In a land famous for powerful generals
It’s time now for political funerals
And rebirths perhaps, as rebirths are
When polling gives rise to new stars Read more
George Bush got one at him
Chidambaram got one too
Now it’s General Mush’s turn
Such is the glory of the shoe! Read more
Posted by N Madhavan on Friday, March 29, 2013 at 9:25 pm
Filed under Politics, World · Tagged Asif Ali Zardari Arvind Kejriwal, Chidambaram, George Bush, hindustan times, Madversity, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, N madhavan, news, Omar Abdullah, Pervez Musharaff, rahul gandhi, shoe, Yousaf Raza Gillani
Send them back! Send them back!
Oh! This simply is not fair
The marines must return
We must try them here, not there Read more
The finance minister holds the nation’s purse
But ask him in secret, and he may call it a curse
Everyone wants from him a piece of the cake
No one wants to give, and each wants a take! Read more
Posted by N Madhavan on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 9:51 pm
Filed under India, Politics, World · Tagged budget 2013, FDI, finance minister, hindustan times, kolkata, Madversity, Moody, Mumbai, N madhavan, news, P Chidambaram, S&P, tax, taxpayer, union budget
We’ve heard this story Bofors
We’ve cried about this hoarse
But when all is said and done
The middleman has all the fun Read more
Posted by N Madhavan on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 8:50 pm
Filed under India, Politics, World · Tagged AgustaWestland, Bofors, Chopper scam, Defence ministry, hindustan times, Italian defence ministry, Madversity, N madhavan, news, SP tyagi
He pulled strings of the right kind
Touched our hearts, pleased our minds
A gold-fingered man of the soulful sitar
Of Indian roots, but a global star Read more
Posted by N Madhavan on Friday, December 14, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Filed under India, World · Tagged Beatles, Benares, duets, hindustan times, LA, London, Madversity, music, N madhavan, news, pandit ravi shankar, sitar, solos, symphony
The Vatican’s gotten cool
As cool as cool can be
It shows the times are changing
As far as we can see Read more
Interest rates are high
And the GDP grows slow
Inflation kisses sky
The economy is so-so Read more
Posted by N Madhavan on Friday, November 30, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Filed under India, World · Tagged america, Asia, Dow Jones, economy, Europe, FDI, gdp, hindustan times, Madversity, N madhavan, news, Sensex, Wall Street
You could hear him on CNN and on BBC
His diction energetic, his flow so easy
As Obama spoke, holding all in sway
Twas an inspired moment for the US of A Read more
Posted by N Madhavan on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 10:33 pm
Filed under World · Tagged america, Barack Obama, bbc, cnn, Fiscal Cliff, hindustan times, N madhavan, news, Twitter, us presidential elections, usa
Our own Hyderabad gal
Was up against the Great Wall
She did try hard, our Saina
To beat the Red Star of China Read more
Posted by N Madhavan on Friday, August 3, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Filed under India, World, sports · Tagged China, hindustan times, India, Li Xuerui, london games, Madversity, N madhavan, news, Olympics 2012, rahul dravid, Saina Nehwal, Yihan Wang