Requiem

The death of merit. The obliteration of the soul of this country’s youth. The initiation of catastrophe. Welcome to the beginning of the end. No where in the history of our country has truth been murdered so methodically and brutally, the fair and just were trampled over, and the deserving were crushed to submission, like […]

Moral Policing May Strike Bangalore University

“Bangalore University Syndicate is considering segregated seating for male and female students, and may even be prescribed a dress code.” [Link]IMHO they should ban co-education. Send them girls to a girls college. That kind of segregation will ensure their protection. Actually they should ban education for either boys or girls. That will simplify a lot […]

The boon bane of quota

Read on NDTV about Yashpal Jaware’s achievement. He is from Nandurbar in Maharashtra: One of the poorest districts, which is notorious for malnutrition deaths. What most fail to see it that at the end of it all, it is the individual’s desire, passion, and industry that count. Take a look what he lists when he […]

Quota any day, to keep the doctor away

What happened in Mumbai is a crying shame. Beating up life-saving doctors with whole world watching sends the wrong signal to the world. What were the Mumbai cops thinking? That they could hammer doctors into submission? Almost every medico-legal case requires the attestation of a government doctor. I have heard of stories about how an […]

The Price of Your Life

One of the leading national news channels is doing a special report on medical negligence this week. I’m not surprised that there was the need.Reservations and ‘payment seats’ rule medical education in the country. Probably reservations for the weaker sections of the society in undergraduation make sense. But what sense does it make to hold […]