FTI Draft Policies on Jan Lokpal and Electoral Reforms

Dear All: I am posting below 2 recent draft policies by Freedom Team of India for discussion and comment. The first one if on the Jan Lokpal Bill and the second on Electoral Reforms. Pl do read, share and comment. Thanks.
The position of the Freedom Team of India on the Jan Lokpal Bill

FTI has agreed to the following draft position on the Lokpal Bill (all FTI documents are draft documents, subject to ongoing improvement).
1. What is the Freedom Team of India?
The Freedom Team of India (FTI) is a team of leaders who will, with …

Informal talk @ IIM-Bengaluru: Politics, Governance & Entrepreneurship, 21st Nov

If you’re in #Bangalore on 21st November (Wed), pl join us for a talk on Impact of Politics & Governance on Entrepreneurship @ IIM-B, 7pm.
Register here or copy-paste this URL in your browser: http://j.mp/21NovIIMB

Informal talk on “Impact of Politics & Governance on Entrepreneurship” at IIM Bangalore, in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Cell, IIM-B.

तीर्थ १२ – एक यात्रा, Tirth 12 – A Journey

तीर्थ १२ – एक यात्रा
Dear Friends, this post was written in Hindi. It felt more natural. A rough English translation follows below.
प्रिय मित्रों, आप में से कई पाठकों ने मेरे राजनैतिक गतिविधियां व उससे सम्बन्धित प्रवासों के बारे में मेरे ब्लॉग पर लेख पढ़े होंगे | परन्तु आज जिस प्रवास के बारें में मैं बताने जा रहा हूँ, वह अत्यन्त विशिष्ट है – और मैं बहुत अरसे से इसके बारे में सोचता रहा हूँ |  अर्धांगिनी के सौजन्य से – व ईश्वर कृपा से यह इच्छा कुछ ही दिनों …

My first post on ToI blogs: Arvind Kejriwal’s Coming Out Party..

Dear Friends, I am delighted to say that ToI blogs will now feature some of my posts on politics, history and related topics on their site. Here is the first one, which went live earlier today..Enjoy and pl do share any comments – either here, or over at the ToI blog. Thanks for your unstinted support and encouragement as always..Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!

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ENTER THE POLITICIAN: Arvind Kejriwal’s Coming-out Party
Amid the high-drama, turnarounds and volte-face by key members of IAC in the last few days, one thing has become clear: that the …