All stories by SHOBHA WARRIER
'The world wants you to be completely beaten in bankruptcy'
Rediff.com5 Aug 2019'What Siddhartha's life teaches us is something very true about life; that life is a circle, and what goes up will come down. What is on top today will come down tomorrow, and what is down will go back to the top.'
'Around one lakh jobs are created in colleges itself'
Rediff.com2 Aug 2019'More than 1,000 start-ups are created from colleges, and more start-ups are coming up every year.'
'Entrepreneurship in India is looked at with mistrust'
Rediff.com2 Aug 2019'I don't think Siddhartha has done anything wrong. He has not managed his debt well. In any case, he is not the best example of the system going wrong or the system pushing him hard. I think on that particular day, he was depressed and took an impulsive decision. It will be unfair to blame the system.'
'The surprise is Kumaraswamy survived so long'
Rediff.com25 Jul 2019'The leaders of the two parties, the rank and file, and even their respective vote banks are passionately opposed to each other.' 'At the top, between the leaders, it is personal, bitter and hostile.' 'This was not going to work. Everyone knew it.'
Those Magnificent Women and their Flying Machines
Rediff.com24 Jul 2019'The ultimate satisfaction of helping in the country's space programme is the bigger achievement attracting women to space research -- and they are so good at it!'
'Do you have to endanger your sovereignty for peanuts of foreign money?'
Rediff.com23 Jul 2019'Is this the only way for India to become a $5 trillion economy?' 'When you have unused foreign exchange here, why borrow more dollars?'
'No policy to encourage household saving in Budget'
Rediff.com18 Jul 2019'The household sector, which is still the largest contributor of financial savings, has been experiencing a decline in the last six years, and it has fallen below 8% of GDP.'
'Rocket launch is always a risky business'
Rediff.com15 Jul 2019'It is a blessing in disguise that they could find the glitch before the launch.' 'If this was not found, the entire mission would have been lost.'
'It was a vision document, not a Budget'
Rediff.com11 Jul 2019'Part A of the Budget was like it was written by somebody from the 21st century and Part B was written by somebody from the 19th century.'
'Budgets are becoming irrelevant'
Rediff.com11 Jul 2019'If you look at this Budget, except for the Rs 2 increase in petrol and diesel, there is no positive or negative impact from the Budget for the common man.'
Budget 2019: 'It was a fine balancing act'
Rediff.com8 Jul 2019'If some measures are implemented quickly, they can help revive growth.'
'Government is in denial mode on the economy'
Rediff.com2 Jul 2019'The economy may not improve unless you admit there are some problems.'
'US-China trade war beneficial for India'
Rediff.com28 Jun 2019'India has an advantage because we produce more cotton and we have more workforce.'
'Important for govt to accept economy is in distress'
Rediff.com27 Jun 2019'We are looking at the Budget with the hope that it will address all issues even at the cost of exceeding the fiscal deficit target.'
Will Rajinikanth align with Modi in Tamil Nadu?
Rediff.com24 Jun 2019'The feeling is that Rajinikanth is pro-Modi than anti-Modi.'
'Economy has been growing at around 5% the last 7-8 years'
Rediff.com21 Jun 2019'Instead of doing reforms and restructuring, the present government is busy with the perception that everything is fine and the economy is hunky-dory.' 'Such hollow perceptions are very dangerous for the Indian economy in the long run.' 'The real risk to India is the lack of decent employment opportunities for youth in general and educated youth in particular.'
'Fake news is not a disease'
Rediff.com12 Jun 2019'It is more of a catalyst.' 'People bring in their own demons and they are not created by fake news'
'Pinning all the blame on Rahul is simplistic, unfair'
Rediff.com10 Jun 2019'I would personally like to see Rahul Gandhi continue as party president.' 'I genuinely believe he has far more to offer to the party still, particularly in leading us in these challenging times that we find ourselves in.'
'Every case of encephalitis should be tested for Nipah'
Rediff.com7 Jun 2019'It is a droplet infection and the virus is not airborne.; 'As it cannot stay in the air, the infection will pass from one person to another.' 'It also means, it is easy to prevent.'
Expelled Congressman: 'I have vishwas in Modi'
Rediff.com4 Jun 2019'Modi should have trust in us and the minorities should also have trust in him.'