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Naam ke vaaste (opens the original)
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Be respectful · TOI community guidelines A former associate editor with the Times of India, Jug Suraiya writes two regular columns for the print edition, Jugular Vein, which appears every Friday, and Second Opinion, which appears on Wednesdays. His blog takes a contrarian view of topical and timeless issues, political, social, economic and speculative. Click here to access more articles from the author.
Cheques and balances (opens the original)
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Some of us will miss that piece of paper It was a small rectangle of paper, perhaps six inches by three. I gazed at it with reverence due to a priceless work of art. It wasn’t a work of art, but for me it was priceless. It was the first cheque I’d ever received, for the princely sum of ₹300, which was my first month’s salary as a feature writer for the Junior Statesman, the youth magazine that The Statesman newspaper was launching. The avuncular Company Secretary, PT Dastoor, took me to Accounts
Taxing time (opens the original)
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Tackling a govt-designed obstacle course called TDS If you’re puffing and panting and out of breath, it’s possible you’ve had to tackle the govt obstacle course called TDS, or Tax Deducted at Source, which is the twist in the tale of Income Tax. The modern tax system was introduced in 1799 Britain by Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger to pay for the country’s ongoing war with France. A lot of people thought that imposing a tax on income was, literally, the Pitts. But the impost, supposed to
Cockroaches and gup (opens the original)
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An old-style schoolmaster would have made common cause with today’s Gen Z protesters I remember Mr Peterson and think of what he would have made of the Cockroach Janta Party. Affectionately nicknamed Gup by his students, Mr Peterson taught us English and History at La Martiniere Calcutta. He was one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. We called him Gup because the word has two meanings. As a verb it means to talk, and as a noun it means not exactly an untruth but embroidery to enliven the drab f
Tariffic ideas! (opens the original)
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Trump trumps himself with new ways to tax the world Second Opinion summoned to a White House briefing. White House: I gotta whole lot of new tariffs with which to sock it to the world. SO: New tariffs? You already have a tariff for buying Russian oil, and a tariff for generic pharmaceuticals and… WH (interrupting): You ain’t seen nuthin yet. I’m gonna slap 100% tariff on traffic. SO: A traffic tariff? Like a congestion fee to curb automobile pollution? WH: Pluooshun, shlooshun. I’m gonna tariff
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