The Anna Movement The fuss surrounding the 'Anna movement' seems to have captured the hearts and minds of the average self-centered urban middle-class youth. They say it is a fight for independence; a second freedom struggle. Not a struggle against foreign rule, but against the rule of corruption. In these turbulent times, I feel it is high time that I express my views about the 'Jan Lokpal bill' being pushed under the banner of 'Team Anna'. What is this stuff anyway ? First of all for the uninitiated, 'Lokpal' is a proposed constitutional authority (just like the CAG, Judiciary and Election commission) to make public officials and elected representatives accountable in matters of corruption. 'Jan Lokpal bill' is one of the several bills being proposed for the establishment of the 'Lokpal'. This particular bill is being promoted by 'India Against Corruption' under the social activist 'Anna Hazare'. Taking...
Personal blog of Manu Varkey (മനു വർക്കി), a global citizen hailing from the tiny Indian state of Kerala. Devoid of ideologies and religions he has enough time to waste on self proclaimed intellectual magazines, yellow newspapers and unproductive intellectual pursuits. Here is a chronicle of this humble being's random musings, eccentric ideas and questionable engineering pursuits.