Right Perspective

When a natural calamity was damaging the life and property in Uttarakhand, the CM was camping in New Delhi to take maximum financial aid he can draw from his party's Central Government. This is just an example for the mindset of the politicians across the party line; they take every adversity on people as an opportunity for themselves. The bureaucrats are no different and neither are the people at large. Most of us love to use abuse and misuse public property at very first available opportunity. We are a country where every demand, if not meted favorably is followed by a series of shut down, strike, fast unto death etc. In the name of Gandhi all these activities are supported by the people and pampered by the politicians, willingly or unwillingly. We have to think for larger transparency in our system, local public participation in the policy making and better ways to put forth our dissents without harming productivity. The economic activities should not stall due to ...

It is disheartening to watch noisy panel discussions in TV studios every night. These debates seem highly motivated when observed in non partisan manner. The motivation may be from one of the following: News channel trying to multiply its TRP by creating lot of drama Anchor having vested interest in topic under discussion, it may be personal, it may be part of larger organizational bias. Channel going soft on the Government and its allies and hitting hard the others There is a possibility that the above points may not be true, but if there is no motivation then why lot of noise from anchor. We can understand noise from panelist, but why other way round. It is like speaker in the Parliament making noise and interrupting opposition leaders. This whole business of TV debate has come to a situation where it creates lot of noise but no substance. Populism has taken over right perspective, be it in governance or in media.  In case of Nitin Gadkar...