A red letter day

I got a call from my brother in the US, and the excitement from that part of the world somehow transported itself across the long-distance line. “It’s like a party” he said. India was well into her morning, but in the US it was the previous day, the previous night, a Red Letter Night.
CNN announced [...]

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On Voting

As the Americans brace themselves for the momentous election next month, I can see why Voting is the topic of the month.
After reading an interesting article by Shashi Tharoor, I would like to share some of my thoughts  :
Tharoor correctly points out that the difference in the electoral process between most of the Western world and India is this: [...]

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