Archive for the ‘government’ Category
Monday, February 18th, 2008
Immigration has been one of my favorite topics since early 1990s. Infact, I was the one who reserved 'immigration.com' domainname and insisted on my friend Rajiv S Khanna to use it!
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
A while ago I had read about movie theatres in India being required to play the National Anthem before the show. As a child growing up I remember it being played "after" the show and doors were being opened only after the completion of the anthem (rightfully so).
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Recently British Prime Minister Gordon Brown [Video] suggested that Sachin Tendulkar might soon be honoured with knighthood, making him the first Indian player to receive the title. That very night all TV channels went gungho about calling India's favorite cricketer "Sir Sachin Tendulkar". One of the topics of discussion was ...
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Sunday, September 30th, 2007
A teenager from Poland sent me an email today,
Dear Friend, My name is *******. I am sixteen years old and I am from Poland. I like planes and flying very much. My dream is to become a pilot in future. I send you and your airport big regards, and I ...
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
According to an article in Hindustan Times,
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Our politicians across all parties are united when it comes to diverting the attention of their citizens. Dharam Singh initiated the change of name of 12 cities and finally it got approved during HDK's tenure. Why has the government unnecessarily fiddled around something which was going on smoothly? I ...
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Yesterday I had a very interesting conversation with my cousin from US. We met her family after 11 years. We were talking about her son's extra-curricular activities. One of her sons went to National Youth Leadership Forum in Washington DC.
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Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Happy Birthday India! Today India is 60 years young. While growing up as a child I remember Independence Day was merely a holiday. You couldn't see the celebrations anywhere other than the Govt offices (yawn!). One would think hoisting your country's flag is your birthright. Unfortunately it wasn't ...
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Saturday, August 11th, 2007
We have not only inherited English language from the British Raj but also "corruption". We have learned to live with the system. Unfortunately there are many who are deprived of benefits and services from the Government because they cannot afford to "grease" the officials. It is very frustrating when you ...
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Sunday, June 10th, 2007
I guess I may get be fired for making such a statement, after all Technology is my bread earner! Hang on..
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