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Who is Corrupt? Essay by Sourabh Thakur

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 08, 20114 mins

Aam aadmi confused.. (Pic: courtesy milligazette.com) [Editor’s Note: This post was making the rounds on Facebook during the frenzied days of the Anna Hazare movement. Other folks had made this point…

The third flight path out of the Lokpal imbroglio

Vishy KurugantiAugust 15, 20117 mins

Aruna Roy (Founder - MKSS, NCPRI and National Advisory Council member) - Pic courtesy thehindu.com This Saturday as I drove to the grocery store to pick up my wife and kids, I was pleasantly surprised…

Why is fasting illegitimate when Mahatma Gandhi used it in our struggle for independence from the British?

Vishy KurugantiAugust 14, 20111 mins

Nitin Pai (Founder & Fellow for geopolitics, Takshashila Institution) Nitin Pai of The Acorn has answered this very well on his FAQ post today. Excerpted below is his response: There is a huge…

The curious and unexpected affair of Anna the Hazare

Vishy KurugantiApril 12, 20118 mins

Anna Hazare (Pic: courtesy justascrap.com) I’ve sometimes found it useful to resist the urge to blog immediately in the aftermath of a major event that I care about. The advantage with waiting is that…

As I shuttled between Bangalore and San Francisco in 2010

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 05, 20113 mins

I saved this tweet from Nitin Pai (chief honcho and writer at The Indian National Interest) sometime in the first half of 2010. The operative phrase is “ought to”. The sad reality is that for most…

You know you are Indian because…

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 21, 20111 mins

Hat tip to a Chumbak poster recently bought at the Mother Earth store in Domlur, Bangalore. Some visuals in the poster are priceless – will scan post as a future update.

Memo from Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Distressed Families

Vishy KurugantiDecember 03, 20101 mins

Pic: courtesy spcapv.com You’ve just heard that a close relative was hospitalized or, worse, admitted to the ICU. Depending on the proximity of your relationship or your fondness towards that relative…

Address the Crap Gap First, NOT the Digital Divide

Vishy KurugantiNovember 02, 20102 mins

Pic: courtesy bharatabharati.wordpress.com (Warning: if you are grossed out by graphic descriptions of crap and related topics, or are otherwise squeamish, might want to give this post a miss.) Saw…

2000 Hindu Temples, One Muslim Mosque: Can We Call it Even and Move on Please?

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 27, 20103 mins

Babri Masjid file photo from Wikipedia On Sep 21, I tweeted the following: Since my follower count is a lowly 280, not much of a discussion happens on Twitter. But since I had also published it to…

House #54, 17th Main, 2nd Block, Koramangala, Bangalore

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 08, 20101 mins

The front of the house Courtyard in front with furniture display (and guard in background) More furniture in front courtyard View from the side of the house Side courtyard featuring rocks and stones A…

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