Notes on the meeting of November 24, 2010

Dear Friends, 

President Kurian Abraham said that there was a time when people used to laugh at Bihar and Biharis. In fact, even Biharis preferred to hide their origins. But today things are changing for the better. “But, unfortunately, the rest of India is going the Bihari way,” said Kurian. “Public servants, politicians, and ministers, whether Central or State, are all looting the public exchequer.”

So, it is no wonder that in the Corruption Perception Index, India is ranked 87^th out of 187 countries. “Corruption impedes development and slows down progress,” said Kurian. “The public is also responsible for the present state of affairs, because we are all bribe-givers.”

Grilling was of Kurian Abraham, who spoke of the dilemma of writing against people who gave advertisements to his magazines.

Table Topics was handled by Baby.

Subjects included the delay in the A. Raja resignation and the comparison of the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, with the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.   

The introduction of the main speaker, Malini, was by me.

Malini gave an excellent, thought-provoking, and ultimately inspiring talk about her recent surgery to remove a large tumour from her body.

The speech was well appreciated by everybody.

Congratulations Malini on a good job!