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Gautam Dasgupta's avatar

Must appreciate your unusual and remarkable observations and analysis Anil. While much was said and written about the cabinet reshuffle, the caste factor that effects our election results, went unnoticed. This government means business, as more important than performance, it is the ability to win elections, that is the ultimate goal of politicians. Somewhere, there is a subtle connection between this article and last week's write up on "two Indias". Great reading !

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Anil Padmanabhan's avatar

Thank you Gautam. You are spot on. There is a segue between the piece from last week and the latest. It was a great coincidence. Just reconfirms our hunch that India is in the midst of an unprecedented churn.

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Shreekant's avatar

Always to the point. Very informative. Keep this going

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Anil Padmanabhan's avatar

Thank you Shreekant.

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Vandana Bahl's avatar

Dear Anil,

Very interesting article! PM Modi has lived upto his tough leader image and sacked 12 ministers who were heading ministries which had brought critism to the govt in last 2 covid years.The inept handling of the second covid wave , mass migration of workers and the confusion that prevailed in education sectors are the few examples.The surprise element was the removal of Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javedkar, the BJP heavy weights.The message of the PM is clear there has to be accountability and transparency in Democracy. We have to wait and watch whether the new ministers be able to deliver??

The phrase "Mandal to Kamandal " says it all.The main reason for reshuffle is the state elections in 2022 , 2023 and general election in 2024.

This weeks picture speaks volumes and reflects the harsh reality of migrant / unorganized sector workers .Rickshaw is his Roti , Kapda and Makaan !!

Manthan , Aakrosh , Ankur were some of the pathbreaking iconic fims of the 1970s. The White Revolution , Contribution of DR.kurien and cooperatives are an important topic of class XII syllabus.it was the 5 lakh farmers of Gujarat who were members of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk marketing federation who financed this masterpiece, Manthan.In fact , I would say Amul is the gift of Gujarat to rest of india.

Finally, your mention of contribution of medical science, the endless evolution of science and technology to increase life expectancy is very correct.The improvements in hygiene, introduction of vaccine and other pharmacologic agents, use of newer diagnostic and therapeutic modalities has changed the nature and frequency of many diseases.The contributions of the medical fraternity are endless .

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Anil Padmanabhan's avatar

Thank you Vandana. As always a very informed response. Happy to note that the white revolution is part of the syllabus. Children should know about such a remarkable home grown story. And glad you liked the picture. 😊

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