Sameer Sawant

[Muthukrishnan Dhandapani @dmuthuk]

Dharmendra Pradhan should have been sent packing much earlier.

Media reports indicate that the central government is firm that Dharmendra Pradhan will not resign.

Taking corrective action is not a sign of weakness but a part of good governance.

By not removing Dharmendra Pradhan, the government is providing fodder for more conflict.

Not only that, even hardcore BJP supporters have started thinking that the government is very arrogant and is losing touch with the pulse of the public.

[Sameer Sawant @UncleSamSaw]

@palakshahjourno British laid the foundations of the prosperous city we see today, unfortunately everyone wants a claim over it today including merchant communities. Instead of living collectively in peace everyone today is busy putting up claims.

[Sameer Sawant @UncleSamSaw]

@palakshahjourno @BWBusinessworld John Fryer's book - A new account of East India and Persia talks about the lifespan of humans living in the city beings not more than just 2 monsoons. Surely people than didnt have enough time on their hand to practice a religion.

[Sameer Sawant @UncleSamSaw]

@palakshahjourno @BWBusinessworld If Gujarati and Jain merchant communities were so good at building as it is being claimed then why are they able to do all this only in Munbai and not their home state of Gujarat itself. Without a right environment success is not possible, Maharashtra offers this environment.

[Sameer Sawant @UncleSamSaw]

@palakshahjourno @BWBusinessworld Infact as per Portugese records, the islands they transferred to British originally were Malaria infested Islands. With Mumbai being successful everyone wants a claim on it including the merchants.

[Sameer Sawant @UncleSamSaw]

@palakshahjourno @BWBusinessworld Koli and Agri communities who lived as fisher folks and Sal cultivators were the known early residents. Portugese and British records talk about them. As the islands shifted to British control, the influx of Parsis, Gujaratis is officially recorded by the British themselves.