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Category Archives: Reform
Friends Of The Canal Garden, Prabhat Bhandarkar BMCC Road, Pune
Over the past couple of years, the left bank canal of the River Mutha between the Prabhat, Bhandarkar and Agarkar Road has morphed from pretty much being a dump to now a beautiful garden. The area of about six acres … Continue reading
Posted in India, Pune City, Reform, Society
Tagged agarkar road, bhandarkar road, bmcc, canal garden, deccan gymkhana, Environment, hirwaee, India, plantation, prabhat road, pune, Society, trees
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Royal Challengers Is Obvious Surrogate Advertising For Alcohol
It’s good to know that the Health Minister has challenged the name of the Bangalore Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team, “Royal Challengers”. It’s however sad that it takes the Health Minister of the country to speak up before the … Continue reading
Posted in India, Media, Protest, Reform, Society, Sport
Tagged alcohol, Cricket, indian premier league, royal challenge, royal challengers, surrogate advertising, tobacco
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Magical Men Of 21st Century India
“The Key Selling Point Of The GodMen Is Their Talk About Things That Make No Sense” Right from childhood, stories that had their foundation in magic and ‘chamatkars’ always appealed to me. I must have watched 10s of combinations of … Continue reading
Land Of The Young, Rich & Healthy – Welcome To Youngistan
A new Pepsi ad has coined the phrase ‘Youngistan’ by combining Young & Hindustan. The actor in the ad claims to be an alien from the planet Youngistan. However is Youngistan really a planet in outer space or is India … Continue reading
The Case Of The Missing Paisa
I get into arguments at billing counters so frequently these days that I wonder if it has subconsciously become one of my favourite pastimes. I have a fairly wide range of causes for these disputes. However the most common cause … Continue reading
Indian Sport of Spitting On The Streets Needs To Get Its Due Recognition
“World Spitathon Champs” Indians might have the strongest lungs on the planet. Not because of any genetic reasons but because of the exercise that they make their lungs undergo by firing spit missiles every couple of minutes. Across the country … Continue reading
No VIPs – Time For An Equality Of Citizens Act
The chiefs of the 3 armed forces were recently exempted from security checks at airports. In the build up to this decision, you got quotes like “It is a shame that India cannot accord a small privilege for those who … Continue reading
Modern Day Maharajas?
Post the T20 world cup, Dhoni is said to be making crores more and every other cricketer is making lakhs more. Good for them and best wishes to them. However something that isn’t good for us, is how our tax … Continue reading
Posted in Column, Cricket, Democracy, India, Reform, Television
Tagged Cricket, Democracy, Government, India, Leader, Money, Politican, Prize, Public Money, Tax, TV
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