Confessions of a directionless mind

Election season is upon us, so this blog will get a bit more active. In this post I want to expand on my thoughts on the new kid on the block - AAP.
There is lot to admire and like about it. Transparent funding model, ability to mobilise erstwhile apolitical voters, demolishing high entry barriers and idealism though misplaced as we will see. It is also occupied by shrewd political minds. The choice...

I break my blogging silence to feel a bit smug about an argument I had made in the last post many moons ago during the Jan Lokpal movement. I had written and argued against majority opinion the following.
"India is a democratic republic with a constitution. And the only way to measure representation in a democracy is through elections. We can debate about what type it needs to be (a parliamentary or presidential), but free and fair elections are the only...

This time I won't bore you with introductions about my laziness and will get straight to the point. But before that a disclaimer. I am a staunch believer in democracy and free markets. I think that the above two if combined together effectively will...

There is nothing more to be written and said about the Dantewada massacre. Points of view from both sides of the aisle have been explored and debated from fundamentalist morons like Arundathi Roy to intelligent policy/strategy options from INI bloggers...