Tag: Modi

  • De-monetization – impacts common man, parallels to history

    De-monetization – impacts common man, parallels to history

    I have been reading the news about de-monetization ever since it was announced at 8th of November, 2016. It is surely a day that will stand out in history, like on 16th January, 1978. That year, that day, the currency notes of Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 were scrapped. I do not even remotely remember those notes, of course, I was not born yet. If there has to be any parallels to be drawn, you can say that the then Janta party coalition and Bharatiya Janta Party are related. Apart from, black money, (more…)

  • The Great Indian Elections of 2014

    The Great Indian Elections of 2014

    Coming soon is the great Indian Elections in year of 2014. So many of us have openly shared jokes and puns on the Congress and how their rule affected all of us for last 10 years. Many of us are seeing Modi as an icon who will help change all of that like magic.

    I am of the opine that things will not change drastically, at least not in next 3 years. As such, the country has lost their faith in political rule and only hoping that someone would change this. Modi being the hope actually.

    He has his troubled past, the 2002 riots behind him. The Party behind him has its ups and downs recently, and does not possess its own strength to rein the votes to Prime Minister-ship. It remains to be seen how strong it gets before the elections. (more…)