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Some food for thought "Saddle your dreams before you ride 'em. —Mary Webb (English Novelist, 1881-1927) Word for the day Skimble-scamble (adj) Rambling; confused; nonsensical, e.g., a skimble-scamble explanation   First thought this morning Many state governors, judicial officers, and bureaucrats have recently defied the protocol and openly supported ruling party and its leadership. It is constitutionally and ethically wrong and calls for action by the President of India. However, if we put the constitutional and ethical problem aside, and try to analyze why would a governor or a bureaucrat go all the way out of his domain to defend and/or promote a political party or its leaders, we may get some interesting (for the lack of a better word) insights. I have observed that every occurrence of this phenomenon does momentarily agitate a certain class of citizens, but no one finds it disturbing. Mostly, all such occurr...

Some food for thought "Give me good digestion, Lord, And also something to digest; but where and how that something comes I leave to Thee, who knoweth best." —Mary Webb (English Novelist, 1881-1927) Word for the day Optics (n) The way a situation, action, event, etc., is perceived by the public or by a particular group of people. First thought this morning Taking the Rythu Bandhu Scheme of Telangana government and PM-Kisan scheme of central government forward, the Congress Party has issued a sketch of the all encompassing minimum income guarantee (MIG) or universal basic income (UBI) scheme for the country. Like MNREGA that was started on a pilot basis in few district and extended to cover the entire country in few years, this MIG is also proposed to be implemented in a phased manner over several years. Apparently, when fully implemented, the scheme proposes to guarantee minimum Rs6000/month income to the bottom 20% (appx...

Some food for thought "I want a real revolution, a real change in society: society, a great organic mass of well-regulated forces used for the bringing-about a happy life for all." —William Morris (English Designer, 1834-1896) Word for the day Isolato (n) A person who is physically or spiritually isolated from their times or society. First thought this morning The incumbent government has persistently sought to change the narrative of nationalism and patriotism in past five years. It wants citizens to blindly follow the path directed by it and believe whatever is narrated to them. Any resistance is met by serious allegations of sedition and anti nationalism. As a responsible citizen, I do have full faith in my government and administration. I sincerely believe that the persons in power are people of integrity and good intentions. But that does not mean that I am willing to renounce my democratic right and obligation to ask ...