“How long can a country of nearly 1.4 billion people sustain itself if its people constantly keep bickering and bringing its bitter past into the present? How can a country, which is home to people from all religious and caste backgrounds, afford to have its policies and procedures drafted along […]
Month: February 2020
A slippery road to nowhere but sadness
A friend asked me to provide my comments on the following post on social media by a third person completely unknown to me: “I love India’s diversity in terms of different cultures, ethnicity and religious communities. But more than that I take pride in unity in this diversity … Historian […]
Education is not about cookie cutting or making monkeys or parrots
ALL educated people are not crooks but most crooks are educated people. People who engage in scams and corruption of the highest order are all educated. Most schemers and devious individuals are educated. One would argue why can’t uneducated or illiterate individuals also be crooks and devious people? Well, yes, […]
INDIA – AS A BUILDING STRUCTURE
A country can be likened to a building as one of its smallest units. A building can’t stand without a foundation. A structure can stand tall and proud only if its foundations are strong and stable. One can reach the top of a structure only if its foundations – as […]
Living My Kashmir in Perth
The day was very busy and a little stressful, thanks to clients, who expect reports to be submitted yesterday, and the current construction works on a number of prestigious mining projects, located in northern Western Australia, of both national and international importance. I started for home about 10 minutes ago. […]