Vir Sanghvi


You Ask: hi vir!do u think congress tryng 2 give all credit to S gandhi for passage of W's bill in RS can ultimtely backfire as gettng it pasd in LS wil be a really tough task givn d stiff oppost frm lalu/mulayam(don thnk marshals can thrw thm) nd now evn muslims oppositn to bill in a big way...ultimtly blame to nt gettng d bill passd will b on sonia as Oppost wil say despite havng majority(with bJP n left support) thy didnt do ths..fel thy cud hav waitd til it pasd in LS n shrd d credit f RS wid oppost?
Vir answers: They will get it passed in the Lok Sabha. They have a clear majority. Read More >>		Posted By: samir agrawal Posted On: 09 Mar 2010 City: delhi


You Ask: I organized an official dinner for 8 persons in a renowed, 5 star hotel in Delhi. The service was abysmal and embarassing. We had to wait extraordinarily long for every course. Often i tried to catch the attention of a waiter, any waiter, but it was futile. Though we paid a bomb, the dinner was a failure. Our guests had the grace not to show that anything was amiss, but it was obviously a failure. My question: how should i redress this? A mere apology seems insuficient.
Vir answers: Write to the General Manager of the hotel and the Chairman of the company that runs the hotel, providing details of the experience. If it is a good hotel, you will get some form of redressal. If it is a bad hotel, then you should not have held your dinner party there to begin with. Read More >>		Posted By: Baba Posted On: 09 Mar 2010 City: Delhi


You Ask: hi vir! got a chance to talk to sme VHP/muslim leaders aftr passage of women's bill nd found that both were unanimous dat it will cetainly go against more muslims cmng to parliament-consider for examp- hydrbd seat earmarked to a woman and owasi wil find almost impossb to even reach parliament-wht i meant normally muslims win from areas dominated by muslim population nd der will be lot of possiblty dat sme of thse seats are allocated to women nd nt only muslim women r dere to contest.wht u thnk?
Vir answers: If Muslims are foolish enough to vote for Owaisi who does nothing to advance their interests and perpetuates the stereotype of the Muslim as intolerant fanatic, then what can I say? On a more general note, not clear to me from your question why the same Muslims who vote for a Muslim man will not vote for a Muslim woman. Read More >>		Posted By: amit sharma Posted On: 09 Mar 2010 City: Delhi


You Ask: Dont you get fed up of answering questions on hindu-muslim// pakistan......thats all that seem to pop up in the Ask Vir section.... Seems like thats what most of your readers are obessed ! No one really asks you questions on caste, social reform, education, jobs, foreign policy (not pakistan) / climate change / sport / feminism.. anything else i guess!
Vir answers: I think that there is an unusually high level of obsession with Hindu Muslim issues in parts of the Internet. Read More >>		Posted By: Ashvin Posted On: 09 Mar 2010 City: Sydney


You Ask: Dont you think people who oppose mandatory voting saying force should not be used in democracy should also agree that reservation , quota systems and women's bill are forceful in nature. In a way these legislations are also based on force and not by merit?
Vir answers: I think you missed an important philosophical distinction here. Would take too long to explain it to you in this space. But a little reading may not go amiss. Read More >>		Posted By: Prasad Posted On: 09 Mar 2010 City: Denver

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