Some Anna Hazare musings…
∙LM Singhvi: I gave birth to the Lokpal Bill. Abhishek Manu Singhvi: That’s nothing. I killed its effectiveness. Anna: Wait for the Second Coming. Lokpal Terminator: I’ll be back! ∙ Sonia: Now I’m...
View ArticleThe Anna Hazarical group of companies…
Social activist Anna Hazare has spawned a group of services all across India and is doing a lot of things for a lot of people… Anna Political Opposition Services Have you been a poor Opposition and...
View ArticleThe blind men and the Lokpal Elephant
(Based on the story “Blind men and an elephant”) The Lokpal Elephant was kept in a dark room and various people went to check it out. Kapil Sibal felt the tusks and said, “This is pretty strong, hard...
View ArticlePresenting the Indian puppet show…
Sonia: Puppetmaster. Rahul: Trainee puppetmaster. Manmohan: Puppet. Pranab: Puppet doctor. Sibal: Voice of the puppet. Tiwari: Noise of the puppet. Chidambaram: Shadow puppet. Team Anna: Noisy...
View ArticleMore Lokpal musings…
∙ Lokpal movie… Came in 40 Odd Years (Lok Sabha Chapter). Sequel… Gone in 40 Odd Hours (Rajya Sabha Chapter). ∙ Full Circle… The world was created from Chaos. Indian Parliament will always end in...
View ArticleTryst with Tomfoolery
Many years ago, India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru gave a brilliant speech called Tryst with Destiny. With due apologies to the great man, here is a spoofed up and highly abridged version of...
View ArticleAjeeb Lokpal hai ye…
So much sound and fury over the Lokpal Bill and not an Act to show for it in the end. Please sing to the tune of Ajeeb daastan hai ye from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai… Ajeeb Lokpal hai ye, Kab ye shuru...
View ArticleThe Three Laws of Motion of Indian Politics…
The First Law… A large Parliamentary body remains stationary unless that body is acted upon by an external force (like Anna Hazare). Ultimate model of Intertia=Manmohan Singh. The Second Law… The...
View ArticleDil Bill Lokpal war main kya jaanu re…
(Lokpal) Bill toda, hamara Dil toda… Bollywood spoofs on the Lokpal fiasco… Bill Hain Ki Maanta Nahin… On the inability of the bill to be passed. Bill To Paagal Hain… Sentiments of Laloo and Co. Bill...
View ArticleMany a slip between the Lokpal Bill and Act…
The Lokpal Bill was presented in Parliament in 1968. Since then… man walked on the moon, Pakistan was split into two, India and Pakistan became nuclear powers, the PC entered households, BJP created,...
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