Tag: democracy
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The Government and the business- the inherent anomaly!
With the inauguration of the new government, the US moved with the pace of light to establish a new government department called DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), to fulfill long-cherished pre-poll promise. And with the world’s wealthiest businessman (a non-government and non-elected person) as its head, the DOGE is turning out to be a Frankenstein…
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Race to the bottom- for- race to the top
Some people in this world are amazing visionaries. They observe the world and make prophecies which hold true even after they are no more. One of such legends was the poet Sahir Ludhianvi, who wrote beautiful lines in mid-20th century, which goes as follows: ये महलों, ये तख्तो, ये ताजों की दुनियाँ ये इंसान के…
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Trump’s triumph- Will it trump the goods done so far?
There was a king in the medieval history. He sat on the throne of Delhi in 1325 A.D. and he was infamous for his big big blunders. Can you guess his name? He was none other than the legendary Mohammad Bin Tughlaq (MBT). Mind it, it was a monarchy form of rule, where the king’s…
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Why everyone loves a free pap(rev)di!
But, how free should anything be free… Recently, lured by my craving to eat something good, I went to Bikanerwala outlet on a cold chilly evening and I ordered to pack 150 gm of Gajar Halwa. And as I stood near the counter, the person behind it started weighing the Gajar Halwa from a big…