Monthly Archives: June 2013

India’s Politicians Unite Against Transparency!

June 8, 2013Political Satire, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJP, BSP, Congress, CPI(M), CPM, democracy, ethics, Mayawati, NCP, parliament, politics, RTI, satireadmin

This month saw the passing of a judgement by India's Central Information Commission (CIC), that classifies nationally recognized political parties as 'public authorities'. What does this mean? This means is that common citizens can now file RTI applications to political parties to obtain information. For instance, a citizen could inquire about internal elections in a party or about financial sources/expenditures of a party. The judgement is Read more [...]

Who is India Searching for on Google ?

June 1, 2013Did you know?, Numbers don't lieArvind Kejriwal, cricket, Mayawati, Modi, MPs, Nehru-Gandhiadmin

The country is going through a phase where the internet is fast becoming an integral part of political discourse. Here's a comparative analysis of some of the politicians whom we have searched for on Google over the last one year. 'Google Search Trends' allows anyone to analyze search terms entered by internet users of a country over a specific time period. Here are some of the country's top netas that have been analyzed: Of the lot, Read more [...]