Tuesday, February 26, 2008
If the people of Karnataka haven’t had an elected government, then the two individuals squarely responsible for that are Kumaraswamy and Yedyurappa. Now having firmly settled that matter, I must also state unequivocally that it is unconscionable to have Governor’s rule beyond a point. However efficient a Governor and his bureaucrats may be, as a [...]
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
Two stories have been on my mind for a couple of weeks now. These stories aren’t unusual. Nor is the response (or lack of it) to these stories. Still, we have to ask: why there is no outrage?
I don’t need to recount the first one, for Yashica Sitaram shares her travails with a private builder [...]
Thursday, December 27, 2007
I don’t know if Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007) would have succeeded in establishing an enduring democracy in Pakistan. Perhaps not, if history is any guide. It is hard to trust the instincts, and indeed the judgment of someone who compares Asif Zardari (and his eight years of incarceration) to Nelson Mandela’s ordeals.
Yet, we must recognize that [...]
Thursday, November 29, 2007
So astrologers told former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda that he should inaugurate the JD (S) political meet around 10 AM since the scheduled meeting time of 11:30 was inauspicious. So he arrives 80 minutes ahead of schedule (which is unheard of in always-late Gowda’s political life), inaugurates the meet and speaks to empty [...]
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
It is said politics is about symbols. What symbolic message Maharaja Yeddy is sending isn’t clear. The earlier Dharma Yatra has now become Jana Jagruti Yatra (People Awakening Yatra). But what does one awaken with a sword and a megaphone, while being adorned like royalty in a shiny saffron shawl and Mysore Peta?
Shamelessness has [...]
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
As Yedy dissembles, I am inspired to return to blogging.
Watch this video and be amazed. Needless to say, I am very envious of our panchakoti (five crore) Kannada brethren for their good fortune to watch all this live, and be entertained 24-7 by Yedy and Deve Gowda & co.
Since October, Yedy and Deve Gowda seem [...]
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