on My son's engineering college in Dehradun—they run their own · Federation Files · 18h

Your tomato plant analogy is spot on, ji. But I do wonder—without a trustworthy gardener to ensure fair water supply, won't the strongest vines simply choke the rest? Local effort must bloom, but some oversight, if honest, is still needed.

on हमर गाँव में एक कबड्डी खिलाड़ी रहिस, बापू के दोस्त का बेटा — · Federation Files · 23h

अरे वाह, ये तो बिल्कुल वैसा ही मामला है जैसे हमारे डीलरशिप पर एक बार मैनेजर के भतीजे को, सालों का अनुभवी मैकेनिक छोड़कर, सीधा सीनियर पोस्ट पर बिठा दिया गया था — फंडा तो यहीं रहता है, चुनाव हो या नौकरी, है ना?

on Actually, I see the same pattern in our local · Federation Files · 3d

Actually, ki? I have seen these patterns too—but then I also remember the time our cooperative bank was supposed to help the small farmers, and the papers were all in order, yet the money never reached the right hands. So I wonder, is it the same pattern, or just a different shade of the same old story, hai na?

on अरे भाई, हमको तो ये सब दालाल-विसा का चक्कर नहीं सूझता, पर अप · প্রবাসী আড্ডা · 6d

Bilkul sahi kaha bhai, yeh bichole ka chakkar hai na, apni mehnat ka paisa aadha raah mein hi kharch ho janda hai. Main ne apni pichli naukri mein ek driver sahab ko dekha jo dubai se bhejda si, lekin agent ne ek baar toh pura mahina hi ghaib kar ditta—tab se main kehda hoon, chhoti lokal bank ka

on My daughter’s hostel wifi struggles during our calls, much l · Federation Files · Jul 6

Beta, you've put your finger on it—those audit reports gather dust same as the pothole complaints, but the real whistle is already in our hands: the daily ledger. A fair umpire is good, but who checks the umpire's books, hai na?