Here we go again. The first impulse from the troglodytes on seeing something that is troubling is to shut their own eyes and insist that others be prevented from seeing it also. Apparently their conception of the good society is one in which the people are rendered blind and mute, and where they get to dictate to the people what is allowed to be said, heard, written or read, and by whom. At the center of the current turmoil among the troglodytes is a book by Joseph Lelyveld, “Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India.”
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Month: March 2011
H1-B Visas and Companies Like Infosys
Looks like there’s going to be tough times for body-shopping companies. Is the H1-B visa gravy train derailing?
{Link courtesy of Rajan Parrikar.}
India Needs New Policymakers
Here’s a comment that I believe requires a detailed answer. It was made in the post Manmohan Singh Epitomizes Evil. First, though, here’s the comment by Aaren:
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Mama Maino Brand Pickle
Mama Maino Brand Pickle. Now available all across India. 100% Free of Honesty, Decency and Integrity. Produced by UPA. Marketed by Manmohan.
{The picture is doing the rounds in the interwebs. It was forwarded to me by my friend Yoga. Feel free to distribute it as widely as you can.}
Happy Holi
Picture resized from The Big Picture feature on Holi of 2010. Like all their photo features, this one is good. Go see them.
Manmohan Singh Epitomizes Evil
As some of you have already pointed out, I have been focusing on public corruption in India a bit too much. A recent comment motivates me to explain my seeming obsession with the appointed prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh and his crimes.
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Citizens United in the US
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower had warned of the danger of the military-industrial complex 50 years ago in Jan 1961. Too bad the Americans did not take the warning seriously enough to do something about it. Here’s a short text and video excerpt:
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Hauled from the Archives: The Fake PM’s Speech
The Fake PM’s Speech in one handy page. First posted in June 2007 in five parts, now released in a new single-page format! The wonders of technology, I tell you.
Beware the Ides of March
Julius Caesar was warned by a soothsayer to “beware the ides of March.” The ides of March is today, the 15th of March. Good ol’ Julius disregarded the warning and on this fateful day in 44 BCE he fell dead, assassinated by his friend Marcus Brutus. As Shakespeare wrote, it was the most unkindest cut of all. (“most unkindest”? Bill, Bill, when will you learn how to write English!)
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Where Have all the Giants Gone?
Today we have dwarfs at the helm of affairs — dishonest people such as the appointed prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh and his boss Antonia Maino aka Sonia Gandhi — but India has had more than its fair share of giants. Once upon a time. A time when giants like Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata and Swami Vivekananda walked the earth.
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Life is a Random Draw 