I disagree with Twitter suspending Trump’s account. I agree that - His account was a nuisance evoking people to riot. - Twitter accounts have terms and conditions which were violated. - As a company, Twitter is free to do what it pleases with its accounts. - In a civilized society…

If only more of us would think this way, lesser and lesser of us would have to think only of themselves! Happy MLK day….great to see MKG’s inspiration cross borders, while some of us here are trying to vilify him…. Some of these people, their true value will become evident…

In a world obsessed with measurements and metrics, gatherings like this may seem suspect. It may seem like a group of young people are just coming and hanging out, talking a bit about their work and going home. This is far from the truth. Here are some points on why…

The deep history of India (more the Indian subcontinent) is fascinating…..here are some nuggets I found myself unconsciously projecting the map of India onto this video, only to realise that the video starts at 2600 BCE. In the 4620 years, the nation state has been in existence for 75 years…

One of the promises of the internet was a beautiful, borderless, world. Now with this situation, we are reclaiming that promise, partly :) I remember early days of Internet and BBSes….it was exciting to reach out to people and the thrill of being on a new medium…text HTML loading (the…

What will redeem us? Good politicians practicing clean politics? More responsible corporations? Active citizens who engage locally? There are cases being made for each of these (on my Facebook and Linked In feeds). I see no case (yet) being made for a social movement. I want to attempt that. In…

It has been nearly impossible to have a clear stand on the farmer protests for me. Being so distant from the ground means that either I will deal with abstract ideas (editorials, experts) or anecdotal evidence (from friends, others working with a certain group of farmers) There is a free…

We may have a new president in the US but half the country doesn’t back him up. In Bihar, less than 100k votes have decided the winner. Vinoba points to the challenge of this system : that it will always be violent to the minority. And anyone can end up…

What seems to be happening in India today Democracy needs elections. But, elections are expensive. Someone has to fund them. Who is doing that? Citizens don’t. Corporates do. Once elected, governments have to payback their corporate investors. They do this on several fronts. Opening up new markets. Forgiving debt. Allowing…