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Upcoming Budget - 2021. Please don't!

 Every year, many people, particularly those who take keen interest in current affairs, finance and economics look forward (I assume they do look forward) to the annual budget presented by the Finance Minister. This year too, is no different. There will be a budget. There is some anticipation built over it. There are some meetings that the Finance ministry has already had with some blokes in suits. Everything seems as usual.  Except that.. this budget is presented for the seventh straight time by a Finance Minister who is not directly elected to the Indian parliament. And this budget is being presented at a time when independent India is about to witness its largest ever contraction in economic growth. -7.7%. That is no small number.  Why do I make this attempt to write something on this year's budget. There was a statement by the current FM Ms Seetharaman - " FY22 budget will be made in a manner never seen in a 100 years in India ". A younger me would have jumped with jo
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Brisbane: A city that Bengaluru could have been.

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If you are one of those 80’s born, seen beautiful Bangalore of the 90s and have experienced the city wander off the path you thought it would naturally take, you might find this interesting. I had to visit Brisbane over work. And this is my second visit. On my first visit, Brisbane took me back to the good ol’ Bengaluru. Sparingly populated, small compared to Australia’s Sydney, Melbourne; many business establishments but not too many, mostly banks and a few manufacturing facilities; parks and kids running about; safe even when streets are empty; and more importantly great infrastructure aided with good weather. Compare that to 90’s Bangalore (it was Bangalore in English then, Bengaluru in Kannada / Telugu), it too was sparingly populated, smaller compared to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata (Calcutta, then); many business establishments but not too many, mostly banks (Canara bank, Syndicate bank, Corporation bank, Karnataka bank, et al) and a few manufacturing facilities (HAL, BHEL
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