Suppose the contest was between Arvind Kejriwal and Narendra Modi to be Delhi’s chief minister. For argument sake and to complete the picture, if Rahul Gandhi was in the fray too. Any direct Modi-Kejriwal fixture would surely have much been closer, though it is risky to make such assessments before hand as the exit polls…
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Sorry, PK does not work for me
PK has reportedly earned Rs 600 crore and still going strong. Unfortunately, the movie does not work for me despite the efforts of Rajkumar Hirani and the great Aamir Khan, who have delivered blockbusters and laugh riots such as Munnabhai MBBS and Three Idiots in the past that I, and most others I am sure,…
Indian youth kiss for freedom
Over the recent past I have been following the Kiss of Love protests that have spread from Kochi to Kolkata, Delhi and recently to Bangalore and everywhere else on social media. There are different stages of a human being’s life. For those such as me hitting middle age, intimacy with the wife or girlfriend in…
More than a few Rupees less
Presently in India, the buzz is about e-retailers such as Flipkart, Amazon.in, Snapdeal, Jabong, Infibeam and many more backed by funders who believe the sure shot route to making more money in the future is by making more losses right now. A few years back there was a similar buzz about airlines in the country….
Modi Scores in America
Over-the-top Overseas Indians, an Orgasmic Indian media that swarmed New York and Washington, a slightly jaded Obama does not sum up the whole of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit cum victory rally to America. They played their part even as a fasting but furiously paced Modi delivered his demand, demographic dividend, democracy message to…
Not too much cleavage
Yes, I am a man. I like to look at breasts and cleavage! You got a problem!!?? I am also a gentleman. I do not stare at women in real life, though I do appreciate beauty when she passes by. I do not pass lewd comments. I do not misbehave. I am not rude, but…
100 days of Modi sarkar
There have generally been two views about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 100 days in office. There is a third category that weighs any government’s performance only by the way the stock market is headed. Helped by encouraging GDP figures, they are obviously very happy due to the massive capital gains since Modi took over. Going…
Narendra Modi looks to deliver, quietly
There has been some buzz about Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeping the media at a distance. Modi, TV channels main pre-election TRP-busting protagonist has gone missing save formal speeches and tweets that do not say much. The new PM has opted not to travel abroad with the usual large press entourage, used to being wined,…
Indian Railways back on track, on paper
Will the Modi government be able to turn around India’s ramshackle, crash prone, loss making Railways? It is a tough ask. There are too many matters to sort out, not least dysfunctional toilets inside trains. Major rail stations in the country look, smell and are maintained like unkempt urinals. Buying a ticket online is as…
Siddharth Srivastava 