The black money bag
Economics and power are like two wheels of a road-roller named corruption, and when these wheels grind against each other you can imagine the...
Bits of a memory
And perhaps this is, in a way, the creation of another memory. Maybe we'll come across this little scrap one day, when clearing out...
The Many Pitfalls of Holding on to Money
Benjamin Franklin once noted that "Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it". This becomes a scientific truth when wealth...
China: Is it A Threat to Neighbours and the World?
Till the end of 1970s, China was a very backward country. Sometime in 1981 or 1982 in an Economic Times (ET) issue I read...
Goa – A Much Sought-after Destination
Goa – A Much Sought-after Destination
I love to travel (like a backpacker) and live on a shoestring and not splurge money around by living...
Mangaluru: The SOS Man! U Hasanabba a Saviour for Accident Victims on Charmadi Ghat
Mangaluru: 'The Save Our Souls (SOS) Man", "The Good Samaritan", "The God Sent Saviour"..whatever you want to call him, U Hasanabba popularly known as...
When the world was planning their Valentine’s Day!
When the world was planning their Valentine’s Day, I was going through agony at the hospital. I had been admitted for a monthly injection...
Mrs. Margaret Alva – Mangalorean Star
Mrs. Margaret Alva - Mangalorean Star
Margaret Alva, former minister for women in the government of Rajiv Gandhi. She set themes that became the basis for...
A Hairy Flaw
I had not seen Smita since her vacation to India. I remember her being very excited about her trip. She had not seen her...
Bollywood’s New Sirens
We have witnessed earlier, we are witnessing now. It is no surprise. After all an actor is a human being. He or She has...
