Now that Yakub Memon is hanged I hope we can discuss the issue of capital punishment without Yakub in the picture because the reason to be against Capital Punishment is a humanitarian stand, it is not a religious or nationalistic stand and not based on (or biased to) whose neck is on the noose. While Capital punishment is a very primitive form of punishment, the … Continue reading Why take a stand against Capital Punishment?
Missile is a sign of destruction and not Construction. When Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam died on Monday I felt bad because I respect the man for his simplicity and connection to the common man. I even dedicated my Monday’s poetry reading to him. For me he is a person who was the symbol of being down to earth; a true ‘rags to respects’ story instead … Continue reading It is disrespectful to call him ‘The Missile Man’; Inspiring through Education and Simplicity are his legacies not missiles
A Murder is barbaric in every sense. It is no different when it is done by the state. When done by state, a murder does not automatically become an act of sanctity. I am against capital punishment irrespective of whose neck is on the noose. Crying and wooing for someone’s death is an inhuman and primitive feeling even if it is for someone who has … Continue reading Salman Khan is an Idiot and an ignorant jerk; but should Yakub be hanged?
Dear CBI, So you have mentioned that you now think that the Civil Rights Activist Teesta Setalvad is a National Threat. I have a question to you. Are these the new 10 things that make someone a National threat in India..? Someone still remembers the 2002 Gujarat Pogrom Someone thinks as the head of state in Gujarat that time, Narendra Modi had something to do with it, (or did … Continue reading Question to CBI – Are these the new 10 Things that makes someone a national threat in India?
I know it is is not right say something like this because there is so much money and dreams that go into movie making. But here Salman Khan is the producer as well. Even though I love movies so much and have all my love and respect to people who make the art possible and have friends in the fraternity who might be angry with me; … Continue reading I will not watch Bajrangi Bhaijaan
I love the concept of minions, they are funny, innocent (even when they are evil) lovable little things. So when a movie comes which focuses on minions you are interested. And when the trailer has been running for so long you also turn an interest to impatient anticipation. And then you have a 8 year old who have started counting down the days since last two … Continue reading Minion Movie review – Either I am getting old or the movie was not funny; I like to believe the latter
We all know (including Bobby Jindal) that there is a problem. But the difference is he thinks it is his Indian origin where as we all know it is him trying to hide it. While I think that Bobby Jindal has all right to not term himself as an ‘Indian American’ if he wishes to, that is such a bad move as a politician in a nation … Continue reading The Brown-White; Indian-American Syndrome – #AskBobby
“Why are we going to the SF Pride Parade tomorrow” Rahi asked. And I told him that before only a man and women were able to marry. “like you and mom” he said “Yes like me and mom…. and they did not allow a man and man or a woman and woman to marry” “Oh” he said… though he has already learned from somewhere that … Continue reading Talking to an 8 year old about the SF Pride Parade and Queerala
I saw common man’s because most of the people I see are Yogis of people objecting Yoga. I am just a fat guy trying to lose some weight. Today was International Yoga day and I have seen the excitement with many and the ridicule from another quarter and thought a post would be nice. I don’t know in depth about Yoga, though we had a … Continue reading A common man’s thoughts on Yoga, weight loss and Irrational claims
Handling Bereavement, the intensity and duration of it are different for different people, there is no one single point when you can say it has completely ended. It becomes dormant for some and shows itself every now and then till we really forget that it exists. But we also are sandwiched between the need to forget and the guilt of forgetting. The struggle between holding on and … Continue reading Rabbit Hole By Naatak – An avalanche of emotions that slowly settles in you
Vinod Narayan 