Did you know that, unlike any other region in India, the most anticipated and celebrated Hindu festival in my native Kashmir isn’t Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, or Durga Puja, but Shivaratri? Welcome to the land where Shiva is paramount in every aspect of Hindu culture, from festivals to philosophy. In this post, I will highlight the […]
How Alarming is India’s Income Inequality?
Income inequality is among India’s most pressing socioeconomic problems. Not surprisingly, opposition parties repeatedly highlighted this problem in the recent general election campaign. In this post, let’s explore what to make of this complex economic issue. Inequality Measure The Gini Coefficient (GC) is the most widely used measure of income inequality. It ranges from 0, […]
Analyzing Trump’s Victory: Candidacy, Race, Anti-Incumbency, and Rhetoric
This post is an election special motivated by Donald Trump becoming the second American president, after Grover Cleaveland in the late 1880s, to have won, lost, and won in three successive presidential elections. I will discuss Trump’s historic win through four interrelated factors listed in the title. Let me caution my post includes speculations about […]