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Why e-Governance in India is a Sham
Quick question: What do you mean by e-Governance? Forget Wikipedia, and government-provided definitions, what would your own definition be? Something…
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Life After Losing my Mobile Phone
We all have experienced that moment of pure horror when we try to feel our (expensive) mobile phone in the…
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What Sir Winston Churchill Really Said
In addition to being the largest repository of cat pictures and porn, the internet unfortunately has also turned out to be…
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Macaulayism in Modern Day India
Lord Thomas Babbington Macaulay had the best interests of the East India Company and the British in mind when he…
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Why I Am Not Buying a House (Apartment) Part 3
As I said in the previous part, I don’t have money to buy an apartment. But even if I did…
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Why I Am Not Buying an Apartment Part 2 – The Home Loan Trap
Notwithstanding all the arguments put forward in the previous part, the single biggest reason why I am not buying an…
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Why I am Not Buying a House (Apartment) Part 1
The World is full of overbearing and nosy people who believe they exist for the sole reason of poking into…
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The Story of the Indian Education System – Macaulayism Origins
For 4000 years until the arrival of the first invaders some 700 years ago, India had a history of creating…
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“Aren’t You Educated?” What Education?
The incident of cruel violation and subsequent death of a hapless 23-year old woman, though shocking in magnitude, was unfortunately…
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You Are A Bangalorean If…
Garden City, AC City, Pensioners Paradise, India’s Silicon Valley, IT City, Aerospace Capital of India, City of Lakes, The Rock…
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