Now that the 15th general elections are underway in India, the big question in everybody’s mind is who is going to win? Will one party take it all or will there be no clear winner, which means a coalition government or a political patchwork quilt at the center? To form the next government, either [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
By Kamla Bhatt • Apr 24th, 2009 • Category: Bangalore, Bombay/Mumbai, Ideas, India, Life
By Kamla Bhatt • Apr 14th, 2009 • Category: India, Technology, Video, YouTube Videos
Millions of people are gearing up in India to participate in the world’s largest democratic election in the world. A clear trend in this year’s election campaign is the spurt in online grassroot political movement, esp from urban areas. The goal of these grassroot movements is to educate and make voters aware of their political [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Apr 14th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, India, New York, People, Video, YouTube Videos
In India movie stars and filmmakers wield enormous influence and that point was drawn dramatically by Danny Boyle in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Hint: it is the toilet scene. Interestingly, the entertainment industry, (especially Bollywood or the Hindi film industry based in Mumbai) involvement in Indian politics was pretty marginal with a few a actors [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Aug 19th, 2008 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf resigns or as The Economist put it “he jumps before he is pushed.” Ending days of speculation whether he will resign or face an impeachment Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf officially announced his resignation on Monday, August 18th 2008. In an hour long TV address President Musharraf announced his resignation from the [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: Global Voices, India
For the past few months there has been a heated debate in India about its nuclear deal with the USA. This is an issue for which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has lobbied hard and tried to get political consensus. In fact, some analysts and observers point out Mr. Singh was ready to [...]