Author: vinodnarayan

Living and Working in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in the Tech industry and have a passion for content creation. As practicing Agile Scrum Master and Coach I work with teams and individuals coaching them in the Agile Scrum Framework. As a Poet, Blogger, Podcaster and video maker I try to not leave any stone unturned in the effort to try out every single passion of mine. And I want the same for others. I am also the Founder of PenPositive a concept conceived to approach life and work with the aim to prepare individuals to excel both in their Passion and their Profession.
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Some Personal Thoughts on Social Media Activism

Recently someone raised a question, if activism on Facebook, Twitter and social media is just ‘feel good’ activism that people undertake in the comforts of their home or can it make a difference as what people from yesteryears did marching on the streets. Being a person who often change FB cover photos and post opinions as protest on social media I have always asked that same question to myself. … Continue reading Some Personal Thoughts on Social Media Activism

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Articles, Movies, Reviews

PK Review – Thank You Aamir for being PK, the Bhojpuri speaking Alien

Sometimes you need an intelligent fantasy to bust other fairy tales which people have started believing to be real. PK does exactly that keeping you glued to the seats for 2+ hours. The movie weaves a very funny socially relevant story with a sci-fi thread that does not break anywhere in between. It treads two very delicate paths for Indian cinema that seem to go very much … Continue reading PK Review – Thank You Aamir for being PK, the Bhojpuri speaking Alien

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Why Pakistan should put an explanation for the 26/11 accused Zakiur’s Bail

I was very upset when I heard the news on the Peshawar attack and then I was upset again when I heard that the top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander and 26/11 terror attack accused Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi has been granted bail.. Why?. Because I feel Pakistan holds the responsibility to explain…. If not the world will take that Pakistan does not care for terrorist attacks that … Continue reading Why Pakistan should put an explanation for the 26/11 accused Zakiur’s Bail

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Stop Religion from brainwashing and killing our children

As Taliban massacres children in Peshawar the “all powerful and all merciful” was either “completely powerless or absolutely merciless”. Isn’t it high time humanity stops believing in this sadistic Supreme Being whose religious books and doctrines can be twisted in any way to kill one another and above all be able to reason it in his name. The sad part is that it is not … Continue reading Stop Religion from brainwashing and killing our children

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Articles, Movies, Reviews

A Lingaa review just for Rajini Fans – Why we should say Bad when something is Bad?

I was not planning for this blogpost and restricted myself to a FB post but seeing the comments of people I feel this topic deserves a full blog post. First of all I am a Rajini Fan and that is the main reason why it is important for me to say something is ‘Bad when it is Bad’. Because correcting that and seeing him in more of … Continue reading A Lingaa review just for Rajini Fans – Why we should say Bad when something is Bad?

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Sometimes religion needs a real kick in the ass to start behaving properly – My GHar Wapasi musings

Conversion is an issue irrespective of religion; though honestly I don’t really care if people get converted from Islam or Christianity to becoming a Hindu or vice versa. I mean what opinion should I have if someone wants to move the blindness in one eye to the other. Yes in some cases they become blinded in both eyes and cannot there on see humans as … Continue reading Sometimes religion needs a real kick in the ass to start behaving properly – My GHar Wapasi musings

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Articles, Theatre

Rahul Varma’s ‘Bhopal’ – Bay Area Drama (BAD) Company’s First Production – Genuine, Brilliant, Poignant

Watched ‘Bhopal’ Bay Area Drama (BAD) Company‘s first production based on Rahul Varma’s play. Directed by Ravi Bhatnagar the cast include Basab Pradhan, Sindhu Singh, Kamala Subramaniam, Neha Goyal, Paul Costello, Phil Wiseman and Ravi Bhatnagar. I don’t consider myself knowing much about theatre so my opinion is more as a mere audience member with of course a keen interest in art in any form. But … Continue reading Rahul Varma’s ‘Bhopal’ – Bay Area Drama (BAD) Company’s First Production – Genuine, Brilliant, Poignant

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Articles, Articles & Opinions, Poetry

Support ‘The Great Indian Poetry Collective’ and ‘Indian English Poetry’

Indian Poetry is unique because of the diverse language and culture that flows into it. So one can only imagine how colorful it will be when the same Indian poetry comes out in english. When the fingers that type away millions of lines of code to build, run and maintain large software systems start writing poetry, it could make worlds across time barriers fuse. Not just that, there … Continue reading Support ‘The Great Indian Poetry Collective’ and ‘Indian English Poetry’

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Soheil Arabi – Human Rights Violation by Barbaric Religious Laws

Religious Laws are barbaric and countries that follow religious laws are most times completely confused about human rights. It is basic common sense to know that religious laws are the most uncivilized, inhuman, unrealistic and irrational. But some don’t feel that way and as a result daily so many die succumbing to the craziness of religious laws. In Iran a 30-year-old man is facing execution … Continue reading Soheil Arabi – Human Rights Violation by Barbaric Religious Laws

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