Rich states, rich politicians! Poor track records, negative images! The NDTV show on the Punjab farmer’s suicides came as a rude shock! The heart-breaking scenes, the tears and misery of the women who lost their husbands were too much to bear viewing for long. Yet, the feature did a great national service for highlighting what…
And now, Russia!
How many Indians know of Russian society and politics as it has become lately? Russia evokes a confused image today. For most Indians of this generation the present Russian society and politics might not mean much. The image of Russia we have is one of the recent past that is the Soviet Russia of the…
India’s agriculture’s future
May be the market forces might dictate the new agri policy!There are so many reasons to worry about the Indian agri crisis.This sector fails to respond to the many pious hopes(yes,there is no visible active agri policy as such as of now) and there is a steady decline in all major crops.The outcome?An all-time high…
Understanding China
China: Still an unknown quantity?China always evokes some uneasiness.Not just for its neightbours but also for even distant powers like the USA.Why?First,it is the only Communist state in the world.Its economic might is growing fast.Its foreign echange reserves,at one trillion,the lrgest in the world.Its fast economic growth,ranked the fourth largest economy in the world,predicted to…
Emerging India faces challenges and opportunities too!
Understanding economic issues calls fora knowledge of our economic history ,certain analytical skills and a bold articulation of certain vision!Indian economists have all become stereotypes! Timid,withdrawing,self-effacing, till yesterday all leftists and Marxists.Today all liberals and economic reformers! Manmohan Singh’s government,after the mid-term in office,seems to be facing many unsure goals!Indo-nuclear deal’s future seems uncertain.After Bush…
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s troubles far from over!
Farmers are agitating over their farm lands being taken over by big companies.With the active or passive collusion of the state governments. India is set to see radical changes in its rural landscape.The new national highways are all already changing the contours of the countryside.Even in Bengal where the current agitations against takeover of the…
With Mulk Raj Anand, Chennai 1985
This photo was taken at Mahaballipuram, outside Chennai at the Pallava Rock Temples site. Mulk Raj Anand – author of classics like “Untouchable” and “Coolie” – was a long time friend and mentor of V.Isvarmurti. He came to Chennai to release a book authored by Isvarmurti titled ” C.N Vasudevan – Tamil Dancer and…
With R.K Narayan, 1985
R.K Narayan, the internationally renowned writer of English novels was a long time friend of Isvarmurti. They used to meet at Coimbatore and Madras and discuss various topics besides literature. There emerged a close relationship and understanding.Infact R.K Narayan’s in-laws were living in Coimbatore and were friends of Isvarmurti. Thus the relationhip was more than…