Stories from the grassroots | Thoughts on development
The Civil Services day is celebrated on the 20 and 21st of April and in this year’s celebration, the Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi made an impassioned and articulate speech calling upon the bureaucrats to deliver on the mandate of governance. … Continue reading
In the recent World Economic forum, the finance minister of India proudly proclaimed that India was one of the few countries whose GDP was growing and is the envy of other nations. In his budget speech to the Parliament, he reiterated this fact while maintaining that our GDP would continue to grow in the forthcoming year. … Continue reading
The Union budget of India arouses not only interest but passionate debate across the country. From Corporate czars to the experts on television shows to the man on the street, everyone likes to comment on the Union Budget. Each one tends to see it from their own perspective and form opinions that are driven by both objective and subjective analysis.… Continue reading
*This is a longer version of the article that first appeared in today’s Deccan Herald on page 9. See attachment below
It is now a year since a new Government has been sworn. The hunger for change, the restlessness of the youth and the oratorical skills of Sri Narendra Modi paid electoral dividends for the BJP and today the Government will be measured by how many of their expectations could be reasonably fulfilled. … Continue reading