Emotionally Speaking

Voted: Photos of Delhi Municipal Elections 15 April 2012 (Vasant Kunj, ward 171)

I voted in the Delhi Municipal elections at about 8.10 am, moments after the process started. Vasant Kunj (SC reserved seat for woman), ward no 171, Venue: Kendriya Vidyalala, opposite old jnu campus near the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Bersarai. Photos from my arriving at the polling station, police and security, polling room, polling staff, [...]

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Kriplani Committee Report: Railways, 1955

The Railway Corruption Enquiry Committee: The problem of corruption in the Railways has been an old one. Corruption existed in the shape of bakhshish or mamul from the public for the services rendered. But corruption assumed serious proportions during the Second World War when the entire resources of the railways were utilised for the needs [...]

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They didn’t let Arvind Kejriwal speak

In an unfortunate incident (that went mostly unreported in the media; see Aaj tak story), a section of JNU students virtually hounded out Arvind Kejriwal . He was barely allowed to speak at the Koyna hostel mess venue (23 March 2012, about 10 pm). Anyone who knows the campus, knows that it is the time-tested  [...]

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Administrative Reforms Commission Report on Centre-State Relationships

1969: Federation is never a friction- free form of governance. The reason for this is simple. The functions can seldom match the available resources, which leads to an imbalance between the two, resulting in a never-ending quest for resources from the other level. The mismatch is much more marked in the case of Indian federation. [...]

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Links: Agent Vinod Film Reviews

I have not seen the film, it is releasing today. I will probably not watch it in the theatre. Initial reviews suggest that this film is not going to be a very good commercial success as the film does not have what it takes to make a good thriller/spy film. The film is a remake [...]

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Photo: SBI ATMs spew out torn notes

See the photos after the text: slightly torn notes (two) as we withdrew 10000 Rupees from the SBI atm. It is not very uncommon hearing people getting spurious (nakli/fake) notes from ATM machines, torn notes, and improperly working ATMs deducting money whimsically. Be careful while using ATMs and check notes after you are done (in [...]

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