I have six articles already written out and I thought today that I would publish one of them. But in the meantime I read a few pages of Lin Yutang’s classic book – The Importance of Living. And I came across a passage that is so relevant and meaningful that I decided to make that […]
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Dealing with Terror Outfits
The best way to deal with drug barons, terror outfits and professional criminals (by that I mean persons who commit crimes for a living) generally speaking is to lock them up. However, if the criminal justice system is unable to do that then the following may be useful. There is a famous sentence in Edward […]
The Debt we owe to the British
It is the common narrative in India to blame the British for much, if not all, of our present ills. I remember going to my bank and striking up a conversation with a lady officer. She said plaintively that the British had exploited us for decades and owe their present wealth to what they had […]
On Nation Building – Some Comments
Here are some remarks related to nation building that may give food for thought: For starters you might wish to go through an earlier blog of mine. Link is below. You can ignore most of the article and only read the last few paragraphs. Confucius’ succinct thoughts were implemented by the Chinese and this created […]