It would seem by now that the only Make in India Modi has achieved in his career is himself. I think he is truly made in and by India, and as a return favour, he is (re)making India in his own image, both activities feeding off each other. This, by the way, is what a vicious cycle looks like.
It sounds even more accurate in Hindi: “हिंदुस्तान ने मोदी को बनाया। अब मोदी हिंदुस्तान को बना रहा है।” Goes without saying that both the conjugations of ‘बनाना’ in that sentence mean different things.
Modi's lasting success has been the creation of a powerful 24x7 propaganda machine that creates an "overpowering illusion of achievements", and not actual achievements on ground. That illusion is what silences a majority of citizenry into believing the lies, against their…
Harish Khare warns of the "demonstration effect" of CJI Chandrachud's appeal to God. "Every district judge will now feel emboldened to weave his or her religiosity into judicial pronouncements. As it is, very many members of lower judiciary any way feel inclined to anchor their…
HELLO 🚨
Dear INDIA parties,
As you undergo the elections to the very important State Assembly Elections in Maharashtra alongwith Jharkhand, please ensure the following.
1. Train your polling agents very very well. You cannot afford to send unaware polling agents this time.…
There's this gentleman @dieworkwear who is one of those you read online and instantly wish they were friends with you!
I always ask kids what they'd do with unlimited power (wealth, fame, etc.). And I receive different answers, some of them very different from the idealistic ones I would have answered at their age. I asked some friends to parse them. This is the result.
