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Now that Modi has been elevated within the BJP, the next step for those who support him to is look towards the future.
Most agree that the upcoming 2014 election is ripe for the BJP to pluck. But to win, Modi has to sort two urgent issues – the BJP and the BJP’s supporters.
One Party, one cause -
The feeling remains that voting for a party that is falling apart is pointless, since they will not carry enough votes to make a government.
People have seen the effects of coalitions and are frankly fed up of small fry putting...read more
Alright keep your pants on.
I know it is the sport Royale here in India and it is definitely one of the big boys in the former colonies – Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies.
Even though the fate of cricket reasonably matched the fate of the English language –...read more
“All things in the world decay and disappoint. Work hard to gain your own salvation.” – One of many translations of Buddha’s last words.
Siddhartha Gautama was a good man from a long time ago. He was often plagued by questions of a fundamental nature.
Whatever his questions were – he eventually answered them...read more
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So dull we grow, so low and gray. Passing the moments of our day, With endless talks and nothing to say. A miracle, how we keep suicide at bay.
Through dullness all our ideas dim Any pleasure is secret…and a sin. ‘Productivity’ has become our only kin And we carefully...read more
A movie that was not made just for the fans is a good bet. It allows a good thing to be more widely shared.
Star trek as a franchise needed the kind of new blood that was pumped into by J.J. Abrams and we are all happy for it.
The first J.J. Abrams...read more
Basaveshwara, the great reformer and philosophizer, was born today, as calculated by the Hindu calendar. So we wish a very happy birthday to a man who deserves a lot more praise.
(The Hindu calendar changes year by year, so an exact date is hard to estimate. For example it was on May 8 in 2008.)
Basavanna,...read more
Nawaz Sharif, the ‘lion of Punjab’, has returned to power in Pakistan for the third time, sweeping the historic 2013 elections. Considering Pakistan’s political history – his survival (both physically and politically) seems amazing, although his victory follows an established pattern of replacing the Pakistan People’s Party when they got too...read more