“When you consider any generalisation about India, always remember that for any generalisation that is accurate, the exact opposite is equally true.” Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, August 26, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, Hindustan Times, Indira Gandhi, Janata Party, Joan Robinson, JP movement, LK Advani, middle class, news, parallel politics, political class, rath yatra, Vir Sanghvi
I don’t know how many of you are old enough to remember the Mandal movement. If you are, then forgive me because you probably know most of this already. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, anti-Mandal agitaion, BJP, BSP, Chandra shekhar, Congress, dalits, Devi Lal, Doordarshan, Internet, Left, LK Advani, lok pal bill, Mandal movement, manmohan singh, Medium term, rath yatra, reservation, RJD, Samajwadi Party, Twitter, Vir Sanghvi, VP singh
Anybody who grew up on superhero comic books knew the rules. D.C Comics had the better heroes (Batman, Superman, Green Lantern etc.) but Marvel had the better stories. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, August 12, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Filed under Features · Tagged Batman, comedy, comic book heroes, comics, D.C Comics, Green Lantern, Spiderman, Superman, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Vir Sanghvi
I hold no strong views on the respective merits of the competing lok pal bills. Perhaps Anna Hazare and gang are right and perhaps the government draft is useless. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, August 5, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, Britain, Delhi, democracy, Europe referendum, hindustantimes, Kapil Sibal, Kashmir Valley, lokpal bill, Medium term, Parliament, Parliamentary bill, referendum, Salman Khursheed, Vir Sanghvi