Arthshastra

Yet another woman burnt to death for dowry in India. Previously when I’ve written about dowry deaths on my blog – I’ve received some comments that claim that the law regarding dowry is sometimes used by some women organizations to harass men and to settle scores related to other household disputes. Well I don’t give [...]

Is there a global conspiracy against Congress and more specifically K. Natwar Singh? Haa haa haa, you gotta be kidding me! This is the worst attempt at spinning a news story that I have ever seen. Here is some background. The Volcker report which was the result of an independent inquiry by former US federal [...]

“Over the last year, sales surged 11 percent in China and 47 percent in India, a country of a billion people whose seemingly insatiable appetite for gold – for jewelry, temples and dowries – has traditionally made it gold’s largest consumer.” This is just one of the facts mentioned in this brilliant piece of journalism [...]

“BJP and Youth Congress activists clashed in Thane on Saturday morning over posters put up by the BJP protesting Bollywood actor Govinda’s alleged link with mafia don Dawood Ibrahim. The Naupada police registered complaints against 27 rioters” This is the level of political discourse in the country – bravo!