Raj Thackery: A page from history?

Raj Thackery is truly desperate. Desperate to create his own identity and demonstrate to his uncle the Shiv Sena supremo, Bala Saheb Thackery that he is a political force. After his newly founded Maharashtra Navnirman Sena performing miserably in the municipal elections this desperation had only grown more. This was understandable but what baffles is that why did he decide to take a page from history to resurrect himself? The Maratha versus outsiders clash was encashed by Bala Saheb Thackery many decades ago to grab attention and win support of those educated Marathas who felt that their jobs were being taken away by South Indians because of their willingness to work on lower wages. But the elder Thackery was wise enough to understand that he cannot become a political force unless he has the support of people across the board. Thus he was quick to jettison his agenda. It appears Raj Thackery is one of those who do not learn from history.

The Indian American

Never before have the Indians been so involved in the election of the American President. This time their involvement can be seen on every front whether it be raising funds or lending manpower support. To tell you the truth it had to happen as the Indians have fast become the most successful immigrant community in the States. Understandably they now want to have a greater say in the decision making process as they stand to gain or lose with the policies. They also appreciate that the American system allows them to have their say as long as they are making meaningful contribution to their economy. Thus while the earlier generation of Indian Americans was diffident today we have a confident generation that would have its say.

The bulls and bears story

After the initial shock of the crash of the stock market India is slowly coming to terms with the bulls and bears of the market. The first reaction though was that like the crash of the nineties this time too it would have the same result but the up and down graph shows that investors are coming to understand the full meaning of global economy. Each day the stock market has recovered and lost ground not on the basis of the assurance of the Finance or the Prime Minister but because of the state of health of the American economy. In fact, India was not alone to have suffered the pangs of anxiety as the whole Asian market responded similarly. This also explains the relatively less hysteric response to what happened as we were assured that it was not the doing of some cunning individual group of traders. Obviously there is safety in numbers!