I am happy to record that I did manage to complete three books out of five books that were left unread in my Audible library. The last time I blogged about my audio book odyssey, I was listening to following books:- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Written by William L. Shirer. Talking to Strangers. Written by Malcolm Gladwell. Mythos. Written by Stephen Fry. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. Written by Yuval Noah Harari. Sherlock Holmes: Definitive Collection. Written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Well, I managed to finish four out of the abovementioned five. I returned the one by Malcolm Gladwell–but not before finishing it–and got myself…
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Dissolution of Partnership Firm/Retirement of a Partner
There is a partnership firm made up of four partners. They are engaged in some petty manufacturing work. They have lands and other assest in the name of the firm. They are doing business. This partnership has been constituted in the era of pre-1991-reforms India. This firm earns few profit here and there. The business of manufacturing is barely good enough as per domestic standards let along world class foreign firms. The only thing that is keeping a business like this from going under is the protectionist shield provided by the socialist policies of the State. After a while, two partners resigned from the firm, and therefore a fresh partnership…
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Snowden’s warning of Architecture of Oppression.
I am only partially aware of Edward Snowden. I know that he is some kind of whistleblower, a dissident, and a former intelligence agency employee. I also know that United States Government deems him a criminal and he has currently taken asylum in Russia. But apart from that, I do now know much about him. Oh wait. Didn’t Joe Rogan have him on his podcast? Hmm, let me check the link. Here it is: According to Wikipedia, Edward Snowden had applied to around 21 Countries for asylum, but due to US governmental pressure, he did not get refuge in any of them. Any who. I recently came across an interview…
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Audio Books I am listening to in April 2020.
Since I have gotten myself an audible account I have been keenly listening to them. It’s a lovely service, and a god-send for those who do not have the time to curl up with an actual book, or any reading device for that matter. Luckily, thus far, I have been reading lots of books on my Ipad as well as kindle–but I am happy to state that I have also listened to plenty of books on my audible account. Thus far I have accumulated 14 books on Audible and only five of them are unfinished–and I hope to complete at least three of them during the “lockdown.” So, without further…
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Left and its lack of decency.
What is it about certain kind of people in India who love to trample upon the sensitivities of Hindus. In a country, that has enshrined as a constitutional guarantee, the right of freedom of speech and expression, one has to toughen his hide and suffer criticisms and abuses, and not always of the most bona fide kind, but the motives behind the critiques and barbs can always be scrutinized. It took this writer some time before he could write on this topic. Months ago this writer read this story regarding Kerala Tourism’s Twitter handle, where the handle drew flak of certain fair minded people after posting a picture of an…
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Restructuring of the Railway Board.
In a recent report by Bloomberg, it has been reported that the Union Government has decided to cut Railway Board’s compositional strength by 25%. That, the move would entail transferring the director-level official and above to zonal railways. The move is expected to bring efficiency. The railway board is an apex decision making body the biggest public-sector employer in the country. The restructuring of the Railway Board had also been recommended by the Bibek Debroy committee on Indian Railways in 2015. This was long mooted, way back during the Atal Behari Vajpayee Goverment and is part of Railway Minister’s 100 day agenda for Indian Raiway.
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Yeah, de-radicalization will not happen so easily.
Winning Kashmiri hearts and minds is a long battle; short-sighted and illiberal measures from an authoritarian playbook could prove counter-productive. Excerpt from The Hindu Editorial, January 18, 2020 So, I suppose it is really easy according to this ridiculous article from The Hindu in its editorial section. This editorial has been quickly made by the folks at The Hindu ostensibly to give its prescriptions to de-radicalize the youths in Kashmir Valley but in reality, it seems that it is to counter the views put forth by the CDS Bipin Rawat. Well, by now, it should be clear to everyone that the Left does not like Bipin Rawat. In fact, if…
