The more you try to unshackle, the more you tie up in knots. This best describes Presidency College’s plan to become autonomous. One may wonder why it so happens. Why is it that the urgency of autonomy is so badly entangled that nobody knows for sure when it would happen? Perhaps the answer lies in […]
Development sans planning
If the Nandigram episode marks a blot on government’s somewhat peremptory perusal of land acquiring, the continuing unrest there firmly indicates that the opposition parties want to keep the ember glowing for as long as it suits them politically. It is anybody’s guess what may ultimately transpire after the no-holds-barred trading of charges currently underway […]
Budget 2007
Aam admi wouldn’t be bothered by nitty-gritty of Union Budget if not for the reason that it spells something about personal finance and taxation. Thus while people like me stay riveted on what the FM announces on personal finance, the industrywallahs much rather prefer to watch what the budget has in store for corporate sector […]
The India story
Finance Minister Chidambaram’s job is full of thorns. He is credited with once presenting a ‘dream budget’. Accolades there have been, but now one sees creases increasing on his forehead. The main reason: inflation is inching up. First the Congress President, now even the country’s President has expressed dismay at rising prices of essentials. [Image […]
Wisdom speaks
Whoever said pearls are hidden beauty of age is perhaps not off the mark. When one is young, nothing seems impossible. With each passing day, the irrepressible mind gives way to more awareness of what is possible and what is not, till the time comes when man (or woman) is able to measure his (or […]
Some people’s concern = Others’ misery
What is the meeting point between government’s (and indeed some intellectuals’) forcing the book fair in Maidan and animal rights activists’ insisting that no harm must come to stray dogs on the street? The answer is that some people want to ride roughshod over the wishes and convenience of a silent majority. Take book fair […]
The Nandigram imbroglio
Anxiety remains even as dust is gradually settling down at Nandigram in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, where a large tract of land is to be acquired for building a Special Economic Zone and a chemical hub by the Salim group. Nandigram was virtually under siege by the villagers who feared worst if the […]
Kolkata Musing 2007
I welcome my readers and well-wishers to my first post of 2007. I hope you’ll all continue to find Kolkta Musing the perfect place to breathe fresh air as it blows from this great metropolis. I’m happy to come back in the thick of things… News’ never tire here. There are so many plots and […]
Milestone 2006
In early 1990s, when Narasimha Rao led government embarked upon liberating Indian economy from the shackles of outdated regulations, the wave did not touch the ‘shores’ of West Bengal. While other states leapfrogged in taking advantage of newfound liberal industrial climate, West Bengal stagnated and refused to come out of the age-old dogma that believed […]
Arundhati Roy and Singur
This is what noted social activist, Arundhati Roy said about Singur: I think the Left parties are following double standards. The CPM has been prominent in the World Social Forum process, including the India Social Forum held just three weeks ago in Delhi, which sharply attack neo-liberal policies. One consensual premise of the Forum is […]
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