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Thought for the day ” Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day." -           Jesus Christ Word for the day Osculate (v) To kiss (Source: Dictionary.com) Teaser for the day Hindu, Hindi, Indian, Bhartiya, Hinduness, Hindutava, Indianness, Bhartiyata   - What is the debate actually?   It's not UPA vs. NDA India GDP expanded 5.7% in 1QFY15, confirming the trend witnessed in past couple of quarters. This is highest rate of growth in nine quarters. Though the long term growth trajectory, considered necessary for substantial investment in building additional capacities and generating sustainable employment is expected to remain stuck at 6% for at least 3 more years, it is comforting to note that the economy has perhaps already hit the rock. The trend from here most likely will be pos...

Thought for the day ” When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run. " -           Abraham Lincoln (American, 1809-1865) Word for the day Rusticate (v) To go to the country (Source: Dictionary.com) Teaser for the day Is Modi relying too much on Japan? or Vice versa is also true?   No free rides Yesterday I called 50people randomly selected from my phone book to ask "what if Google, Facebook, Wikipedia, WhatsApp, and Yahoo are not available from tomorrow morning?". The reactions were unusually but expectedly uniform. I could imagine that all of them had expression "are you mad?" and "Do ya even realize what're you talkin' 'bout?" Not surprised, I followed this up with a supplementary "what is all these service providers start charging for their services?" Now the silence was deafening. The unease w...

Thought for the day ”Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong." -           Abraham Lincoln (American, 1809-1865) Word for the day Gregarious (adj) Seeking and enjoying the company of others. (Source: Dictionary.com) Teaser for the day Will the SC ruling on coal block allocation in past two decades mark end of the reign of the Gangs of Wasseypur and Khadi clad Gundey on Indian natural resources? "Vote" over "voter" - III The draft report of the Expert Committee on Integrated Energy Policy set up by the Planning Commission submitted in December 2005 explicitly stated that “India faces formidable challenges in meeting its energy needs and providing adequate energy of desired quality in various forms to users in a sustainable manner and at reasonable costs. India needs to sustain a 8% to 10% economic growth ...

Thought for the day ” Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything." -           Abraham Lincoln (American, 1809-1865) Word for the day Qualm (n) An uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction (Source: Dictionary.com) Teaser for the day What is more important (a) Planning Commission or (b) Commissioning the plans?   "Vote" over "voter" - II “Although poverty and inequality play a powerful role in shaping our children’s educational opportunities, inequality is not inevitable, and poverty is not destiny,” said Sean Reardon, a professor of education who helped to establish the workshop on Poverty, Inequality and Education at Stanford University to examine the challenges to closing the growing opportunity gap in USA. While it is popular to examine the state of economy on usual macro parameters like price conditions, growth rate, e...

Thought for the day ”The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next." -           Abraham Lincoln (American, 1809-1865) Word for the day Waif (n) A person, especially a child, who has no home or friends. (Source: Dictionary.com) Teaser for the day Many companies have responded favorably to PM's appeal for contribution to toilet in school project. Should PM also appeal to all trusts managing places of worship to join the moment?   "Vote" over "voter" - I One elementary problem afflicting the Indian economy is misdirected political priorities. Successive governments have pursued policies that would fetch them enough "votes" rather than benefit more "voters". Many would argue this as a quintessential shortcoming of the Westminster "first past the post" electoral system. I would beg to differ. I belie...

Thought for the day ”Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them. " -           T. S. Elliot (American 1888-1965) Word for the day Plaudit (n) Enthusiastic approval; an expression of praise. (Source: Dictionary.com) Teaser for the day Congress J&K leaders seeks Hindu CM for the state. Congress CM declare PM untouchable by refusing to share dais with him. Is this the Antony formula for resurrection of Congress Party?   Problem of plenty - II As per NSSO report [1] on the status of employment in India, "he population in the age group 15-59 years, which is considered to be economically active, comprised about 60 per cent of males and 61 per cent of females in rural areas and about 66 per cent each of males and females in urban areas." However, only about 40 per cent of popu...

Thought for the day ”Business today consists in persuading crowds." -           T. S. Elliot (American 1888-1965) Word for the day E xecrable (adj) Deserving to be execrated; detestable; abominable; extremely bad; of very poor quality; very inferior. (Source: Dictionary.com) Teaser for the day UP, Uttrakhand, Bihar, Assam, Odisha and Himachal Pradesh suffering from serious floods. All 6 are non-BJP rules states. Wonder why no one has sensed a conspiracy in this! Problem of plenty - I The India story is largely about ‘demographics’ and ‘sociopolitical transformation’. Economic growth is a by-product and hence more predictable. The young demography is one of the major strengths of Indian economy. This is such a consensus view that it almost sounds cliché to mention it in an argument. Nevertheless, young demography is a huge "potential" advantage f...

Thought for the day ”We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." -           T. S. Elliot (American 1888-1965) Word for the day Fink (v) To inform to the police; squeal.; (Source: Dictionary.com) Teaser for the day You cannot take away my right to preach morality, even if I am stuck in 300BC. You are free to disagree, ignore, ridicule,   or contradict me. But for God sake do not gag me or paint me a criminal. Let the patient be cured first Once a patient was admitted to an upscale private hospital with a serious heart condition. The cardiology team at the hospital was headed by an experienced old surgeon, who was lately rendered incapable of performing complicated surgeries due to his blurred vision and trembling hands. The team he headed was not har...