Posts Tagged Pranab Mukherjee
His Excellency Modifies Protocol
Posted by M.L Gupta in Current Affairs on October 11, 2012
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, has modified the protocol on the ground it smells of colonialism. So the colonial and feudal “His Excellency” will cease to be in practice. It is good that the President has decided to “shed” this colonial tag, whereas many of the Governors representing the President in India in […]
Pranab Mukherjee, The 13th President of India
Posted by M.L Gupta in Current Affairs on July 24, 2012
What will the 13th President of the Republic of India, Pranab Mukherjee, be called upon to do? He is unlikely to be a mere rubber stamp that the recent Presidents were reduced to. Instead he will be politically active, truly act as the head of the government and functionally effective. Some of the following could […]
Time Magazine’s Stale News
Posted by M.L Gupta in Current Affairs on July 11, 2012
The latest issue of the Time magazine carries a story which calls the Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh an “underachiever”. There is nothing new in it. Rather it is stale news, if one cares for My Book published on this site long back. Man Mohan Singh was not “appointed” to “achieve” anything. Hence, there […]
Pranab For President
Posted by M.L Gupta in Current Affairs on June 18, 2012
Elections to the office of the President of India are due next month. Political manoeuvres were in a insipidly low gear until the West Bengal Chief Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, ignited the race for the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Congress, which was playing its cards close to its chest, was caught unawares on the names of the […]