Year: 2011

It was a matter of great regret, that I was not alive at the time of the independence struggle. Would have loved to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Gandhiji and others. Fortunately, we are now living amidst an exciting time in this country. Two unique, people-driven movements led by Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev have created a climate […]

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The rush of events tempted me to put off the weekly blog on spirituality, but then I remembered the principles that I espoused. One needs to keep on operating at all levels – personal, family, business and work, social activity and spiritual activity, together. Just because one has personal or family or business or nation […]

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“Sunlight is the best disinfectant”. One Ravi Nair, has been posting in various FB pages, that I should be removed as Mumbai coordinator as me and my family are involved in corruption worth crores. I kept on ignoring this rant for the last two days. But last night, I thought that I owe it to […]

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Participatory democracy = a process emphasizing the broad participation of constituents in the direction and operation of political systems. Citizens are not just voters. Democracy does not just come once every five years. The participation of citizens in the daily activities of democratic functioning is the hallmark of a vibrant democracy. And any democracy without […]

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Machiavellianism = employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft. Today, crores are convinced about the Jan Lokpal Bill and have put their all at stake. The government has been forced by the public mood to agree for the joint committee. If the Jan Lokpal Bill with all their provisions comes to force, the entire government […]

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Existence is just dance of different frequencies of energy. Birth, sustenance and death – the complete cycle continues, on and on and aptly called the dance of the Shiva. Like everyone and everything, we are also just energy bodies – made up of a range of electrons, protons and neutron dancing in a random brownian […]

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Friends, “The time for petition, marches and pleading is over – the time has come for direct action”    Gandhiji, 1920 Time to go back into states and start strengthening the movement there. After Delhi and Maharashtra, it is UP. In the next two days, various groups from across UP are meeting Arvind Kejriwal and Swami […]

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Dear friends, Latest Information: Yesterday – PMO called up many newspaper heads / editors / reporters and told them that PM had asked to meet Anna Hazare. After that a time has been decided to meet the PM on Monday evening 7th March at 7pm along with 7 other senior members of IAC. IAC has decided […]

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A New Tax Regime? A single point taxation as a response to poverty, corruption and inequality As the budget nears, we ready for one more round of tinkering with taxation. All the while, crores continue to suffer the pain and misery of abject poverty, which flourishes in the midst of great wealth. Opulence and misery […]

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