Manoj Mohan

How many SEZs?

How many SEZs? This is a question that’s been puzzling me for sometime now. Every other day, a new SEZ is approved. As on October 10, 2006 the no. of SEZs with formal approval is 212 and the ones with in-principle approval, 158. What will it stop with? OK, OK, I agree SEZs are a wayContinue reading “How many SEZs?”

RDB Reviewed

This is a review of the Hindi movie ‘Rang De Basanti’. I wrote it soon after watching it. Publishing it here for a wider audience. Rang De Basanti: A Gem Considered just a movie, RDB is a gem. Everything about it is top class. To start with, the taut screenplay and editing and crisp dialogues.Continue reading “RDB Reviewed”

Union Budget 06-07: A Review

This is an article I wrote a few months back, on the Union Budget 2006-07. Thought I need to let it have some fresh air, after getting suffocated in my Hard Disk a tad too long! Union Budget 2006: A Case of Missed Bus? The Finance Minister Mr P Chidambaram presented the Union Budget forContinue reading “Union Budget 06-07: A Review”

Kochi – Growth out of control

Been to Kochi for taking an exam. That trip afforded me an opportunity to see the ‘growth face’ of the city. Truly awesome, I should say, especially about the high rises coming up in the vicinity of Marine Drive. Of course, the city will still be a minnow in comparison with the other big cities in India andContinue reading “Kochi – Growth out of control”

Banning Child Labour: Will it work?

So, the government has banned child labour in India. A good action; in fact, one to be lauded by all. But, I wonder whether any real thought has actually gone into this decision being made. What will happen to those children who suddenly find themselves with no income to take home? Send them to schoolsContinue reading “Banning Child Labour: Will it work?”

What this blog is about

I’d wanted to start blogging in 2003 itself, but kept holding back myself coz I wasn’t sure how I wanted to go about it. Another reason was the time constraint [which is there still now, but I’m taking lessons in time management ;)] and yet another was my ignorance of HTML. No, I’ve not mastered HTMLContinue reading “What this blog is about”

Testing

Just to test…

Manoj…in Blogosphere!

Thus, egged on by a friend, I’m setting my foot into Blogosphere. This blog will serve as the point to give vent to what I feel about the things around me….It could be about anything and everything.Owing to time and other resource constraints, I do not think I’ll be posting regularly here, at least inContinue reading “Manoj…in Blogosphere!”