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Archive for January 2009

The Obama Catharsis and the “Secular” Democracy

Jan 22nd, 2009 | By Girish Nikam | Category: International, Review

By Girish Nikam
should unquestionably go down in the history of mankind as a defining moment. It was not just to the African-American man and his family members who stood there displaying no signs of nervousness, but all those joyous millions who had a ring side view, either on the streets of Washington DC around the [...]



How the Satyams and the Rajus of this world flourish and escape scrutiny

Jan 9th, 2009 | By Girish Nikam | Category: Review

By Girish Nikam
The enormity of the fraud perpetrated by the Satyam Computers Boss, B.Ramalinga Raju is still unfurling. What has however unfolded so far has been described in the most colourful epithets already, and it is difficult to find new ones to describe it any better. Now that the bespectacled mild mannered Prince of Cyberabad, [...]



Stop this war mongering please!

Jan 2nd, 2009 | By Girish Nikam | Category: India

Girish Nikam
Is this the best way to have ended a year? Or rather is this the best way to begin a new year? With all these anxious questions being asked. Is there going to be a war? Or is it a lot of hot air being blown all over? These last couple of weeks has [...]