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3 Key areas to address : Countering the Land Acquisition Bill disinformation

Further to my article on the need for BJP to take it message to the farmers through BJP’s organisational mechanism than just the government mechanism, it was great to see BJP’s national executive meet in Bengaluru decided to take the disinformation campaign head-on and mobilise its cadre to spread right message. (I am in noContinue reading “3 Key areas to address : Countering the Land Acquisition Bill disinformation”

What ails commercial open source software companies?

Open source software is mainstream, open source has made (and continues to) the world (not just IT) a better place in many ways. There are many example of open source software ( Linux, android, chrome etc) to open source projects (gov data, open hardware, educational contents etc) However, we can’t say commercial vendors of theContinue reading “What ails commercial open source software companies?”

BJP needs a new Abhiyaan – ‘Maati Se Moti’ (माटी से मोती)

In view of the hue and cry being made by the opposition parties on land bill reforms, I feel it is important that BJP should take the fight head on and not depend only on PM Modi ji to reach out to the farmers. Let me explain why I say so. I think the Indian politicsContinue reading “BJP needs a new Abhiyaan – ‘Maati Se Moti’ (माटी से मोती)”

‘India’s daughter’ – Why I question Leslee Udwin’s intentions and why I feel Govt did a right thing.

I have watched the documentary ( on BBC 4) and I have also watched the interview of Leslee Udwin on NDTV. After watching both, I believe that what Govt of India did was a right thing. The worse thing in this saga is the controversy created by media. Look at the headlines in the two leadingContinue reading “‘India’s daughter’ – Why I question Leslee Udwin’s intentions and why I feel Govt did a right thing.”