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Mandrin MattersDo we need a tight upper lipped Indian bureaucracy?
The State of Gujarat has been thrust in the news by some of its IPS officers. It all began probably when RB Sreekumar,...
GovernanceThe good earth
Acquiring land, whether for public or private purposes, is not easy. There are conflicts galore and the political climate is hot. Yet, if...
CHANGING SCENEThe currency of post
India has a postal system more than two centuries old and it once had the enviable record of delivering letters and parcels to...
My CornerOf fresh blossoms and tiresome fossils
It is time we acknowledged and leveraged the clout of young India as opposed to “fossil” power. Statistics say that 72% of the...
Guest DeskA Gordian knot lies ahead of the Lokpal
The real issue in the Lokpal imbroglio is the manner in which he will carry out his gigantic task. Apart from having power over...
ReflectionsDelhi, whore city
One day, sometime in early 1977, a group of journalists was sitting on the lawn of Chandra Shekhar’s South Avenue flat. Ramnath Goenka...
TrackingMRITYUNJAYA SARANGIThe 1977-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre has taken charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Labour & Employment. AMITAVA...
First StirringsThe traffic policeman
After post-graduating in physics with specialization in electronics in 1968 from Roorkee University, I cleared the UPSC in 1969 and joined the Indian...
My CornerDrive M for murder
Motoring has been a passion with me. The first major car trip I undertook was with an English friend, soon after we graduated from...
Bric a BracThe missing Joshi
bjp leader went to lanka A very important BJP leader was missing during Narendra Modi’s upvaas in Ahmedabad. In case anyone thinks that...
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