When I think of teachers day three teachers come to my mind… One was an english teacher who taught us poetry like it was mathematics as if it had no life in it….. The other teacher was my Maths teacher who taught us maths like it was poetry…She taught me that the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of numbers were at times more beautiful and … Continue reading Happy Teachers Day
Another August 15th Another Independence Day…. Another set of questions……. what is patriotism…? How should one celebrate…? Unable to stand corruption, wrong doings and cowardice in the ranks of power Should we wrap ourself up in the tricolor National flag And for the love for our country that bubbles inside us….. Should we cry out loud……. Sing the National Anthem….. and be at peace! May … Continue reading Questions for August 15th
Love being from Kozhikode… the most beautiful down on earth in the picturesque Kerala “God’s own country”. I miss my kozhikode (Calicut)… Interestingly in a recent 2012 book “Pax Ethnica” by Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac, the authors take a look at Kerala along with the Russian republic of Tatarstan, the city of Marseille in France, the city of Flensburg, Germany, and the … Continue reading Ramadan in Kozhikode – when Ramarshnan meets Mammadali
There is a reality and that is there is no Dark Knight who will rise and save the city of Gotham. The City of Gotham is a city and environment in our imagination where we think we have a savior who will rise up to beat and ward off the miscreants. The true reality within our imagination is that the existence of the Dark Knight … Continue reading The reality is that no Dark Knight will rise to correct our wrongs… Thoughts on Colorado Shooting… We all need a safer world for our kids to live
The first super star of Bollywood passes away… Rajesh Khanna who I will always remember as Anand – the character he played in the movie ‘Anand’. He was only 69 He was not well for quite sometime and even Indian channels had been playing his old songs and discussions with fellow film fraternity. So he had been in front of us in the past few … Continue reading Babumoshai….. zindagi lambi nahi badi honi chahiye…..
Dara Singh the KIng of Indian Wrestling passes away at 83. I still remember many of his movies I watched as a kid even movies where he took up roles where muscles mattered even roles like Hercules the Greek Hero. It was fun to watch a Bollywood Hercules movie back then… As a young kid I was DieHard fan of Amitabh Bachan and once my … Continue reading Dara Singh – Rustam-e-Hind – Passes Away
Dr. Kumar Vishwas is the most celebrated hindi poet among the Indian youth inside and outside India. With his famous iconic poem rendition “Koi Dewaana kehta hai” he has been household name for quite a long time. But Dr. Kumar not only brings beautifully woven words in the form of romantic poetry but also a surge of patriotism, Indian culture and societal responsibility for every indian where … Continue reading An Evening with Dr. Kumar Vishwas
Meeting Gary Guller is like referring to an edition of the dictionary that did not print the word ‘impossible’. We refer dictionaries not for knowledge but for meanings to words that we find hard to understand or even not know about. When you hear Gary speak as you sit in the audience or when you have a one on one chat with him, he answers … Continue reading Meeting Gary Guller
When Salman Rushdie decided to pull out of the Jaipur Literary festival, seems like it shattered many hearts with people calling the action cowardly (even calling him a coward) and many telling that it is sad and it should not have happened. But is that really true? While it is true that the Government did not have the balls to tell the damn extremists to … Continue reading Rushdie, Freedom and Jaipur Lit Festival
I want to give promises that will never be broken. I want to smile whenever I am free to frown. I should choose to love when I can also make a choice to hate. I should make a difference than being indifferent. I must feel the time as it passes through my life and realize what is important. I should get happiness in being selfless … Continue reading My Resolution for the year 2012
Vinod Narayan 