Three birds at one shot!

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 5/20/2013 8:56:00 AM

'The following article was written for Niti Central. Pasting it below for reference :) It was touted as a "two birds with one shot" master stroke by the Congress party. The nuisance of Jagan Mohan Reddy was becoming an unbearable headache to the Congress party high command. He was consistently challenging and was criticising the congress government on a daily basis. High command did not want to directly expel him - so they came up with this "two birds with one shot" plan.&n(...)'

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Bizzare anti-Modi arguments!

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 5/20/2013 8:55:00 AM

'The following article was written for Niti Central. Pasting it here for reference :)There was a bizarre article in the op-ed page of The Hindu  - "Narendra Modi's Patel test". While it is still difficult to fathom what exactly the article wanted to convey, there are 2 very key takeaway points from that article. 1. Why Congress functions the way it does?Any Congress Legislature Party meet in the country passes a single line resolution that authorises the "high command" (Son(...)'

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NDTV's double standards on twitter abuse

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 4/22/2013 6:49:00 AM

'This article was written for Niti Central. Pasting it below for reference.  Those who tweet regularly are quite familiar with the common complaints of the media folks - I am being abused. NDTV's group editor, Barkha Dutt, always goes a step further. At every available opportunity, she talks about the need to regulate social media to contain this abuse and how "online venom" is dangerous etc. Given her strong position this, one would imagine that NDTV will never give a plat(...)'

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Sagarika's open lies ...

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 4/17/2013 9:10:00 AM

'The Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi gave two speeches in Delhi yesterday. Both were laced with content, and the reaction of the usual suspects was on predictable lines. In the morning, he spoke at a FICCI event and addressed women entrepreneurs. In the evening, he spoke at a Network 18 event, Think India. Since the reactions of the "national media" was going on predictable lines, I thought there was no point writing a blog deriding their illogical arguments. But they (...)'

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Rahul at CII summit

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 4/17/2013 9:08:00 AM

'This article was written for NitiCentral. Pasting it here for reference :) "Indeed, Mr. Gandhi — in a marathon and somewhat rambling 75-minute long interaction — offered no road map or specific solution, sticking to a general, if folksy, analysis of the situation in the country,..."No, it's not another rant by a disgruntled troll on the net. That excerpt is picked up from a reportin The Hindu. Slowly, the tide seems to be turning, all thanks to the efforts by Rahul Gandhi himse(...)'

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Full Meals from Andhra Pradesh!

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 4/3/2013 10:20:00 AM

'Recently, Centre Right India celebrated their 3rd anniversary by hosting a "food blogging  festival". Along with Kiran and Sangeetha, I presented to them a full meals from Andhra Pradesh. Pasting it below for reference :). I strongly recommend that you read the other cuisines on that site too (though no one did it in as much detail as we did!) - it's mind-blowing :) Food, like knowledge, is an ocean! And without second thoughts, we are sure that in this category, the India(...)'

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Vacation to an unknown world - Part-2

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 4/3/2013 5:50:00 AM

'In Part-1 of this series, we discussed some serious stuff. Here's Part-2 in which we talk about the fun stuff :) Scuba DivingThere was eternal debate on whether to do this or not! And finally, one day before leaving the Andaman's it was decided that I will take the plunge! And what an experience it has been - at first it was scary. The guide tells me this - "relax, you are not going to war, it's just a dive with me holding you"! And then we go into the water. It took about a mi(...)'

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Vacation to an unknown world - Part-1

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 3/26/2013 9:05:00 AM

'Recently, for a long vacation, we went to the Andamans. Port Blair looked like a laid back town - no one is in a tearing hurry to rush; everyone is pretty relaxed and life moves on at it's own pace! A stark contrast to the mad rush that we see in our daily life! Each day exploring the various landmarks, beaches, and acquatic life was a learning experience; it was more like exploring a world that is unknown to us! Following are some of the experiences that I am sharing :)&n(...)'

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When "achievement" is not "substance"

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 2/17/2013 1:20:00 PM

'This article was written for Niti Central. Reproducing it here. Gujarat CM, Mr. Narendra Modi gave a nearly one hour speech at the Shri Ram College of Commerce in Delhi on Wednesday. Formerly national bureau chief of CNN-IBN and currently with DNA, expert analyst Mr. Diptosh Majumdar analysed the speech in a few tweets. The analysis included the following:Modi’s speech did not have much substance but it was politically influential – the young people lapped it upModi's spee(...)'

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Congress tangles Telangana beyond repair

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 2/17/2013 1:18:00 PM

'This article was written for Niti Central. Reproducing the same here.This article is not intended to make or break a case for splitting AP. It merely seeks to explain the current vitiated scenario; how it becomes impossible to take any decision in such an atmosphere; the lack of a proper road map; and the lack of attempt by the ruling party - the congress party - to attempt any sort of conciliatory measures. Until such point of time, where the people of both the regions reach a gene(...)'

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Page 1: Allege freely Page 10: Denial

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 1/31/2013 8:00:00 AM

'The Hindu published a front page article yesterday - in essence saying that Pakistan has lodged some secret complaint with the UN that the Indian Army killed its civilians and soldiers over the last 15 years. Remember, front page. Today, the Indian army denied Pakistan's claims. Which page was it published?Page 10 - the last letter in "Letters to Editor" column.The author says this denial did not come when he mailed them before publishing the story. How does that imply tha(...)'

