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Wishing all the readers a very happy holiday season ahead and a joyful New Year 2019. May all be kind, stay healthy, cultivate optimism and serve Mother Nature. Amen! The next post from my Diary would be on 2 January 2019 Some food for thought "In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend." —Aeschylus (Greek Poet, 525BC-456BC) Word for the day Nebulous (adj) Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused   Salvation lies within You have read the suggestions of the globally reputable experts to remove the growth impediments of Indian economy ( see here ). Indubitably the effort is commendable and suggestions very valuable. But as I noted yesterday, these suggestions seek to maintain and somewhat improve the status quo. In that sense, these are incrementalist only. Moreover, since the group of experts itself recognizes that the status quo is not a pretty picture in itse...

Some food for thought "It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath." —Aeschylus (Greek Poet, 525BC-456BC) Word for the day Kaleidoscopic (adj) Continually shifting from one set of relations to another; rapidly changing   First thought this morning Emboldened by the recent electoral victories, the Congress Party is making aggressive postures. It is taking the lead and setting agenda for 2019 elections. BJP and other political parties are either meekly following the agenda set by the Congress Party or busy defending themselves. Congress governments in three states may not be the only outcome of the recently concluded state elections. Another major outcome is that Congress has regained its confidence, and people are now willing to believe that BJP is not totally invincible. That changes lot of equations in electoral algebra. The unfortunate part is that the Congress is not learning from t...

Some food for thought "The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale." —Arthur C. Clarke (English Writer, 1917-2008) Word for the day Vivify (v) To enliven; brighten; sharpen. To give life to; animate; quicken.   First thought this morning Thirty four long and painful years have elapsed since a large tree fell shaking the earth in National Capital of India and many other town too. Hundreds of families have since went through immense pain and suffering. Every now and then we hear that some progress has been made in delivery of justice to these families. Yesterday was one such day. Delhi high court reversed the judgment of the lower court and ordered life imprisonment for the Delhi Congress party leader Sajjan Kumar. I am sure it is not the last word, and the matter will be go in to appeal in Supreme Court and may take another 1-10years to g...