Probably subjective... But the sentiment is true

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/zOBnVfX30EgdW06QmTh1MJ/Sandipan-Deb--The-ugliest-elections-India-has-seen.html

I think its a smart move..

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/Hisg8JQdIPflijvUnBdlYP/The-curious-battle-for-Vallabhbhai-Patel.html

No wonder Nitish is a secular CM

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/F7DJiXx3CjOE8vcMNgsX6H/A-repeat-terror-story-this-time-in-Patna.html

Arrogance is not enough to describe this..

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/ry7aFRGaQi9j43d4iMrcYK/Sushil-Shindes-politics-of-arrogance-and-incompetence.html

More economics

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/1Ttq4lCPlgIoy7NBOWCi0J/Indias-deepening-economic-mess.html

Must read!

http://greatbong.net/2013/10/27/deconstructing-modi-part-3/

So well put!

Too academic for common man to worry about!

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/B5Dh8evp8LFsv1lqAcnl9K/Food-security-a-battle-won-but-a-war-lost.html

Unfortunately this is what allows the UPA to get away with this. I will hold people like Prof. Amartya Sen responsible for providing academic cover to UPA while being aware of such ongoing negotiations and resulting implications.

So many flaws - which to highlight

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/pLWvymUouyR1sK94OHo3tL/What-Gujarat-can-learn-from-Bihar-and-Odisha.html

The author argues that poverty reduction is lowest in Gujarat - without ever mentioning what it was before and after. If a state has poverty level of 50% bringing a reduction of 10% as one of the states has achieved is so much easier that attaining a reduction of 5% from say poverty levels of 20%. the way the piece has been written it is an intentional omission. I am not supporting the Gujarat model - but to pose such half hearted analysis as a genuine criticism is truly appalling. Now there are 3-5 richer states that performed poorly - so why not criticize those CMs. Oh yes.. They belong to Congress. So there is nothing they can learn from Bihar/Orissa. It is unfortunate that academics provide such poor arguments.

Quite an experience this must be!

The gentleman delivers - oh big time . read the article here

Well put sir...

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/PCElyIm46DURNUfgi4lMGL/Sachin-Tendulkars-lesson-for-50-of-India.html

Many people wont like this

piece by Mukul. But there is more than a shred of truth to the piece. The most telling one for me is this

The team he served for so long with such distinction has been damaged too. If he had left, as Dravid did, in early 2012, after the rout in Australia, India's middle order might have completed its post-Galactico transition earlier. Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and company might not have set the world on fire if Tendulkar had left then, but they would have been hard put to do much worse than he did during this time.

I have always held on to the view that if he continued playing it should be with the objective of playing in South Africa and Australia. If he did not have intentions to go there, him continuing after the Australian series was pointless, just as it was pointless for him to continue playing one days after winning the world cup. But, well, according to most Indian fans, he earned it irrespective of what it means to the new and younger folks!

To be clear, this is not a criticism of Tendulkar. If fans  (who have a huge investment in the game) and selectors (who are charged with the responsibility), cannot see the right thing, hwo can anybody blame Tendulkar who has invested everything - his life and more - for wanting to hold on to something so dear.

Such a beautiful piece

Excerpts 

 

Part of their harmony was that Laxman and Dravid were similar and dissimilar in equal measure. They were both from southern India - Laxman from Hyderabad, Dravid from Bangalore - and were both gentlemen (south Indians will think this a tautology). Raised on matting wickets, they enjoyed bounce and back-foot play. They were tall, wristy, hit the ball along the ground, and possessed what cricket watchers refer to as "temperament".

Full piece here (Please do read the whole thing!)

This is aakar patels argument?

http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/j8MhIWk5v4IIoGpCQNuAtM/Why-Narendra-Modis-apotheosis-is-a-boring-affair.html

It is unbelievable how Mr. Patel writes such pieces. They completely defy logic. Well its by Patel.. what else was I expecting!

Adieu to the little master

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/PAt6UFEx5YcusonBod9LcJ/Goodbye-Sachin.html

Business as usual for UPA

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/DK3bWywB5Ha5xkBpOYWywN/The-UPA-has-learnt-nothing.html

Exactly my point

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/1LpCwlLhnxfWkuDzdeA8pM/Telangana-and-lessons-for-creating-new-states.html

Instead of getting dragged into emotional discussions my major concern with Telangana formation is presented above.