Of Pizzas and Governance
Hemashri likens the money back Pizza policy of Domino’s to the government departments. Sadly, no one is accountable for the huge delays – in some cases to nearly 100...
A Lesson on Life Management
Appearances are often deceptive. Hemashri tells us the story of Gitali, a cleaner in a government office. At a young age, life taught her much more than the books...
Manmohan Singh was a Real Reformer with Innovative Policies
Manmohan Singh enlivened the service sector by ceding several tax concessions. Software companies sprang up, placing the country a pivot for global software exports. Notwithstanding Modi’s slow pace in...
Report Card of Modi Government: More Misses than Hits amid Hindutva Backdrop
Four years on, are people happy? Under Modi government, there has been some success, but many failures. Despite all its achievements, which has driven by a deeper political agenda,...
Prayers, Process, and Reforms: Some Things do Not Change for Ordinary People
The state administrative service is rife with arbitrariness and discrimination. Hemashri recounts how her study leave prayer for a higher study to JNU, New Delhi, was not granted, while...
The New Financial Year Ushers in Hope and Optimism
The past financial year was marked by the great disruption of the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST), a change which not just affected government revenues but...
Will Things Ever Change for a Girl?
Here’s a case study of Maya (name changed), her trials and tribulations, in office and at her in-law’s place. Hemashri takes a hard look at the life of this...
Pandavas Metaphor of Rahul Gandhi Might Work: Congress Pitches 2019 as Mahabharata of Truth
The Congress, trying to come out of one of the worst crisis it has faced in its 133-year-long history, used the 84th plenary in Delhi to set an agenda...
Health Watch: Why Pharmaceutical Marketing Code Must be Mandatory
The NPPA, after hearing all the stakeholders, did not agree to increase the price of stents. No wonder it would have irked the industry, which would have lobbied intensely...
Government Stand on Primary Health Care Still Unclear
It needs to be recalled that for a country widely credited to have the benefit of demographic dividends with a robust youthful workforce it took 15 long years to...