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Did Modi fail?

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One thing, the Prime Minister of India is good at is not to get into the rat race of opposition and the media and set the agenda which suits his campaign. Modi must be the harbinger of his own disaster of Demonetization, yet this campaign helped him propel to great electoral heights and even though 99 percent of the extinguished notes came back to the RBI didn’t affect his storyline. The campaign “50 days or punish me” might have failed tangibly but the intangible effect on UP election was unprecedented and anointed Yogi as the CM in the state where communal tension has always been at its peak. “The suit boot Ki Sarkar” is still is still strong, though we still miss the Holland and Sherry Rs. 10 lakhs suit he wore in a meeting with Barak Obama. Modi is a perfect example of brand manager, he knows what to do at what time and understands the meaning of breaking the status quo and sending shivers down the opponents’ body. A person who is always in a campaign mode can’t go ...

Gorakhpur tragedy: A case of corruption or sanitation

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Gorakhpur Tragedy: A case of corruption or sanitation? Uttar Pradesh, the land of politics, is again in the news and this time not for its superstar CM Yogi Adityanath but because of the tragedy which recently captured the headlines of most of the newspapers and news channel and has left the Prime Minister of India red faced before the 71st Independence Day of India. But, is it a case of corruption or sanitation? CASE 1: Corruption at BRD Hospital, Gorakhpur According to the CAG report of June 2017, it was found that the BRD hospital lacks the basic infrastructure to accommodate the needs of the patients and their family. The hole in the infrastructure is one of the reasons which have been linked with the Gorakhpur tragedy. The untrained staff is also the reason that the infrastructure, even if it is present, has not been used. According to the report, BRD parked a major fund of 27.4 crores in the Lucknow’s Kasturba Gandhi Medical Unit (Is previous government responsi...

Govinda (The Aryavarta Chronicle #1) by Krishna Udayasankar-A book Review

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A compelling read ISBN: 9350094460 Edition Language: English Publish Date: July 2012 by Hachette India Page Count: 458 I have become a fan of theology and mythology lately and love reading books which give an alternative perspective to the mainstream mythology of India. The story begins in the past and showcase how it is disintegrating from within and needed a transformation. The machinations of the Firewrights had led to the ruination of the Matsya Kingdom. The age long battle of Firewrights and the first born has been depicted in great details and how each one wants to take a piece of each’s life. These two groups have divided the kingdoms of India into two, one supporting the Firewrights and one supporting the first born. Things become ugly for Firewrights. The story begins with Govinda Shauri, the crown prince of Yadu kingdom and many consider him an enigma. The characters are not divine and are just ordinary humans who have done some extra ordinary things...