Why some write autobiographies? »
What price earthly glory ! No man is immortal!
An autobiographical odyssey? Not quite!Here are certain random thoughts on why some choose to write autobiographies,while more prominent leaders don’t do the same?
An intriguing question?Yes,if you look beyond the superficial writings most autobiographies and biographies are.Some autobiographies are just ego trips.Some others,the ones often [...]
World’s great newspapers : How Indian newspapers compare? »
Book Review
Media Monolith
by Mark Tungate,2004,pp 260
Worldwide,newspapers seem to be growing in strength.Says the World Association of Newspapers(WAN) that in spite of the TV,the Internet and other digital distribution channels, it is the print media,the newspapers that has reported sales growth of 2.3 per cent last year.And more interestingly,it is India and China that are [...]
Will the UPA government last its full term? »
Political morals and political legitimacy
The current contradictions and confusions raise many questions!
Democracy in India is now reduced to numbers games.All norms and high principles are thrown away.So,the coalition politics has been taking so many opportunistic survival strategies.
Do political morals and political legitimacy matter in a democracy?Is Indian democracy at this point of time acquired [...]