Dad to an angel. Journalist earlier, brand comms consultant now, space cowboy soon. Host, All Indians Matter podcast. Author, Bricks of Blood. @TEDx speaker.
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India and the US are very different countries, admittedly, but if it can happen in the US it can happen here. However different they are, neither are immune to change.
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4/5 So, delivery guy lies every day that he tried to deliver. First call centre exec lies about refund date. Second call centre exec again misguides about refund date. Superior contradicts them both and says first exec lied just to end the call.
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1/2 As far as I'm concerned, Mumbai's air quality constitutes an emergency. So many of us are suffering from respiratory/throat problems because of it. Not sure anything effective is being done on this front. Most days the sun is a fuzzy orange ball because of the haze.
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I have questions.
What does this order mean? He can breach peace after 1 year?
Also, what is breach of peace? How is the right to protest a breach?
As citizens of India, Dipke and others can invoke that right. Is speaking against the govt a breach?
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Re the Eiffel Tower row, it’s one thing for the group to ask that no women be there - which is outrageous - but I’m surprised the French authorities agreed to such a ridiculous demand. What were they thinking!
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People struggling to buy food are not going to be able to buy gold. Now wait for 'news' on how the nation responded to Modi's call by buying less of the precious metal.
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Nobody in their right mind believes that GDP growth clocked 7.8%. Just look around you - the unemployment, the soaring cost of living, rural distress... The thing is, the data this government puts out stopped being credible ages ago.
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If referring to her pallu is the best argument you have against Swara Bhasker's statements, then you've already lost the debate. Whatever the merits or demerits of what she said, surely vulgarity or offensiveness is not the right response.
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This business of labelling critics stuff like 'anti-national' or 'dimagi naxal' has run its course. Nobody's affected by it anymore. Bluster can shroud lack of delivery only for so long.
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Modi’s new label for critics: “Dimagi Naxal.” The 4th such term after Urban Naxal, Tukde Tukde Gang, Khan Market Gang. Each turns “disagrees with govt” into “security threat”. Easier to dismiss a Naxal than answer a critic. My column for @allindianscount: allindiansmatter.in/four-lab…
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The greater your intellectual insecurity, the greater the need to demonise and pull down those who have cogent, logical, rational thoughts. Hence the need to label them - you don't need to prove anything; just tarnish them.
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You can have the strongest military in history but fighting a ear on someone else’s home turf neutralises many advantages. We’ve seen this is Vietnam, Afghanistan… and now Iran.
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Inflation’s up and the growth forecast got cut. And the RBI won’t raise rates. That’s not indecision but an admission that slowing growth and rising inflation are here at the same time, and you’re the one holding the risk. My column for @allindianscount: allindiansmatter.in/india-is…
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