It is true that nearly a hundred scientists and engineers have left ISRO, either through voluntary retirement or resignation. Such a sudden loss of experienced manpower is undoubtedly a matter of concern. Any organisation would wish to discourage such an exodus through better incentives, greater professional freedom, and reduced bureaucratic interference—the inevitable companion of government … Continue reading ISRO, DON’T HOLD BACK THOSE BRILLIANT MINDS
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OF MEDDLING LAWYERS, ANGRY JUDGES AND WOKEN COCKROACHES
THE LAWYER At sixty seven and advancing rapidly to the next birthday, Mathews J. Nedumpara can scarcely be described as a youth. Yet he possesses the most dangerous quality of youth: an unwillingness to know when he has lost and the gut to fight on nevertheless.. His surname, Nedumpara, roughly meaning a great rock in … Continue reading OF MEDDLING LAWYERS, ANGRY JUDGES AND WOKEN COCKROACHES
BARAMULLA WHERE EMBERS HADN’T DIED
On an autumn Sunday morning in 1961, six of us set out on an adventure. Among the group were Corporal Ivor Ray, the devil-may-care chauffeur of the Commanding Officer, Leading Aircraftsman Michael Rogers, Aircraftsman Class II Leonard Ward, and myself—an Aircraftsman Class I and the only pure Indian in the group. Joining us were two … Continue reading BARAMULLA WHERE EMBERS HADN’T DIED
SHOULD BORIS JOHNSON APOLOGISE?
(A version of this piece appeared in quora.com.) Rowan Atkinson, more ardently known as Mr. Bean, said that one needs to apologize for a bad joke; hence there is no need for an apology in saying that a woman in burqa looks like a letterbox. Mr. Bean should know what is a good joke. In … Continue reading SHOULD BORIS JOHNSON APOLOGISE?
Why Mr. Godrej and DBS are Very, Very Wrong
A DBS Report says India will be among the ten Asian Countries that would surpass the United States by 2030 - that is, in just 12 years. Does that excite you? Doesn’t it appear even better than the prediction of Adi Godrej in August last year that India will be the largest economy by 2050? … Continue reading Why Mr. Godrej and DBS are Very, Very Wrong
Will there be a nuclear war in Syria?
Will there be a war? “There’s every indication that Assad did it,” said Theresa May, the Prime Minister of UK. She was paraphrasing Bush’s side-kick Tony Blair who said he had solid proof that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. In truth there is no indication, whatever, that Assad gassed his own people. Assad … Continue reading Will there be a nuclear war in Syria?
WHY MY BHARAT IS NOT MAHAN
Do you know that: India has 3.57 crore women less than men? That despite that wide gap in gender ratio, a woman cannot get a husband without paying dowry in cash and kind? That nearly every marriage in India is a criminal act because by law dowry giving and taking are both crimes? That 7,000 … Continue reading WHY MY BHARAT IS NOT MAHAN
If ISIS get hold of a nuclear bomb what is the best place to detonate it from their point of view?
My answer to If ISIS get hold of a nuclear bomb what is the best place to detonate it from their point of view? Answer by Vishu Menon: Since most of them are suicide-mongers in a hurry to go to heaven and get hold of the promised 72 virgins, I hope they would detonate it … Continue reading If ISIS get hold of a nuclear bomb what is the best place to detonate it from their point of view?
KATJU, JAITLEY, RAMDEV AND THE MAHATMA
(This blog was first posted in March 2015 but for a couple of minor additions) A former Justice of the Supreme Court of India, Markandeya Katju, given to sensational statements even while on the bench, said four days ago that Mahatma Gandhi became a British agent by injecting religion into freedom struggle and that … Continue reading KATJU, JAITLEY, RAMDEV AND THE MAHATMA
THE KANHAIYA STORY
The Background Jawaharlal University, New Delhi, is one of the top Universities of India. Several military colleges and schools proudly bear accreditation to JNU. Indian Administrative Service trainee officers on completion of their course are awarded a Master’s degree by this University which boasts of some 8000 students in all disciplines of knowledge and has … Continue reading THE KANHAIYA STORY