Today’s Highlights
Dumb Ministers
Should ministers who have no facility for interacting in parliament be allowed to function is discussed in “Should “Dumb Ministers Hang On?”
Bob’s Banter
Garden Friends
Beyond the serenity and greenery of the garden, it is the setting for friendship as noted by Bob In “It is just not the trees..!”
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The park where I walk every morning is one of the most beautiful places to spend the morning in, with every type of tree imaginable, plus the one I planted two years ago, “Yes Jack! (short for Jacaranda) I’m talking ‘bout you!” But this morning as I look at this lovely patch of green, I More….

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Licence for Scribes
Do we need to shackle journalist, as suggested by Justice Leharhan is the focus of “Should Scribes be Licenced?”
Bob’s Banter
Bob continues his patriotic fervour in “Country First…!”
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CocktailPlaza
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“…For the first time I felt like I’d served India…” Deputy Chief Fire Officer during the 26/11 attack..”
Ah what a feeling to serve your country! Suddenly you rise above self, above family, community and state and there you are serving the nation. I remember a simple though memorable incident, which was singing the National Anthem More….

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Timeless Wonders!
A comment on the long time taken by Liberhan Commission on Babri Masjid demolition report in “Are Indians Hi-bred Kumbakarnas?” 
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Terror remembered
As we mark the first anniversary of terrorist attack on south Mumbai, Bob recounts the evening when he was at the Mumbai Press Club – my second home while I More….

“Where were you on the night of the 26th?”
A question everybody asks each other even a year after that fateful night, “Where were you on the night of the 26th?”
I remember clearly that terrible night; I was a few hundred feet away from both the spots where the shootings took place. I’d gone to meet More….

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Tycoons as MPs
Should we gag businessmen from pleading their case in parliament is the focus in “Gag Tycoons in Parliament?” 
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Kumbakarna Commissions
In the backdrop of the Liberhan Commission report on the Babri Masjid demolition, Bob has his take in “Commissions and Committees”.
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Over the years I’ve found that a useful way of denying justice or not bringing a culprit to book is to appoint a committee or commission: “Mr Chairman!” shout the members of a club, “We find the treasurer guilty of embezzling club money!”
The chairman looks at his treasurer who winks at him, and the chairman More….

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Judicial Bias
Is it necessary for judges to opt out of cases for flimsy reasons is answered in “Is conflict of interest overblown?”
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Set High Goals
Bob dishes out an inspirational piece in “Set Your Sights High..!”
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Every once in a while we see someone with a far of look in their eyes, jaw locked with resolve and face steely with determination. The world laughs as they try to sell some far flung, huge, unimaginable idea. And then when we have all but forgotten them they appear again, millionaires or billionaires who More….