Swades

My musings on moving to India and building up a startup and my views on Politics, Society, Science, Movies and culture.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Of Swamijis, cults, crooks and Indian economy

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As cult leader Nithynanda is caught in a sex scandal and his organization torn down in India, it is time to ponder on this spread of cultis...
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Saturday, February 06, 2010

Green hunt and India’s war on ultra left-wing

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After dilly-dallying for a few decades India has stepped up the war on India’s left-wing Maoists who seek to bring an ultra-left communist ...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Shiv Sena and MNS set new records in hating

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The Sainiks first hated the Muslims and wanted them to get out. Then they hated and rioted against South Indians (particularly Tamils) in th...
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When will India and China overtake US in GDP (nominal terms)?

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Here are some charts from Goldman Sachs research . China is expected to overtake US around 2035 and India is expected to overtake US in 2040...
Monday, February 01, 2010

Indian cities under threat from surrounding states

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Today I was appalled to read the statement from a former Lok Sabha speaker (head of Indian legislature)  Murali Manohar  Joshi that “Mumbai ...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Business models and Entrepreneurs

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  Wonder 1: What is the difference between startup entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs? Is it that one of them has a great notion about ...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Revival of religion in India

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  For a few decades since its freedom from British in 1947, Indian policymakers and thinkers tried hard to keep religion out of Indian soc...
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Role of media in impacting India’s foreign relationships

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  These days when I talk to my friends in Pakistan, China, Australia and elsewhere one common theme I see is their complaints on our media...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

India: A cop left to die while 2 ministers were showing the height of apathy

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  A cop was brutally stabbed by a couple of gangsters in a case of mistaken identity, in southern Tamilnadu in India. A government convoy ...
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India – Aus: Crime rate comparison – let’s look at stats

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  Here are UN stats for crimes measured per 1000 people. 1. Assault: India – – 0.2/1000 Aus 7/1000 . US – 7.5/1000 http://www.nation...
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