Tag «parallel»

Bangla has the answers – Chawm Ganguly

Baruipur, spurious liquor, 12 dead … bits and pieces from the television news floated into my ears, even as I tried hard not to pay attention. After all, people who drink poison for a tipple, deserve the gruesome death that claims their lives at regular intervals, and we are by now generally sensitised to such …

Alcohol Pricing and the Canon of Expediency – Chawm Ganguly

News of deaths brought about by the consumption of illicitly distilled liquor grabs the headlines with regular monotony. They shock, overwhelm and then fade away, only to break again, to claim their next round of victims, giving rise to a number of questions. What perpetrates this cycle? What are the economic reasons behind this? More …

The drunks of democracy – Chawm Ganguly

We hardcore drunkards have this love-hate relationship with the Elections. Ever notice how the very first thing they do once the Elections are declared is to put a blanket ban on booze? Just because a bunch of politicians who feed on bribes and quench their thirst by sucking the blood of the poor will do …