Author: Atanu Dey

Economist.

Banning a Book on Gandhi — Part 2

The freedom of speech and expression is not only a good in itself but it is also instrumental in human civilizational progress. It is therefore puzzling that quite a significant segment of humanity is ever ready to ban expression whenever there’s something said or written that goes against their cherished beliefs. What makes it worse is that another segment which does not fully comprehend what freedom of expression actually means. Usually they go, “I am for freedom of speech but . . . ”
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Banning a Book on Gandhi

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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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

Pickled by the Italian mama

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.}

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.