Property tax is one of the major revenue sources for any city. Bangalore with such a large educated population has been evading taxes. How to fix it?
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Software industry has harmed Bangalore
I was pointed to this article in The Hindu newspaper by my dad today “IT sector has done more harm than good to the city“. Bangalore as a brand has taken a huge beating over the last few years. Roads, garbage is a huge problem. But partly we citizensĀ are to be blamed for the mess. […]
Why can’t leaders in India be as cool as Obama?
Today, there is a lot of mistrust between residents in India and the politicians (irrespective of the political party). There is a war on social media. I want to emphasize that I am totally against anti-national content floating around, I doubt any sane person will support bad content. I have heard TV anchors telling the […]
Adgully: Bulk SMS banned; Govt could have used discretion
The recent North East exodus in India has been very painful for most (if not all) residents of India. In my city of Bangalore we have many who have migrated from North Eastern India, which is the most ignored part of India. China for sure is waiting for the opportunity to grab all of North […]
Both democratic and authoritative countries send takedown requests to Google
The most common gateway to information on the internet namely Google is on the receiving end from various governments – the ones democratically or otherwise elected.