National Issues – Swordarm

Send in the Army

13 Nov 2016

The government shouldn’t hesitate to use the logistic and manpower resources of the Armed forces to alleviate sufferings of people over the Demonetisation

Swordtoons – Incurable Disease – and more

13 Jan 2013

Fix the broken windows – letter to Justice Verma

25 Dec 2012

Below is the text of my mail to Justice Verma in response to invitation for suggestions towards the commission headed by him Respected Justice Verma, I write to offers some suggestions towards the changes needed for avoiding incidents like the gruesome gang rape in Delhi recently. While there has been a popular outcry for amending…

Vox Populi

24 Dec 2012

The spontaneous outpouring of anger on the streets of Delhi are a cause for introspection by politicians – all of them. Why have the people lost faith in them completely?

Muzzling the Mango

21 Nov 2012

Six and a half decades since we got our independence. For all intents and purposes, we are citizens of an independent democratic country whose constitution guarantees freedom of speech. But when the first son-in-law of the country calls it a ‘Banana Republic’, he definitely is speaking with the authority of an insider. And the grand…

Mediocrity Rules

07 Aug 2012

Now we Indians have yet another dubious distinction. We can boast of the largest ever power blackout in human history. Ironically, this took place at the time when one of the greatest festivals of human endeavour, the Olympics are on in another part of the world. In the games we, a nation of 1.2 billion…

The Importance of Being Anna

29 Jul 2012

Watching Anna’s agitation from the comfort of my living room I got the impression that it was a damp squib this time around. As per the news, the crowd was extremely thin, and the zing was missing. Breathless anchors on channel after channel prophesied the lingering death of the Jan Lokpal movement. Various reasons were…

What I would do if I were Kiran Bedi or Om Puri

03 Sep 2011

Here is a excellent piece – not written by me, something I received on mail. But I do echo the sentiments. Details of the author / originator are given at the bottom. Even though I have least interest in politics and social service, I somehow feel compelled to express what I am going to express…

Of scoundrels and parliamentary democracy

08 Jun 2011

If patriotism is the last resort of scoundrels, parliamentary democracy seems to be that of some politicians.

Gridlock

20 May 2011

Setting up of the National Intelligence Grid is stalled due to turf wars – and red herrings being thrown up.