I find two items interesting today. One is an online petition titled “Demand for withdrawal of a flawed book on Hindu History published by PENGUIN” is making the rounds. Addressed to the presidents of the Penguin Group and Penguin India… Read More ›
Month: February 2010
Going back to the basics
It is time to get back to the basics. It is time for this blog to get back to what its primary concern is: to discuss matters that relate to India’s development. It is entertaining and diverting to once in… Read More ›
Temporary Post: Calling Oldtimer
This is a temporary post. I will delete it as soon as it serves the purpose. Dear Mr Oldtimer: Please reply to the comment by Rajkamal on the post Open Thread: Comment Policy. Mr Rajkamal charges that I am adding… Read More ›
The Wedge between Mandi and Retail Prices of Vegetables
A item in the Times of India reports on “Retail loot: Mandi prices are a fraction of retail prices. What explains the wedge in prices?
Krugman became an economist because of Science Fiction
Excellent profile of Paul Krugman in the New Yorker by Larrisa MacFarquhar. It is long and interesting. A few excerpts below the fold. This is a must read if you have even a passing interest in economics. Economics is about… Read More ›
Hauled from the comments
The open thread on comment policy post generated a bunch of thoughtful comments. I think it would be nice to haul some of them out and put them in a post for consideration. Here are some.
Open Thread: Comment policy
I have started getting some abusive comments. I think it is mainly from Islamists and Congress camp followers. I understand where they are coming from.
Government of India must ban Faithfreedom.org and Arrest Mr Ali Sina
This is simply intolerable. The site FaithFreedom.org is a terrible site. It has all kinds of information about Islam and its prophet. That is completely unacceptable as Muslims do not like it. When Muslims read it, many get very upset…. Read More ›
If you don’t have one law for all, you might be a third world country
I think that one feature common to the majority of the third world countries is that they don’t have one law for all.