Random Harvest: An Assorted Miscellany

Contents: 1. Bringing up the Parents. 2. Incredible India Wallowing in Neglect. 3. History or Farce – or a Political Tool? 4. Allergy to Dissent. 5. Man and Machine – The Love-Hate Game. 6. Who is saying 'No' to Telugu? 7. Balancing the Self-Respect Bandwagon. 8. Losses - Real and Perceived. 9. Spirituality and Politics! 10. Delayed Announcements Deny Benefits. 11. Rollback Sops for All Religions. 12. Pragmatism or Populism? 13. An Idea whose Time Hasn’t Come. 14. Only Time Will Tell if the Budget is Good. 15. Fund of Funds Release @ NITI. 16. Why States are Seeking More. 17. AP Summits and MoUs Why Intentions do not become Investments. 18. South may be Sour Grapes for BJP. 19. All is Fair in Legislatures and War. 20. ‘Jo Dikhta, Wo Bikta’. 21. ‘Day Zero’ Zeroing in on us. 22. Time to Revisit Standard Time. 23. A Myopic Govt that is Penny Wise. 24. Costs of Aping China. 25. Waste not Solid Opportunities. 26. Past Efforts must be Recognized. 27. India Must Gird up its Loins as a Messenger of Peace. 28. Intolerance of a different Kind. 29. “Lateral Entry’ Feature Disquieting. 30. In the Fitness of Things. 31. Sympathy Seldom Fetches Votes. 32. Working at Cross-Purposes. 33. Beware Fake News Swamp. 34. NCM Defeat Augurs Well for the Nation. 35. Don’t Enfeeble Information Act. 36. Refugees, a Grave Threat to Internal Security. 37. When Graveyards are Divided into Political Lines. 38. Cut to the Quick, Nature will be Ravage. 39. Invisible Aid and Visible Ado. 40. Any Rationale for a Snap Poll? 41. Hold aloft India’s Repute Abroad. 42. Justice Delayed – Justice Defamed. 43. A Defence Deal that put Modi on Spot. 44. Intolerance to Love: A Social Malady? 45. The Political Drama behind Raids and Searches. 46. Health, Education need Govt Patronage. 47. Left with more Questions than Answers. 48. Sabarimala Imbroglio Center should Clear Stand. 49. Centre vs RBI: India’s Economy at Stake. 50. A Right Move at the Wrong Time. 51. Perils of a Penchant for Publicity. 52. A Technical Issue Mired in Controversy. 53. Empowering GPs: Ushering in a New Era. 54. 10 Percent Quota for EBCs: Reading between the Lines. 55. Free Sports from Graft, Politics and Malpractices. 56. Raj Bhavan: Down Memory Lane. 57. Legitimate Promise or Illegal Lure? 58. Sino-India Ties: Points to Ponder. 59. Deliberations on being a Vegan. 60. Dubious Claims, Growing Unemployment. 61. Will Hopes of Voters be Fulfilled? 62. Of Shrinking Space and Selling Traffic. 63. A Rainbow Coalition may not Deliver. 64. We need Sweeping Reforms, not Doles! 65. Intricacies of Abolishing Child Labour. 66. Keeping India United, a Huge Challenge! 67. Our Spirit has been Pipped by Evil Forces. 68. Skills do Matter, not just your Degrees. 69. Climate Change: A Manmade Calamity. 70. Why a Course on ‘Ethics’, not a Bad Idea? 71. Indian Judiciary Needs an Overhaul. 72. No Job in Sight for Millions of Grads. 73. Ailing Healthcare Needs the Right Treatment. 74. Water Crisis: Country’s Biggest Challenge. 75. Overhauling of Railways: Challenges Ahead. 76. Pros and Cons of IT Revolution. 77. Peaceful Coexistence, the Panacea for World Woes. 78. Birth of New UTs and Umpteen Security Issues. 79. Moon, Mankind’s Next Survival Sphere. 80. Can’t AP’s Capital Building Process Wait? 81. The Mahatma: Fountainhead of Inspirations. 82. Friction Twixt Judiciary, Legislature. 83. Clampdown in Kashmir Defies Civil Liberty. 84. The Ease of doing Business. 85. Country Needs Daring Youth, not Passive Beings. 86. On being Wise Betwixt Myth, Reality. 87. Reminiscences of Glorious Days Gone by.…