Since we know that in India a mob beat a man to death in the rumor of consuming meat here are some thoughts on the logic of food and these are my personal opinions and choices I make from factors of taste, ease to make, affordability, storability, health and so on. Though I come from calicut where they serve meat for breakfast I don’t remember eating … Continue reading The Logic of food – My Personal Opinion and Choices
I was in highschool when I saw Anupam Kher’s movie Saaransh (The Gist) and at a time when I only watched movies that had fights and action, Saaransh was one movie that kept me glued to the seat even without it having a single fight. I even wrote a short play based on a scene in Saaransh where the protagonist is waiting to collect his … Continue reading Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha – A Hindi Play of love that bridges time
I lived in Iran for just about over a year at a time when the Islamic revolution was at its zenith 1978-1979. Though I was quite young that time I have had in a small way witnessed the power and society transfer from a westernized Reza Shah to the Islamic Fundamentalist Ayatollah Khomeini…. I still remember living in ‘Bandar Lengeh’ where my Dad worked as … Continue reading My memories of Living in Iran
One of the main difference between a Muslim Country and a Non-Muslim Country is that in a Non-Muslim country people are more free and even Muslims love this freedom that is not provided in the so called Muslim Countries. The interesting thing is that there are many people who want Muslim Countries to exist in the very true Islamic way but don’t really like living there. … Continue reading The shameless silence of the Gulf Muslim Countries – Refugee Crisis
So people are cross with me because I asked why a Temple in Abudhabi is more important for news than the plight of the many who live in bad working and living conditions in the Gulf. Modi visited the Labor camp but news is on the temple and I felt that quite bad. But when I asked that a few were not happy…. Here are some of the arguments … Continue reading Abudhabi Temple Musings – A Question is not a Bad thing unless you get hurt by it 🙂
On India’s 69th Independence day I posted a picture of Nehru and said “Proud to be born in the land of Nehru’ and later as I was thinking over that statement and it kind of sounded foolish to me because that statement does not mean anything because inherently in us there is nothing called a nation. I remember a friend of mine who once went … Continue reading A note on Being Human before being a Citizen
This is a response to an article I read on the site AkkarBakkar 10 Ways In Which Jawaharlal Nehru Destroyed Our Country Forever where the Author whom we will call ‘Nehru Basher’ had taken some images of Jawaharlal Nehru and posted them with his comments. He listed the 10 things how Nehru destroyed India. This Nehru bashing is a favorite pastime of the so called ‘I am … Continue reading Nehru Bashing – A shameful Trait of the ‘I am the only patriot’ dimwits
I am confused when people criticize Radhe maa… after all can anyone tell me what is the difference between Radhe Maa and sudhamani. For those who do not know ‘sudhamani’ is the real name of Mata Amirthanandamayi…. In the image here are the pictures of many people all are spiritual leaders in one way or other. All claiming to connect you with the divine. When I say … Continue reading You have no right to Question Radhe maa’s Divinity
Think of a world where you cannot speak and then you will understand why it is important to speak up against religious fanaticism and violence. This year four secular bloggers have been hacked to death by Islamist militants in Bangladesh. Niloy Roy the 40 year old secular blogger being the fourth. Ananta, Avijit, and Washiqur all had been killed by the islamic religious fanatics. Every such incident tells the world that religion … Continue reading Dear Peaceful Religious friends; You are guilty of Intolerance and silence
So a few days back one fine morning many people in India figured out that they could not access some close to 900 websites most of which were porn sites. There was a big outcry and unlike anything seen before the Government responded quickly and lifted the Ban partially and credible authorities saying that “A new notification will be issued shortly. The ban will be partially … Continue reading India’s Porn Ban, Partial revoke, Mastrubation, sex and other taboos
Vinod Narayan 