“Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.” - Sherlock Holmes. In my college days, I used to flunk classes to visit the library. While the missed classes instantly reflected in poor grades, the knowledge gained at the library was of no immediate value. At the library,... Continue Reading →
How PV Narasimha Rao transformed India
I pay my tributes to the statesman par excellence who successfully pulled India back from the brink.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: A Case Against Globalization?
Exploring the central question about the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. How could Union Carbide get away with it? How did Warren Anderson, UCC’s CEO at the time of the tragedy, go scott-free?
Law as Instrument of Social Change
In the Indian context, driving social change requires public engagement and prolonged use of rhetoric. Not enactment of deadly laws.
Are Indians too Dumb for Democracy?
If political parties have to respond to people’s interests, why don't people demand basic public services and oust governments that fail to do this?
Musings by Madhav 