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Category Archives: Blogitorial
Uniformly Crazy
Growing malaise of the misuse of articles of uniform by veterans while appearing on television and public functions needs to be curbed – by peer pressure, or else by enforcing regulations on the issue. Continue reading
WhatsApp, Privacy and Me
Why I decided to quit WhatsApp rather than agree to its new privacy policy. Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, Cyber, Internet, Media
Tagged Advertising, Apps, facebook, GDPR, Policy, Privacy, Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp
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Gen Thimayya’s Resignation – Statement by Pt Nehru in Parliament and debate – 02 Sep 1959
In Aug 1959, Gen Thimayya submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister. There was a furore in the papers and in parliament, with questions being raised about the reasons behind it. Nehru gave a statement in parliament about the resignation. Here is the full text of his statement and the limited debate that followed. Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, Civil Military Relations, Military, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged 1962, conflict, congress party, Indian Army, parliament, Thimayya, war
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CDS and DMA – Penny Wise Pound Foolish?
Faulty decision by CDS and DMA raises questions about ability to provide sound advice to government Continue reading
Aam Aadmi Khaas Baat
Latest in the series of embarrassing revelations about the ostentatious lifestyle that Aam Aadmi Party leaders, and in particular their supremo Arvind Kejriwal seem to leading, is a set of bills for catering at his official residence. Raised by The … Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, Politics
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Breaking the Neo-Caste Barrier
An interesting, and for most of us, encouraging, phenomenon is visible in India today. It is the brick by brick dismantling of the neo-caste system in our society. Of course, the caste system per se was abolished by our constitution … Continue reading
Posted in Aam Aadmi, Blogitorial, Common man, Democracy, Politics
Tagged babita plogat, bollywood, caste system, javed akuta, kangana ranaut, Karan Johar, Media, social media
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An Open Letter to Aakar Patel
Dear Mr Patel, This is in response to your piece published in today’s TOI under a presumptuously named column ‘AakaarVani’. I’m writing this to correct you on some factual and a lot of perceptual errors that seem to behind almost … Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, Media, Military
Tagged aakar patel, armed forces, Media, OROP, pension, times of india
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Close Encounters
Politicians may have an axe to grind, but citizens should separate facts from rhetoric Continue reading
Karan Johar and Capt Boycott
What does Karan Johar have in common with a 19th century Irish land agent? Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial
Tagged #ADHM, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, bollywood, Karan Johar, MNS, release, Thakre
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Mere paas Maa hai
Why Rahul Gandhi needs to update his script from 70s to 2015. Continue reading
Posted in Blogitorial, Politics
Tagged bollywood, Development, modi, nda, Rahul Gandhi, upa
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