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Demagogue…..Secular and Democratic India is plagued with many such Political Leaders

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A Demagogue is a Political Leader who appeals to people’s desires and prejudices rather than using reasoned arguments Our Secular and Democratic country is plagued with many of them….. They forget that with Freedom comes Responsibility… their Cause and their Vested Interests guide their Thought, Speech, Deed and Actions… many warm the Centre and State Legislature Bodies …

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NHPC IPO at Top End of Rs 36…It’s a tradeoff of your Greed and that of the Government !

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The NHPC IPO : Market Hype and Seduction The Market is in Love with the Power Sector Even at Top end of Rs 36 of NHPC’s IPO Pricing Range,  the current grey market premium of Rs 8-Rs 10 is indicating listing gains….The Issue opened this morning and has crossed 3 times oversubscription till afternoon…so clearly the market …

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Just had a Sandwich wrapped in a Page of the TCS Annual Report 2008/9 !…got any Reports, then send them to me and I’ll Pay you !

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There’s a lament that not many of us actually care to read the Annual Report of the Company whose shares we own, or intend to buy ! Amusingly, as if to strengthen this lament, I just discovered that the Sandwich I had ordered came wrapped in a page of the TCS Annual Report of 2008/9 …

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Sensex soars while the Aviation Sector continues Diving…Could open out opportunities

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August 18,2009…Private Airlines,members of FIA,have just announced that will not operate nationwide services on this Day…only for the Day…but could even be indefinitely if there is no positive response from the government This announcement comes on a day when the Sensex has reached the highest level in fourteen months …15670  The Aviation Sector is facing …

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Traffic at a standstill in South Mumbai this Morning…New Era School Parents and Students lying on Hughes Road outside their School…I support them

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What a Morning !…. Wife and I left residence at 9.30 am to go to Siddhi Vinayak Temple and St Anthony and Infant Jesus, like we do every Tuesday… we entered heavy Traffic on Peddar Road itself and right till Worli we saw the traffic piling up on the other side moving towards South Mumbai…. …

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Borrowing against Brands !…Interesting,but Risky area opening out !

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For Years ,Brand Valuation has been part of my sessions on Valuation of Equity at BSE and Other Forums….so it was with great Interest that I read the Economic Times Front Page atricle today on ‘Cos flash brands to raise cash’ Strapped for cash,Kingfisher Airlines has managed to Borrow from State Bank of India against …

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