Though not confirmed but in a hush hush way it is becoming the talk of the town. According to many experts the Depression in US Economy has already arrived. The mess of subprime mortgage has become somewhat unmanageable and is slowly taking [...]

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Mahatma Gandhi: Little known facts most of us don’t know about him

October 2, 2007

Today is 2nd October the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, father of the nation or Bapu as he was lovingly called in India. This day is the third and the last national holiday in India (the 26th January – the Republic day and 15th August- the Independence day are the other two). A debate on the [...]

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I learnt today that

June 26, 2007

During the last financial year (2005-2006), 75 million people traveled by air in India. A big figure. Isn’t it ? But do you know, in how many days this number of people traveled by train in India ? In 5 days !! Yes in India 15 million people travel by train every day ! Astonishing [...]

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The truth about inflation in India

June 25, 2007

The inflation has come down to below 5 % yet nobody seems to feel it in reality. For a common man in India, the prices are as high as they were a few months ago. Just how and why inflation has come down when nobody can experience it ?

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