Having reached Dandeli at 10 pm, we were all set for the famous white water rafting the next day. We stayed at a comfortable hotel and got a good night’s sleep. We were offered to go trekking the next morning but we chose not to. We headed straight for the river rafting destination. It was […]

Inflation Indexed Bonds vs. Gold You invested certain amount at a fixed interest rate of (let’s say) 8% for a year. The average annual inflation for that year turned out to be 10%. How much money would you ‘actually’ make at the end of the year? Well, you will lose 2%! Inflation eats into fixed […]

Back in the late 90’s (when I was a kid), various “bandhs” used to be organised in Dehradun. Thousands would convene meetings and conferences to strengthen their demand for a separate state. A plethora of reasons were laid out for this demand. One of them was inspired by the veteran leader Sunderlal Bahunguna’s Chipko movement. […]

The involvement of juveniles in gruesome crimes has triggered a new debate in media platforms and society. People are advocating reducing age of criminal responsibility in India. Even the government is considering grading the crimes committed by juveniles over age of 16. But in my opinion,even though it’s necessary in current scenario, it will serve […]

Pseudo-secularism is at its best is here. I am taking everything into consideration. But voting is important, elections are important. Rather than claims that the author of this article made (Don’t Undermine Indian Politics by jugraj singh in State of the Nation), let’s come to reality. We have two parties at the centre, BJP and […]

If Manmohan Singh could do magic in 1991, why not now ? When the economy is in shambles and jobs are hard to come by, where is Manmohan Singh’s jaadu ki chaadi (magic stick) which revived the Indian economy during the 1991 crisis? With the unemployment rate rising sharply and inflation at its peak, the […]

A sense of feeling for the nation, is Nationalism. Similarly, a sense of feeling for India is Indianism. But does it actually exist in the hearts of Indians? This is really a question, the answer of which needs to be researched. Recently,in 2011, the world cup cricket concluded. There was a lot of excitement all […]

CAT Convenor Prof Rohit Kapoor and his Common Admission Test (CAT) team from the Indian Institute of Management Indore have had their ears stuck to telephone instruments since a week. They have been on a calling spree, reminding everybody who has bought a CAT voucher to register. This seems like a concerted effort to up […]

I always admire nature for its marvelous creations. I don’t read any books on nature nor do I study the genetic structure of chloroplast. But it is simpler to admire it and pretend to be Bear Grylls. So I joined my office-mates on a trip to Dandeli as we could engage ourselves in white water […]

Why is any stance which remotely comes close to being anti-Modi or anti-BJP considered pro-Congress? I’m not a pro-Congress person but if people are going to talk about Indian politics, they should sway clear of Rahul vs Modi discussions as they are outrageously futile. In Rahul you have an inexperienced person with nothing great up […]