Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Robin Thomas
The Karnataka state legislature recently passed the cow slaughter bill some sections of the society condemn it while others approve. The emotional sensationalism apart when I get down to thinking about it, there are some practical questions that I hope readers who support the bill could answer. Is it socially acceptable in a democracy for [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2010 by Robin Thomas
The traffic situation in Bangalore city got me thinking whether high traffic volumes on the roads during peak office hours are genuine or ‘man-made’. I kept observing the cars i passed during a time period a found that most cars have 1 occupant mostly and in good cases 2. So that meant 2 people were [...]
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Posted on January 26th, 2010 by Robin Thomas
On the day when the Indian democracy turns 60 I feel compelled to write about what my perspective as a vulnerable common citizen makes this democracy tick at 60. I feel that 90% of world democracy as we know them would cease to exist if we succeeded in locking down the system to prevent “profit [...]
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Posted on August 9th, 2009 by Robin Thomas
Weekends spend with people glued to the news channels after swine flu started claiming it first victims in India. Panic of the ‘aam admi’ who was denied adequate early testing facilities by the government designated hospitals and clinics. Frustration, chaos and fear for the little ones being adeptly captured and played on primetime news (only [...]
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