No idea who told Chidambaram that every Indian who eats rice also has an Ice cream cone for dessert and drinks only bottle water when thirsty.. There is no other reason I see for him to compare the Rs. 20 additional that someone would be willing to pay for ice cream over the Rs 1 for a Kg of Rice… And he might also have … Continue reading Chidambaram Sir.. Want to have some Rice for dessert with your Ice Cream Meal?
What the heck is the problem..? There is so much hue and cry over the Time Magazine article that says Manmohan Singh is an underachiever… Well It is a Magazine’s job to report opinions based on the research it does…. The for and against teams had lined up and have been demanding explanations from every living soul…. Is this the biggest problem that rocks us … Continue reading Is the Time Magazine article our biggest issue…Give me a Break….
Here is my 2 cents on the big hue and cry on Sugatha Kumari (The renowned Malayalam Poetess) refusing to release the poetry collection “Sparsham” by Meena Kandaswamy (The english Indian Poetess) a translation of her english poetry book “Touch”. It is a free world and if Meena has the right to publish poems as an expression of her creative calibre, Sugatha Kumari has an … Continue reading Meena, Sugathakumari, Gandhi, Touch and We….
Today Rod Blagojevich starts his 14 years sentence in a federal prison joining another former governor George Ryan who is also serving his sentence for corruption. The same prison also has Jeff Skilling the former CEO of Enron along with another 1000 inmates many of whom are charged for drug offences and even violent crimes like murder. As an Indian I wonder what would happen … Continue reading When will we Jail a Corrupt Polititian for 14 years
This question may sound absurd to many and a few might even say that I am nuts asking this. But I was recently reading an article in Times of India blogs that probed the idea “Do nations have a split personality? especially India” something like the famous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story. While we could clearly identify that the Dr. Jekyll personality of India … Continue reading Is India trailing behind in education?
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
The other day a thought occurred. If someone with a split personality (Very acute as shown in thriller movies, though I am not sure if the extend of fiction in the movies are far from reality) uses social media tools like Facebook and Twitter would he or she remember the passwords of a profile created by one personality? Or would they create a new profiles for … Continue reading Split Personalities in Social Media
You might have heard a thousand times that “you can be anything that you really put your mind into”. This is a cliché usage in motivation talks world over. If you have read the book “the secret” and pondered further to how people relate to what is written in the book to elements in quantum physics you will start believing a lot of that. As … Continue reading The 1% Factor
Correctness is not what is defined by those in power to cover up their wrong. Freedom is the absolute correctness and when it is extended to all, it is natural that the correctness of the powerful get blurred. In a free world where everyone has a right to a voice; correctness will evolve to include every single human being. To understand Social Networks and its impact … Continue reading Social Networking is a step in evolution; Kapil cash the cow NOW
Gabriel Thompson’s “Working In The Shadows” explores the work life that is hidden behind the glitters of our economy, but contributes to it every equal bit. As a Journalist Gabriel embarks on a one year journey to take up three separate jobs that a typical American will not be ready to take. This was his attempt to work and know first hand what it means … Continue reading Working In The Shadows – A Review
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