Obsession with Central Govt or Modi does not let us see or touch those colours and layers of India. We need more granular analysis from all over India and that has to do with states then only we realise the colours and layers of India. Will appreciate more such analysis on top 10 states and bottom 10 states of India. This will truly educate Indian citizens than see India as an entity where 2 groups Bhakts and spin doctors.
Reads more like a critique of the movie script than an article that would provoke thinking. A wee bit disappointed, Sir. For once Guptaji has produced a shaker, and complete article. Good work no comments. Kudos to the author for succinctly putting ground realities and reflection of a society which is resisting to move towards greener pastures. Farmers of the state have a choice to make either be in a constant rut or stand up as they have done across every state, known for their entrepreneurial spirit and success.
Politics on MSP is lose lose proposition. Instead use this opportunity to dovetail towards challenging time. If green revolution had shown us the success Punjab had, I am pretty sure they will find success again just need course correction. I firmly believe the protest will end without any interaction once protestors realize this is not a crisis but an opportunity to prioritize long term gain.
Fukra Punjab? That is how it has been for many years now. It is the fukra behaviour that has resulted in this major farmers agitation against a series of laws that actually liberates farmers.
But the stupid leaders of the farmers would not tell the farmers what would benefit them. Good article shekhar ji but i must object to a few lines. First the mention of aurangazeb is not appropriate. He was a tyrannical king, now we are a union of states under a democratic polity. While your prescriptions of discovering entrepreneurial spirit is spot on, i think you expect a little too much in the last paragraph.
Look at the demands in the agitation. It is not asking for free competition or even individual economic freedom or liberal land use policy for the farmer or the population in general. The agitation is a full blown anti free-markets , anti corporate not only the much maligned ambanis adanis sparing no one. Even walmart stores have suffered a great deal. They want MSP as a legal right for just about anything that looks like a crop. While your prescriptions are right, it has no takers either in Punjab or those who are camping in the borders of delhi.
Friday, 12 November, Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Privacy Policy. Password recovery. Jai jawan. Jai Kisan. The above facts totally belie his analysis. Is he becoming bit of a fukra himself. One wonders! They is playing a dangerous game. Typical Shekhar Gupta. Try and please all. No spine to take a stand.
Stray thoughts from Associate Professor, Bharmar University. Yes, I am teaching at Bharmar! English to theek likh lo, badi badi baate baad me karna chamche. Not sure when was the last time I read something this articulated. This article of yours, Shekhar Guptaji, its more like grandfatherly jabber.
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Edit Profile. Subscribe Now. Your Subscription Plan Cancel Subscription. Sixty-two percent of the Chennai urban agglomeration is affluent, the analysis shows. An earlier Plain Facts story, based on census data and using a slightly different set of parameters, had found a similar clustering of districts across the two halves of the country.
Half a decade later, the pattern of wealth distribution does not seem to have changed much. The east remains an area of darkness, with a high share of poor households.
Among major states, Bihar, Assam, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh have the highest share of poor households. Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Kerala are among the richest states, with a majority of households in these states in the affluent category. The data also shows huge caste-wise variation in affluence see Chart 2. Dalits or scheduled castes SC account for the second-highest proportion of poor.
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