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The "power" struggle in AP...

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 1/28/2013 2:45:00 PM

'This article was written for Niti Central. Reproducing it here. Would the state be divided or not? Will the Congress buy peace with Jagan? When will Jagan come out of jail? Will TDP President, Chandrababu Naidu gain from his 114 day (and still counting) padayatra? Will PCC President buy peace with the AP CM? Will Cong-MIM rift affect peace in Hyderabad? These and many such questions might dominate dining table discussions across the state, but come first week of the month (...)'

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A compilation of all his rants!

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 1/24/2013 9:00:00 AM

'This piece was written for Niti Central. Reposting it here: In the summer of 2007, Rahul Gandhi uttered these sagely words: "I belong to the family which has never moved backwards, which has never gone back on its words. You know that when any member of my family had decided to do anything, he does it. Be it the freedom struggle, the division of Pakistan or taking India to the 21st century"In the spring of 2011, Rahul Gandhi enlightened us by saying: "Corruption is taking place(...)'

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అదే మాయ, అదే మాధుర్యం

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 1/21/2013 6:09:00 AM

'"గోవుళ్ళు తెల్లన గోపయ్య నల్లనా, గోధూళి ఎర్రన ఎందువలన" - సప్తపది సినిమా లోని ఈ పాట జానకి గారు పాడి దాదాపు 30 ఏళ్ళు కావొస్తుంది. చిన్న పిల్లల గొంతుకి జానకి గారి గొంతు మాత్రమె సరిపోయేది ఆ రోజుల్లో.మొన్న శనివారం నాడు "మా మ్యూసిక్" అవార్డ్స్ కార్యక్రమానికి మేము వెళ్ళాము. జానకి గారికి జీవన సాఫల్య పురస్కారం ఇచ్చారు ఈ కార్యక్రమం లో. దాదాపు 30 ఏళ్ల తరువాత కూడా గొంతు లోని అదే మాయ, మాధుర్యాన్ని వినిపిస్తూ, జానకి గారు చిన్న పిల్లాడి గొంతు లో మల్లి ఇదే పాట  పాడి వినిపించారు. ఒక్క సారి (...)'

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Blow to media, not to Modi!

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 1/8/2013 12:50:00 PM

'This article was written for Niti Central. Reposting it here for reference :).I am no legal luminary, nor am I a wannabe lawyer. I mostly rely on written articles available on the web/newspapers, to understand Court judgements.Yesterday, the Supreme Court of India gave its ruling on the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat. The popular site DeshGujarat.com has a detailed timeline of this case. Immediately after the verdict was out, news media was out in full force. The celebrated "Bl(...)'

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The death and funeral of the gangrape victim...

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 12/31/2012 4:52:00 AM

'On the night of 26th December, in a series of tweets, NDTV's group editor tweets information she received from "sources" about an impending Cabinet decision. Even before an official announcement was made, it was leaked that the girl will be shifted to Singapore. Very little further information was flowing. Many questions remained unanswered, and since this happened in the middle of the night, the morning newspapers simply gave out information regarding the move to Sin(...)'

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The political response to the mass protests - Part-2

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 12/28/2012 6:34:00 AM

'Part -1 of the political response is here. In the first part, we discussed about the sequence of events and the lazy responses of the powers that be, to the ever developing crisis over the past few days. This part will talk exclusively about the top 3 people incharge of the country. 1. Prime Minister's address to the nation.One of the most fundamental things when a speech is written (at any level... from debate competitions in schools to the level of Prime Minister of Indi(...)'

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The Political response to the mass protests - Part-1

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 12/27/2012 9:25:00 AM

'The last few days have been very stressing on the country. The last few days have also exposed the depths of ineptness (yet again) to which the UPA government can plunge to. Not wanting to be left far behind, sections of the "national" media competed with the UPA too! In a three part blog series, I wish to detail out the happenings over the past 10 days and discuss the political and media response to these events. From 17th December to 21st December On the night of Decembe(...)'

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Death of constable Subhash Tomar...

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 12/26/2012 5:06:00 AM

'Too many things to blog about, over the past few days. But first, the need to document the media's coverage on the death of policeman, Mr. Subhash Tomar needs to take precedence. On the 23rd of December, Barkha Dutt tweeted this (thanks to mediacrooks for the image): Note the words very carefully - "...died as some people in the crowd turned violent"Sometime later, the tweet was merely deleted. No clarification was forthcoming - the tweet just disappeared! Why? Here's(...)'

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Media creates their own headlines..

Author : Sudhir      Blog : Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Sports, Media,blah blah...      Date : 12/4/2012 2:53:00 AM

'The following piece was written for Niti Central. Reposting it here for reference :) Mr. R.P.Singh , former DG in CAG, came out of nowhere on Friday and said that the 2G loss calculation according to him was a mere Rs. 37,000 crore and not Rs. 1,76,000 crores. He also "revealed" that the chairman of the Public Accounts Commitee (PAC), Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi (of the BJP) influenced the final report by CAG - "revelations" that were enough for the TV media folks to go into a fre(...)'

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