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Claim that Vitamin D brought to a halt in the death of Indian doctors in the UK – Dr. David Grimes

ADDENDUM 13 APRIL 2022 Unfortunately, the claim made in this video has only been partially corroborated. I’ve received a response from BAPIO on behalf of Dr Parag Singhal, Executive Director BAPIO Training Academy (BTA), National Secretary BAPIO: We issued an advisory to all BAPIO members about the importance of the adequate level of Vit D […]

How Vitamin D brought to a halt in the death of Indian doctors in the UK – Dr. David Grimes

Now I’ll give you an example of how effective vitamin d can be starting on about the 20th of march in 2020 for during a period of six weeks 26 doctors died working doctors died in the UK from kobe 19. I’ve got names photographs of all of them and of those 26 doctors who […]

Jim Powell’s essay on John Lilburne

I’ve mentioned this essay earlier – in 2011 (here), but had not searched the internet for a copy at that time. My interest in Lilburne has grown through the years, and I’ve been quietly reading some of his pamphlets recently. I intend to write more about Lilburne when I find time, but first, let me […]

Hindu Bias in India’s ‘Secular’ Constitution: probing flaws in the instruments of governance

I’m noting this paper here – for further analysis as time permits. Hindu Bias in India’s ‘Secular’ Constitution: probing flaws in the instruments of governance PRITAM SINGH ABSTRACT There has been almost a consensus among the political opinion makers in India that the Constitution of India that came into force in 1950 has been a secular constitution. […]

Can anyone identify the name of this person who received a book from Harold Demsetz in 1992?

In 2011, Harold Demsetz had sent me his 2008 book, and I recently acquired his 1982 book: Economic, Legal, and Political Dimensions of Competition. Amazingly, it had his signature of 1992, his last personal copy. Can anyone decipher the person to whom he had gifted his 1982 book?

A 200-page first complete preliminary draft of a Discussion Paper on agriculture policy is now available for comment

Dear all After the launch of the 80-page Feed India paper on 17 February 2022, I shifted my attention to broader agriculture policy. I’ve compiled a preliminary draft Discussion Paper of ~200 pages at: https://swatantra.org.in/Documents/Di... With a few minor tweaks this will be released by Anil Ghanwat on 21 March 2022 to the media for public comment, […]

Gandhi strongly opposed price controls and would have opposed ALL of Nehru’s agriculture controls

I alluded to Gandhi’s comment re: price controls here.  I’m publishing most of his 3 November 1947 speech. ==THE MATTER OF FOOD (PRICE) CONTROL== [Due to inflation and shortages of food, farmers and traders had been hoarding food and prices had shot up. The Nehru government responded foolishly with price controls. Gandhi objected] In view […]

Slim pickings – an article on Indian agriculture in The Economist, 14 July 2018

Slim pickings The Economist, 14 July 2018 While appearing to subsidise farmers, the government is actually harming them, INDIA’S farmers should be the happiest in the world. For decades governments have showered them with perks including a blanket tax exemption; subsidies on fertiliser, seeds, energy and water for irrigation; low-interest loans; cheap crop insurance; high […]

Gandhi on voluntary cow protection (he disliked coercion or laws)

I’m extracting here a few of Gandhi’s comments recorded in his Complete Works: Vol. 10 : 5 August, 1909 – 9 April, 1910 From Hind Swaraj, 22-11-1909 READER: Now I would like to know your views about cow-protection. EDITOR: I myself respect the cow, that is, I look upon her with affectionate reverence. The cow […]

Guaranteeing Title to Land: A Preliminary Study by D C Wadhwa (1989)

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4395460 This is a crucial analysis of India’s land records system which argues that India should adopt the South Australian Torrens system of land records. It was published in EPW on 14 October 1989. I’ve OCRd and publishing here since this is such an important issue of public interest. [Word version] == The present records-of-rights […]