Gujarat
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Why Secularism/Anti-Corruption Won’t Feed Me And My Family OR Why I’m Voting For Narendra Modi
There’s a bit of a back-story, so please bear with me. I think the journey (yes, I’d call it that) started on the New Year’s eve in 2008 (as in end of 2007, did I get the usage of New Year’s eve right?) with that long and highly charged up discussions with Pole & Seth. We were in high Continue reading
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Why I Can’t Have Enough of Gujarat
I find it quite strange that during the four years I was at Surat and even during my trips to Gujarat before that, I had not come across Sanedo. I had not even heard or discussed about it with any of my friends from Gujarat. It was only at the Garba here in Bangalore that Continue reading
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The 3 Mistakes Of My Life
Reading the book, though, was not one of them. Liked the fact that it is set in Ahmedabad and to a fair extent captures the essence of life in the city. The book is not so much about bringing about the ethos and isolation of an entire generation to the fore as the blurb says. Continue reading
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The State Of Indian Politics – Post Gujarat Elections
The state for now is definitely Gujarat. Much has been said, written, heard, spewed, vomited, acted, faked, dramtised before, during and after the elections in Gujarat. There was never any doubt about Narendra Modi’s victory in Gujarat. Perhaps what was to be keenly watched during this election was Modi’s victory margin, in Maninagar constituency where Continue reading
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To Mr. Meghdoot Sharon, Correspondent, CNN-IBN
Dear Mr. Meghdoot Sharon, Warm Greetings. I’m writing to you regarding your article headlined BJP makes bachelor CM its ladies’ man in Guj on IBNlive.com on Dec 3, 2007. While I understand that Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai is your boss and you might feeling honoured to work with an intellectual like him, it doesn’t necessarily mean Continue reading
Nikhil Kulkarni 