The coming of supermarket chains Our big corporates talked big but have they gone anywhere? Reliance and Sunil Mittal haven’t gone anywhere, it seems! How these two developments help farmers? Two latest developments that are likely to impact the farmers, the farming future and the very growth prospects of farmers and the rural development are…
What is important about agriculture exports?
What is dangerous about agriculture imports? The conclusion of the so-called Doha Round, that talk that started in the Qatar capital in 2001,really called Doha Development Round to indicate the trade talk was for promoting. There is almost a total ignorance among the farmers; I dare say the same thing about our agriculture experts and…
The 69th Indian History Congress
Thoughts on history and history writing Can historians take the role of political activists? Indian academic historians just did this type of roles! One school of historians passed resolutions against the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi. They very same school also opposed the Babri Masjid demolition case referred to the Supreme Court. The so-called other…
Chennai music season
Only second best in Carnataic music this season! Briju Maharaj, the Kathak guru was here! This December season in Chennai, it was as usual, houseful in all sabhas. The “kutcheris” were more in number and The Hindu ran almost a full-page engagements column, unusual for any newspaper and more so for a quality newspaper like…
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…
The Left, Right and the Centre positions on issues that affect rural India, rural India’s growth!
Prof.Amartya Sen and Dr.Manmohan Singh What are their positions on critical issues? Any thinker like Sen or any one in government like Dr.Singh can continue to talk and get away. And yet nothing worthwhile happens as it is today. Because any theory, however brilliant in hair-splitting arguments, between niti and nyaya, as Sen displayed here…
Theoreticians and practical men!
Experts and political leaders of the people! Why a new finance minister not appointed? What is the hitch? Why the Prime Minister is keeping so many portfolios? India just now, at the New Year eve, is inundated, so to say, with too many experts, economist of repute! Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel winner and professor of economics…
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…