People empowerment is the essence of a true democracy. Towards this end the UPA government passed the RTI act in 2005, truly allowing the ordinary people access to information not available normally. The basic object of the Right to Information Act is to empower the citizens, promote transparency …
When Mahatma Gandhi was studying law at the University College, London, a white professor, whose last name was Peters,who disliked him intensely. One day, Mr. Peters was having lunch at the dining room when Gandhi came along with his tray & sat next to the professor. The professor said, “Mr …
A man brings his best buddy home for dinner… unannounced at 7.30 pm after work. His wife begins screaming at him and his friend just sits and listens in. Wife: The dishes are not done, the house is a mess, there is no grocery and I can’t be bothered with …
In New York, two beggars were sitting side by side, one with “OM” sign and the other with “CROSS” sign. People passing that area were giving dirty ?? look to the beggar carrying the OM sign but giving a dollar to the one carrying the CROSS sign. This was going …
25 years of married life – NOT A SINGLE CONFLICT!!! Thanks to an amazing wife !! Recently in Bangalore a couple celebrated their 25th marriage anniversary… They had become famous in the city for not having a single conflict in their 25 years of married life. Media gathered at the …
The term drones conjures up different visions for different people. For ordinary people-it is a hobbyist’s delight, for companies-it delivers material to customers, for sportsmen- it offers an aerial view of the game in progress not normally available and for the dreaded Taliban fighters -it means death. The word drone …
I was in a comfortable zone doing my daily chores complaining about the lines in queues for drawing your money from the bank and a zillion other things, when I was rudely jolted out my comfort zone. I was reading Arundhati Roy’s “Broken Republic “and I freely admit that I …
I first read Mark Gimenez’s “The Governor’s Wife “. It was a book picked at random during browsing a store three years back. I immediately cottoned on to him and read the rest of his books like “Accused, The Common Lawyer, The Colour of Law and Abduction “without any delay. …
Over the last few months, the nation is in a fervor over the repeated unprovoked assaults by Pakistan under the guise of terrorism. That, they have been soundly trashed in three wars is a given. Then why is Pakistan continuing in a war which it cannot win? The constant refrain …
It is with a very heavy heart that I write this –As I have to wait till another Mitch Rapp book is written. I am a big fan of The Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn for multiple reasons. I discovered Vince Flynn accidentally as I was browsing through some …
