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Anivar Aravind
[Cross Posted in ManipurFreedom.org] Dear Friends, On 2 November 2009, Manipur poet and activist Irom Sharmila, will enter the 10th year of her hunger strike demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Introduced in 1958 the AFSPA grants the Indian military special powers throughout North-East India to: Arrest citizens and enter [...] Satya Sagar
Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Scene Five: Kamdev is speaking to someone on the phone. Puts the phone down. Kamdev: Nickkerji. The American consultant will come soon. The consultant Jatasar comes in with his suitcase, wearing a hat and sunglasses. Jatasar: Good morning gentlemen! Nickkerji: Good morning? It is already night [...] Satya Sagar
Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Scene Two: Ghulam goes off to get the tea, into which he crushes and puts a few of the truth-telling herbal leaves. All this with a wicked smile on his face. Ghulam gives the tea to the CM. Just as he is about to drink it [...] Satya Sagar
Cast of Characters Mukhya Mantri: Chief Minister of a state, who also happens to be an ayurvedic doctor Kamdev: Sanyasi who performs yoga on television channels and has his own ayurvedic medicine business Ghulam: Personal secretary to CM who acts like a slavish clown but in reality resents the CM’s arrogance and bossing around. Always [...] Sukla Sen
The Union Budget was presented yesterday. So we know how the new regime has interpreted the mandate. And thanks to the electronic media, mainly, even the day old budget has become an old hat. So let me have a look, a really really close one, (no, not at the budget – that should wait for [...] |
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