As I know him An idealist and non-conformist in Indian politics The passing away of Chandrashekhar, the former Prime Minister, is a personal loss to me. I couldn’t do anything a whole day as I was so sad and so many memories rushed through my mind all the day. The days I spent with Chandrashekhar…
Communists’ cynicism and negativism?
Why West Bengal and Kerala lag behind other states? Bengal wooes Ratan Tata, Kerala removes Tata Tea Board! West Bengal agri/rural sector continues to boil! The CPM is finding itself at a receiving end. Jyoti Basu, the veteran is called out from his retirement and he is batting for the Chief Minister, Budhdeb Bhattacharya who…
India continues to import wheat at high prices!
Environment, energy, infrastructure issues might impact Indian agriculture’s long -term prospects India continues with its short-term strategies. It resorts to import of wheat for the second year. And at such high prices. The Prime Minister, after a long interval, is undertaking a tour of six states to over-see the agriculture developments. Fine! If only the…
Mark Tully & Co
When British authors write of India Indians have to take it with a pinch of salt! India’s unending Journey by Mark Tully,2007,pp 278 Rider,London This is a book by the famous BBC Chief of Bureau for some 22 years and an much-admired writer and presenter of programmes…
Presidential race : Third Front must not abstain from voting!
The ADMK chief and one of the Third Front leaders,Ms Jayalalitha has come out with the view that the Third Front,consisting of eight parties, would abstain from voting in the Presidential election.This is an absurd political stand! After having constituted the Front in a hastily called meeting in Hyderabad and also in Chennai and after…
Challenges and opportunities in Indian agriculture!
What new hopes on agriculture front? Three priorities in agriculture Water, energy, biotechnology Inter-linking of the Southern rivers, high investments in agri-biotechnology, energy efficient management in electricity and water consumption in agriculture. The National Development Council met with the one single aim of what to do in the Indian agriculture. We have becoming accustomed to…
Why agriculture is caught in a crisis?
Every one knows the exact reasons! No one dares to speak out! We are publishing this magazine, now for more than two decades. And we have built up a dedicated readership. It is not easy to publish an agriculture magazine in English. All the English publications are newspapers or magazines and all are urban-focused. No…
AK.Chettiar, the man to make the first documentary film on Mahatama Gandhi when Gandhi was very much alive!
Dear Meenakshi Mukeherjee, I read with great your book review in the Economic and Political Weekly for June 2-8 2007 on A.K.Chettiar’s reminiscences of making a documentary on Mahatama Gandhi. In fact, the late A.K.Chettiar was my long time friend and mentor. I knew him for a fairly long time, since my college days in…