Or, the RBI enjoys any freedom or autonomy from the finance ministry? The RBI has got a new governor. He is none other than the former finance secretary. He just changed his seat, from New Delhi to Mumbai! He took orders from the finance minister sitting next to him in Delhi. Now, he might orders…
The Congress Party refrom, an urgent issue!
Sonia Gandhi’s poor judgement of men and issues! The Indian National Congress is 123 years old. There are only two other parties in the world, the German Democrati Socialist Party,135 years old and the British Labour Party, more than a century old. While UK and Germany run their major political parties on highly democratic lines,…
P.Thooran, the noted Tamil writer and poet
His birth centenary year celebrated recently in Chennai and Coimbatore. The Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, has funded the centenary of this highly acclaimed Tamil writer in Coimbatore. I thought the Akademi President, Sri Sunil Gangopadhyaya, the great writer and poet, novelist and editor in the Bengali language and letters must have been invited to preside…
Remembering H.Y.Sharada Prasad
Media adviser to the Prime Ministers Development journalists, progandists and even Geologists! The recent passing away of H.Y.Sharada Prasad, the long-time media adviser to Indira Gandhi, gave rise to a spate of moving tributes to his memory. Prasad very much deserved all the fulsome praise for his remarkable qualities. We also knew him for a…
Obituary : Prof.P.K.Sundar Rajan
Upholder of Subramanya Bharati’s legacy We are deeply sorry to record that Prof.P.K.Sundar Rajan, husband of poet Subramanya Bharati’s grand-daughter, Dr.Vijaya Bharati passed away in Vancuar, Canada. This is the day of Subramanya Bharati’s birth day. Ironically, this day comes with the news of the poet’s close family member passing away. This news is so…
Pax Britannica, then! Now, Pax Americana?
Indo-US nuclear deal The West won’t allow India to become a strong nation! As I write America had unilaterally sent in its troops into Pakistan territory without Pakistan’s consent! Yes, may be to fight terrorism that has become “intolerable” as America puts it. But then, where does the international order and peace, the existence of…
The vanity and venality of the Third Front men and women leaders!
Third Front to come? Mayawati can be trusted to lead? Or, Chandrababu Naidu and Prakash Karat are wasting their time? So, the next general elections would be interesting from many points of view. One, the alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party is not as natural as it now seems. They were never natural…
Who should be the next Prime Minister?
Manmohan Singh is a sure bet? Or, other names? In the Opposition ranks loom L.K.Advani and in the third front Mayawati, Mulayam Singh or even Chandrababu Naidu? There is one difference this time, that is, on the eve of the next general elections. That is the most mysterious silence on the part of everyone in…