All stories by S Pushpavanam
How Indian Railways fools India
Rediff.com23 Apr 2018Taking advantage of the indifference of passengers, the Indian Railways routinely indulges in several unfair trade practices, says S Pushpavanam.
Can Suresh Prabhu take on the Railway Bureaucracy?
Rediff.com24 Feb 2016Ministers may come and ministers may go but the attitude of the RB remains the same forever, and it is this group that really calls the shots in Indian Railways, says S Pushpavanam.
A wish-list for the Railway Budget
Rediff.com23 Feb 2016That the financial health of Indian Railways is precarious, is well-known. In his second Budget, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu must bite the bullet and attempt brave stuff, says S Pushpavanam.
A white elephant called the Bullet train
Rediff.com15 Dec 2015The Bullet train is a childish desire to join an elite club at the cost of 99.9 per cent of rail passengers, says S Pushpavanam.
Railways and a recipe for disaster
Rediff.com7 Aug 2015The twin-train derailments within minutes of each other that killed 25 people in Madhya Pradesh on August 5, 2015, is being blamed on flash floods. S Pushpavanam wonders if that is the only reason.