In 1967 I was called by Atulya Ghosh, the then Treasurer of the Congress Committee to head the General Election Campaign literature writing committee. I was under the guidance of Sadiq Ali,the then General Secretary of the party and T.Manean,another Secretary under Sri Ghosh. My another Oxford friend,Rudolf DeMello was the then Secretary of the…
Author: V.Isvarmurti
David Miliband visit to India is a disaster!
The brash young Englishman and the cringing Indians. India has many lessons to unlearn and learn! Let us stand up and talk more boldly and confidently! Mr.Ratan Tata didn’t do India proud by welcoming the British Foreign Secretary at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai and honouring such an immature man just for the fact…
The best Chief Ministers
Rajashekara Reddy, the best, Yeddyurappa, the next best! And the so Chief Ministers! Narendra Modi, Mayawati and Karunanidhi in a class of their own The recent state Assembly elections produced some surprises. Sheila Dixit, the Delhi Chief Minister won for the third time. This was a great positive side of the Indian politics. People do…
What a fall! What a cruel joke!
Where our universities are going? Prime Minister’s hopelessness! He calls industry captains to give the government creative ideas! The Indian government has become almost non-functional! If that is a harsh expression, then, readers can give us some other version of the present hopelessness that marks the Indian higher education scenario. Prime Minister is the very…
Tariq Ali’s new book on Pakistan
Who is the most famous Pakistani today? You can have your own take, as for me, it is Tariq Ali, the one-time revolutionary and a life-long dissident. Yes, I knew him in a sort of way, though I haven’t met him. He was junior to me at Oxford, he came there much later. But Tariq…
Public mood remains restless
The Home Minister has resigned. One Chief Minister has resigned. But is this enough? What about the bureaucrats and officials – from National Security Adviser downwards – whose actual job it was to act and prevent this tragedy. Its more important that they are made accountable if this system needs to be truly overhauled. The…
Not again business as usual, please!
Some more heads must roll! What L.K.Advani did in not attending the all party meeting is unbecoming of an Opposition Prime Ministerial candidate! In the post attack period, we have seen the first-ever deep-felt anger over the government’s poor governance, poor preparedness in spite of the warnings before hand. Also, we see the same-old mindset…
Leading the Teachers Agitation in Chennai 1972
I was elected as the Member of the Madras Legislative Council (MLC) from the graduates constituency consisting of Coimbatore, Salem, Nilgiris and Dharmapuri districts in 1968. I led the the teachers agitation in Chennai and was arrested for the same. This photo was taken just after the arrest.