Mood Of The Nation Poll (INDIA TODAY)
2019 Modi Image from Net (Source: the Economist) EXCERPTS FROM INDIA TODAY , Aug 17, 2020 by Raj Chengappa, Executive Editor, India Today Key questions posed in India Today Nation wide Polls: How are the PM and Heads of States handling COVID-19 pandemic?. Downturn in India’s economy, from around 7.8% to 4.8% in 6th year…
Read MoreCampaign Fever… American President Elections Announced
Democratic Party national convention roars this week at Los Angeles. This convention is to endorse party’s nominees- JOE BIDEN (Presidential candidate) and KAMALA HARRIS (Vice Presidential candidate.) Speakers: Nancy Pelosi, Michele Obama, former Presidents: Obama and Bill Clinton to address the delegates this week. Acceptance speeches by JOE and KAMALA will come towards the end…
Read MoreLiving and dying well
Death is the eventual reality in this world. Everything that is born has to die, say the major religions of the world. In fact, it is framed as the law of nature. In the society, death is viewed as an end, as a one way journey to the worlds beyond our comprehension. As a result,…
Read MoreSelf Reliance (in Defence systems) might trigger renewed interest in new Railway Corridors
MY IDEA (conveyed to Modi PMO) Armed with the new Land Acquisition Ordinance let Indian Railways acquire 1/2-km of land (if no waste land available, at least 200 ft of land) on either side of existing rail tracks (in interstate corridors) wherever required. Use such newly acquired land along the existing interstate rail-tracks for “Make…
Read MoreFood And A Literary Club
Food and a literary club Food made with love, served with love can make life a grand celebration. The fragrance is always inviting and It can create millions of memories. For me, favourite food is the best way to uplift dampened spirits. Food can spice up a literary meet too. Post retirement, I joined “Abhivyakti”…
Read MoreBIRTH PANGS….
Birth pangs ……… I must tell you that the pain that one undergoes before the birth of his /her brain child is none the less compared with what we women undergo on the cold operation table in the theatre of a hospital awaiting the little one’s arrival. To put it bluntly, the birth of…
Read MoreThe race for a vaccine
This is my fifth blog on the topic of Coronavirus. The microorganism has been severely disrupting the activities of mankind for over six months now. What was thought to be a ninety minute soccer match turned into a T20 cricket match, then to a one day cricket match and now to a five day test…
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