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Posted on February 4, 2020 by Pattabhi Ram

by: V PATTABHI RAM Many years ago, at an inter-collegiate contest, I wrote an essay on If I were the Finance Minister of India. DOWN THE THAMES I wrote that the Income Tax Act must be dumped into the Thames; … Continue reading →

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L&T PLAYS CORPORATE RAIDER

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Pattabhi Ram

V Pattabhi Ram A company should go to the highest bidder, unless the bidders are crooks. That’s the nature of market economy. Mindtree Limited is an IT and outsourcing company based in Bengaluru. Founded in 1999 by the high-profile business … Continue reading →

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PETROL SHOULD SCALE MOUNT-200

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Pattabhi Ram

BY: V Pattabhi Ram Recently, in the city of Amravati, petrol price did the unthinkable: it crossed L K Advani’s age. Nonagenarian ‘petrol’ should soon hit a hundred, and shortly after a double ton. Only after that, it should be … Continue reading →

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WHEN GOD DESERTED HIS OWN COUNTRY

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Pattabhi Ram

V Pattabhi Ram Every tragedy, whatever the cause, calls for united action from the people of India.  Kerala saw this year, what Chennai had seen three years ago: unprecedented floods. Something like this had last happened in God’s own country … Continue reading →

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THE FIGHT ALONG THE BORDER

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Pattabhi Ram

V Pattabhi Ram From a forthcoming article of mine If the Mahatma were alive today, and if Prime Minister Modi seeks his advice on the strained relationship with Pakistan, what would the Father of the Nation say? We can hazard … Continue reading →

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