‘Mahindra & Mahindra’ Three weeks ago, popular chronicler of Indian automobile history, Adil Jal Darukhanawala, was in city. He was here to release ‘Timeless Mahindra’, a coffee-table book about the iconic Indian auto-maker “Mahindra & Mahindra.” I borrowed a copy of the book, glanced through it, like most people do a coffee-table book, when I…
Love Marriages will make us Indians ?
February 16, 2021On Feb. 8, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul while passing judgement on a ‘love marriage case’ said, “Educated younger boys and girls are choosing their life partners, which is a departure from the earlier norms of society where caste and community played a major role. Possibly, this is the way forward, where caste and community tensions…
Pushing for an Emergency?
January 30, 2021On 26th January we saw men in blue turbans, wielding swords on horse back, ride into our Nation’s capital, as if they were the cavalry of an invading army, but they were supposedly farmers and they were protesting! Guess, a 21st century farmers’ protest looks like a 14th century invasion. It makes one wonder, what…
Tale of two Palaces
January 23, 2021Going by recent reports, Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel may very well become Taj Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel if it is leased to Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), a group company of TATA’s under which the famed luxury hotel chain, Taj Hotels are managed. Our city’s second largest Royal Palace, Lalitha Mahal Palace, has been waiting…
Privacy Pirates ?
January 16, 2021Suddenly “WhatsApp” is the enemy. Google is the “big brother”, Facebook is the propagator of hate and invader of privacy. Well truth is, these big tech companies were always all this and more. Much much more. But why is everyone surprised? Privacy watch dogs and tech journalists have been warning us about this for years….
God save America for the sake of Democracy
January 9, 2021The United States of America (USA), the global purveyor of Democracy took a hit to its democratic credentials as a group of rioters took over Capitol Building, the seat of the US Government. As the rioting unfolded, many had that “Schadenfreude” feeling, the joy one feels when something bad happens to a person they don’t…
Money Honey
December 19, 2020By Vikram Muthanna Last week, we got some bitter news about something sweet. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) reported that when they subjected 13 prominent brands selling honey to a sophisticated test in Germany for adulteration, except three, all other brands failed. The only three brands that passed were Saffola, Markfed Sohna and…
Cow Laws & Peacock Justice !
December 12, 2020Karnataka’s BJP Government has resurrected the issue of cow protection as they are hungry for some “political fodder” and on Wednesday hurriedly passed the “Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2020” in the State Assembly. Of course, the Bill is yet to pass the Legislative Council and get the Governor’s approval. But…
Celebrities & Vaccines
December 5, 2020The Covid vaccines are finally here. Surprisingly, they didn’t evoke much jubilation. That’s because may be we have been emboldened by our recovery rates. So emboldened that some of us are wondering if we need this vaccine at all ! Of course, some others are just wary of vaccines, period. Every Government since the invention…
Tiring Justice
November 28, 2020Yesterday, the Supreme Court delivering its reason behind granting interim bail to Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, in the abetment to suicide case, held that Courts should, “ensure that criminal law does not become a weapon for selective harassment of citizens.” Phew! Thank you SC for that judgement…but what’s the use? All we can…
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