Date: December 1, 2007 Place: Trichy, Tamil Nadu Life and literature of Tamils As seen from the perspectives of Tamils living abroad and outside Tamil Nadu in India 1. Introduction: I am highly grateful for all those who have thought of inviting me to give the keynote address to this assembly of Tamil scholars and…
Author: V.Isvarmurti
Bank Chairmen! Please read this!
It is an irony that as we type this note comes the news that RBI had punished 7 banks, private, foreign and PSU banks for violating IPO norms! The fines for the IPO scams run from Rs.25 lakhs to 5 lakhs. The point is that some of the superstars are also found to be indulging…
From UPA to UPS !!
United Progressive Alliance becomes United Political Survival! It is ironical that the Left threatened the UPA and in the process the ruling alliance caved in. They have all become partners in the united political survival game. PM’s credibility falls, Sonia slips! Left prone to trouble making, as usual! The Indo-US nuclear deal had taken certain…
Bharat Nirman, Urban Mission, NREGA
Just all end up as election slogans? Who is the urban development minister? And also, who is the rural development minister? Can one recall at once? Such is the urban-centric, New Delhi-based power elite that occupies all the ministerial posts and party jobs! And we talk of aam aadmi, tongue in cheek! We seem to…
Autobiographies & Biographies
Autobiographies are often highly subjective and therefore only partially true in many respects.While biographies are likely to be more reliable and might give a full account of one’s life. We seem to live at a time when there is an unprecedented change in our lives.Globally it is so.Globalisation is now almost a cliche. Our life…
What is India’s brand value?
The tangible and the intangible factors India is seen as an internationally rising economic power. Not only just that perception one gets when one thinks of India as a country of some consequence. It all depends upon who makes this observation. If you are placed in the USA for your career and livelihood, as most…
Wheat import becomes a scandal?
Central Vigilance Commission probes the wheat deal! Please work for self-reliance in wheat! Keep import as a last ditch option! Shard Pawar is becoming increasingly an unsure minister. He hogs the news headlines entirely for the wrong reasons. Though he would like to bask in the glory of India’s historic victory in the world cricket…
So, this government will survive till 2009?
With the ideology-neutral mandarins-turned politicians log on? At least next time please ensure a better quality Parliament! Nuclear power is beside the core issues of governance and credibility! But it is not a cheap power and we needn’t have much delusions of easy future for our economic growth. Conventional energy sources have to be exploited…