A ban without enforcement is symbolism. A ban without social change is theatre. And slowly, citizens begin to treat every new prohibition not as law, but as background noise.
American Psycho gave us Patrick Bateman. In HBO's Industry, Yasmin Kara-Hanani, played by Marisa Abela, channels convicted sex offender and Jeffrey Epstein's former partner Ghislaine Maxwell.
Who is responsible for the years that Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Vijay Nair lost? For the choked governance that Delhi faced for three years?
Even if Narendra Modi is too petrified to take a stand, the Congress and Sonia Gandhi have rightly criticised this outright violation of international norms.
Exports to the UAE, Gulf remittances and shipping are at risk as the Strait of Hormuz is closed. A weaker rupee, and soaring gold liabilities could stoke inflation.
For too long, sales misconduct has been treated as an operational issue created by overzealous relationship managers. The elevation of the issue to the board level signifies that mis-selling is a governance failure.
The lessons of earlier American regime-change efforts should be obvious. The dismantling of Iran’s regime could lead to the breakdown of state authority and the rise of warlords.
Major energy infrastructure is in the crosshairs of the conflict, raising risks of the biggest shock since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Qatar’s largest LNG plant remains shut, fuelling supply fears.
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
Beautifully written Shobha de on how beautifully n gracefully hema malini has handled this with utmost grace n dignity .she has shown the world what true love is .meanwhile the deol brothers have shown what they truly are …disrespectful n spineless..thanks for a wonderful writeup…and speaking the truth
Absolutely true. She maintained perfect dignity eventhough other side could have shown little bit compassion towards her at the last moments of Dharam ji.
This brought an old memory.
When the well known Actress Nadigaiyal Thilagam Savitri died after lot of suffering, Gemini’s wife asked him to bring her to their house and helped to do last rites in a much a dignified manner to the departed soul. They took care of their Children too.
I cannot avoid that comparision in this moment of Hema Madam’s loss.
May Dharam ji ‘s soul rest in peace
Om Shanthi
Beautifully written Shobha de on how beautifully n gracefully hema malini has handled this with utmost grace n dignity .she has shown the world what true love is .meanwhile the deol brothers have shown what they truly are …disrespectful n spineless..thanks for a wonderful writeup…and speaking the truth
Absolutely true. She maintained perfect dignity eventhough other side could have shown little bit compassion towards her at the last moments of Dharam ji.
This brought an old memory.
When the well known Actress Nadigaiyal Thilagam Savitri died after lot of suffering, Gemini’s wife asked him to bring her to their house and helped to do last rites in a much a dignified manner to the departed soul. They took care of their Children too.
I cannot avoid that comparision in this moment of Hema Madam’s loss.
May Dharam ji ‘s soul rest in peace
Om Shanthi