Today is Children’s day in India….. Nov 14th and I was sitting with my 7 year old helping him with his English and Math homework and as usual he was doing his work and I was browsing Facebook; thinking what to pen down today when someone posted the news about an Indian kid who they say is a computer software wiz… a prodigy….… wow…. that’s … Continue reading Is My Son a Prodigy?
Here is my take….. I think there is a fundamental problem (comedy in a way) with Deepak Chopra’s statement about Richard Dawkins during his Huffpost Live interview. Here is something that he said “I think Dawkins is a fundamentalist, just on the other side of the divide. His version of reality is what we call ‘empirical reality’ , if you can see it it’s real, if you can’t see it … Continue reading Deepak Chopra’s Comedy about Richard Dawkins on Huffpost Live
I am not a big Sci-fi fan but at times there has been been a spur of galactic love in me that has prompted me to watch sci-fi. But some movies I watch because that is the most happening in the movie world. That was the case with Gravity and now with Interstellar….. it is the happening movie and I had to see it….. I … Continue reading Interstellar is not a movie about the space and time, but a movie about our Earth and our time on it
Yes you read it right a holy book that only talks about peace, well at least that is what people claim…. they say religions are never violent, no holy book dictates violence… it is just that people interpret it wrong….. right?…… No… Wrong… The fact is every religion preaches violence in one way or other… some are mellowed down while some are more vehement…. But … Continue reading Pakistani Mob beat, Kill and burn a Young Couple accused of burning a Holy book that only talks about Peace
Dear Mr. Swamy, Today I saw someone share a post you shared, a snippet from the independent that details the various strata of the Dubai society…. And Images of the Dubai’s underclass that have shed sweat and tears to build the big buildings but still live like captives in the desert…. cramped into transportation trucks and small rooms…. I am wondering why you shared this; … Continue reading An Open letter to Subramanian swamy – Your FB post from Nov 2013
On October 16th one of your high court dismissed an appeal from Asia Bibi who has been held in prison for a long time as per your Blasphemy law and the court upheld the ruling of a lower court that had sentenced her to death by hanging….. I know you cannot justify it, no one can because there is no justification for it…. It is … Continue reading Free Asia Bibi and Abolish the Blasphemy laws – A letter to anyone who wishes to read in Pakistan
If India falls into racist divide in any level it can be catastrophic and if not controlled it will be a major taint that cannot be washed and cleared that easily…. Any sign of racism should be dealt with an iron hand, strict anti-racism laws, fast track court, public outcry and influential citizens coming out to condemn it…. anything that can stop it from spreading.. … Continue reading Why we need to worry about the recent racist attacks in India
First Congratulations to both Malala and Satyarthi, the winners of Nobel Peace prize… I think it might not be an overstatement if we say that more Indians (at least internet Indians) knew about Malala than about Satyarthi….. But it is definitely true if I say the world knows Malala much more that Satyarthi…. and I am not saying that in a bad way but just … Continue reading The question is which Nobel Peace Prize Winner have ‘Internet Indians’ heard more about? and Why?
Not sure why people are surprised when they see me attending festivals that are often religious…. and my answer is that it is the aesthetics that drives me there and that often does not answer it completely…. So we need to think why do people think that aestheticism and atheism cannot go hand in hand…. Agreed that it is counter to the theists argument that concepts … Continue reading Aesthetics, Religion, Atheism and some random views on Life and Love
There are three worlds that come into existence when a theatrical play is staged…. How well they form their existence defines the play….. At the end of the play the first world shatters into smaller worlds and moves on; the second world is lost trying to transform itself to its pre-play form of existence… and the third world continues and grows beyond the play….. a bit complex, … Continue reading The Life of Gautama Buddha and the 3 worlds of theatre
Vinod Narayan 