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Aadhaar: scope creep, ordering pizzas and more

In 2009, just around the time the aadhaar initiative was launched in India, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) published a YouTube video titled “Scary Pizza”. The description of the video, which is embedded below, reads, “You’ll never want to order another pizza again if we give away all of our civil liberties in the… Read More »

Nation builder vs. ordinary citizen… according to IT Department/CBDT

Ad on a newspaper by the IT Department and CBDT about nation builder and ordinary citizen.

Did you know that only taxpayers contribute to nation building, and those who do not pay any taxes are just ordinary citizens. That’s how, it seems, the Income Tax Department and Central Board of Direct Taxes categorize the citizens of this country. Recently, I came across this ad/announcement from the Income Tax Department/Central Board of Direct… Read More »