Tag Archives: Gandhi

Why is Mahatma Gandhi’s killer posting on my Facebook wall?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated October 22, 2010.) Venky Vembu On the walls of my Facebook ‘friends’, I’m quite used to seeing insightful postings about their bountiful harvest while playing frivolous Farmville games or their emotional outpourings … Continue reading →

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Why ‘Mahatma’ Obama may fail

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated October 29, 2008, barely days ahead of Barack Obama’s election as US President.) Venky Vembu A week from now, it appears near-certain, Barack Obama will be elected the first president of the … Continue reading →

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The Mahatma and the masala dosa

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Venky

(This article, about a charity buffet organised by the Woodlands restaurant in Hong Kong on October 2 every year, which is the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, was published in DNA edition dated October 2, 2006.) Venky Vembu An eat-all-you-can … Continue reading →

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