My Coffee Love

Since the 2014 Lok Sabha elections have started in India, every news channel is donning the hat of Ekta Kapoor. There's drama ("Modi ne Priyanka ko beti kaha"), there's plotting and planning ("Modi not allowed to hold a rally in Banaras!"), direct confrontations ("How did Priyanka Vadra's secretary get entry into Amethi's polling booth") and ofcourse the normal "Nahi, Nahi, Nahi" reactions. Instead of heavy make-up and jewellery, we see everyone in the cotton saree/kurta-pajama (and muffler) look. Each hour of news looks like it is scripted for more masala. Only the inner voice/thoughts of the politicians are missing from the voice over, thankfully so! Here's a quick look at what's happening on Indian News Channels: Verdict against the Culprit Each News Channel hosts a debate wherein the moderator of the debate and the anchor of the sow turns into a typical saas, throwing allegations at the guest who has been...

So I finally got some time off for myself and decided to write a blog. Would deviate from writing about  my coffee experiences but then I'm writing with a cuppa coffee in my hand :) Well, we're obviously in the election season and things are as heated as a cuppa cappuccino! While I was considering whom to vote for in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, I reached out people who actually see progress (or don’t see progress) at grass root levels. This is when I realised that in Maharashtra, the government in the last 10 years has been doing a lot for the people; things that you and I would generally overlook or wouldn’t even bother trying to find out about. These 2 things really impressed me. Some of these experiences are my own while some of them have been shared by various people around me (I wouldn't name them in order to respect their privacy). To start with, I was amazed at what all the government is doing in the state-run schools. All of us are aware that educati...