All posts for the month March, 2009

Meera Sanyal to contest Elections!

Meera Sanyal, Country Manager at ABN AMRO India (a subsidiary undertaking of Royal Bank of Scotland) announced that she is taking a two months “sabbatical” so that she can contest from South Mumbai. This move is surprising since it is the first time a financial entity’s country manager is gunning for votes. Meera has an [...]

Why Voting is compulsary, and why not?

Sm has some good reasons why Voting in Elections should be compulsary. I agree with all his points except that Voting should be Compulsary. http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2009/03/india-reasons-why-we-need-compulsory.html I think it is a very debateable topic. Sm has mentioned what is a reality. I believe that all these can be followed without compulsary elections. The root issue remains that [...]

Third Front: New Challengers at the bottom

Third front was launched today with much fanfare demanding a change.They said that Congress is corrupt, and BJP is religionsing politics. And a need for a third front is growing by the day. But I wonder what will happen if they eventually get to decide who rules the roost. AIADMK cheif and former Actress, Jayalalita [...]

Surprise Package for 2009: Massa says can’t match Brawn GP

Rubens Barrichello is a happy man. So is Jenson Button, Ross Brawn and his complete crew. These very people just four months ago were having their career in trouble. Rubens was quoted saying on the Official Formula1 Website “I am happy. I have been driving okay and physically I feel fine and honestly, after four [...]