Achal Mehra
Let Them Eat Cake
The extraordinary arrogance of Indian elites in dissing foreign aid for its poorest citizens and their chest thumping over India’s meteoric economic rise glosses over some glaringly painful realities.
Norway's Nanny State
Statistics Norway data show that an incredible 3 percent of children under 18 in the country were in the protective custody of its child welfare agency Barnvernet in 2010.
Queens of the Ganges
New York’s Jamaica Bay has become a sacred pilgrimage spot for Hindus in Queens. On Fridays and Sundays scores of Hindu devotees descend on the beaches of North Channel Bridge, as well as Ferry Point Park and Rockaways, from dawn to dusk to pray and cast offerings into the bay, which many liken to the sacred Indian river Ganges.
Protecting Sonia From India
The Indian public is under threat from satirical images of Sonia Gandhi? Really?
Sterilize the Rich
Local elites in many developing societies shared the Western sensibilities and often took draconian measures to limit population growth.
Saving Capitalism from Capitalists
We may be headed for a fairly long economic downturn, Far from improving, Western economies could slide into a double dip recession. We could be sitting on a powder keg, which will explode.
Flying Sandals and Bollywood Bombs
The sensational media reports based on U.S. diplomatic cables exposed by Wikileaks have glossed over the gross ineptitude and incompetence that they also expose of the U.S. foreign policy establishment.
$10 Million Bail for Rajat Gupta
Rajat Gupta is accused of giving Galleon's Raj Rajaratnam insider information on Proctor & Gamble and Goldman Sachs in 2008 and 2009 in civil and criminal complaints unsealed today.
$20,000 a Day Out-of-Jail Card
Every $20,000 in charitable giving may have saved Galleon Founder Raj Rajaratnam one day in jail.
Raj Rajaratnam Sentenced to 11 Years
Galleon Fund's Raj Rajaratnam is sentenced to 11 years in prison, fined $10 million and ordered to forfeit almost $54 million.
The Essential Jagjit
A selection of favorite Jagjit Singh ghazals, bhajans and songs.
Lists for Fools
The richest people and companies — such as Fortune magazine’s list of the world’s largest companies or the world’s richest — are atleast based on measurable criteria of wealth, and even they hit and miss, because not all assets are in accessible public databases.
WikiCables: Modi Vying for National Role
"Having recovered from the crisis invoked by our visa revocation and his tyrannical management style, Modi is positioning himself as a national leader by reminding people that Gujarat has done a fine job of economic governance, notwithstanding the black stain the (2002) riots left,."
Rahul Gandhi's Transformation From ‘Empty Suit’ to ‘Credible' Prime Minister
Over a space of just 20 months, Rahul Gandhi went from being dismissed as an "empty suit" to a "practiced politician" who was "comfortable with the nuts and bolts of party organization," belying the image of a "dilettante."
Portrait of a Lady
A State Minister was "forced to do sit-ups in front of her as penance for not first asking permission to call on UP's governor" by Mayawati, according to a U.S. Embassy cable.
Bombing Afghanistan With Bollywood
In a page out of the Cold War, U.S. diplomats proposed recruiting Bollywood celebrities for the country's Afghanistan propaganda campaign.
Madhuri Dixit Shoots Down Divorce Rumors
"Enjoying marital bliss. Team Dixit-Nene on their way to India!"
Knee Replacement iPod Surgery
A specialist in computer-aided knee replacement surgery, Arun Mullaji's surgery on Singvi is the first commercial non-experimental orthopedic (knee replacement) surgery in Asia to have been done using an iPod Touch.
