Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
And it begins
Posted by: Neena on: May 17, 2009
- In: Hope| Politics
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At first, it had started as normally as always. The arrogant interviews on local television news channels, the smug speeches, the distasteful comments on opposition leaders. But the signs were always there. I suppose we all missed the desperate attempts by the CPI(M) when they tried their hands at caricatures and unhealthy banners around the [...]
Truth and Consequences: Budget 2008
Posted by: Neena on: March 1, 2008
- In: Cynicism| Economy| Experience| Politics
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I love the way how the entire country and its citizens are perpetually obsessed by numbers. It doesn’t limit itself to financial and economic arena, though. Just look at how we are so engulfed in questions like how many centuries has Sachin Tendulkar scored and how many thousand runs he has passed and how many [...]
Of Politics and Pirates.
Posted by: Neena on: June 14, 2007
If I were to venture into a discussion one day about politics with people face-to-face that would spell trouble. And I find myself avoiding that, consciously.
In normal circumstances, one would question as to why is it so difficult to enter into a discussion which is logically sound and yet open to differences in opinion. [...]
West Bengal: The eye of the storm
Posted by: Neena on: December 4, 2006
A great political upheaval of our times has finally unfolded in West Bengal. The Opposition Parties, who get demolished, thrashed and annihilated during the elections, have finally found a silver lining in their quest to topple this 30 year old Government.
The whole reason for this political agitation began when the West Bengal government decided to [...]
Tea, News and Me.
Posted by: Neena on: August 24, 2006
Now, the local newspapers in Calcutta are never all that attractive. Its just the same boring old stuff they cover, terrorism, attack on Shahrukh’s bungalow, cola thing etc. But reading the newspaper everyday is a religious activity for me, well at least the headlines, and the business page. I do enjoy reading the sports page, [...]
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