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Some food for thought "Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality." —Beatrix Potter (English Author, 1866-1943) Word for the day Fulgurant (adj) Flashing like lightning.   First thought this morning Reportedly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will feature in an episode of Man vs. Wild, to be aired on Discovery Channel on 12th August 2019. Enticing stills from the episode, with PM enjoying the wilderness of Uttrakhand with UK television presenter and adventurer Edward Michael Grylls, popularly known as Bear Grylls, are splashed all over the internet. Distressed participants in financial markets, stressed businessmen and disenchanted commoners have naturally reacted negatively on the social media. The general feeling is that the prime minister himself should be focusing more on the economic slowdown and depressed markets rather than indulging in this almost contemptuous show...

Some food for thought "You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good." —Steve Lacy (American Musician 1934-2004) Word for the day Abusage (n) Improper use of words; unidiomatic or ungrammatical language.   First thought this morning The incumbent BJP led NDA government seems to have perfected the art of managing denominators. Wherever they find difficult to improve the numerator, they have been changing the denominator itself, such that the resultant figure looks more acceptable and optically pleasing. Starting with GDP, a number of time series have been modified to make the current set of data look progressive. The latest to join the list is the amount of rain that qualifies a monsoon season to be "Normal". Reducing the amount of rain needed for a monsoon season to classify it as Normal means changing the definition of drought itself. In economics terms it means lesser pressure on ...