I met Papon a few years back during his tour in US and even spent time talking to him. That was a time I have cherished all the while. I personally found him to be a very genuine down to earth person with no celebrity hangups. Just came to know of the news of the video that surfaced of him kissing a minor girl. It … Continue reading Papon Controversy and why we should not Trivialize it
When you stretch life between ‘There is nothing much you can do’ and ‘there a lot you have to do’; you will find that time and space kind of disappears and you are reduced into a single point from where you can go either ways. Throw it all in the ring and jump into it or just stop lean back and relax. Either way no … Continue reading The Art of being Lazy
What is the big issue… Satyapal is My hero…. The mythic Pundits who have become the ministers in Indian Government are very educated…. You cannot question then…. I agree with #Satyapal… I won’t call him an idiot…. a fool.. or a jerk… What is said is very True!!! No one saw the ape turn into a monkey 🙂 or man or human or satyapal or … Continue reading Satyapal Singh, Apes, Ganesha, Adam and Eve – Who has seen an Ape become a Man? Tell me?
We have all been reading in news that in India there are cases of “religious conversion and marriage” or “marriage and religious conversion”. I don’t know the order in which the events happen. One of the cases that has been in the limelight in Kerala is about Fadia and again there are two sides of the argument. There is one side that says that it … Continue reading Love, Marriage, Religious Conversion and Underwears
Just finished Josh Hanagarne’s The World’s Strongest Librarian. I picked it from the Library more for it’s title than it’s content. But I should say the content is way more stronger than the title. Hats Off to Josh for writing such an honest memoir and taking people like me into many worlds that I had very less knowledge of. The book’s subtitle says ‘A Book … Continue reading Josh Hanagarne’s The World’s Strongest Librarian is a Must Read
There are many who make fun of the Father’s day celebrations and here is one picture that is floating on the internet.. and here is my answer to those morons who share it. I think my fatherhood can only be confirmed by the mother of my kids. Just like that our Father’s identity can only be confirmed by our mothers. And if they change the … Continue reading Respecting a woman is more important than being able to say who your Father is
If you are not aware yet, March 2nd /March 3rd is the end of tenure for Gajendra Chauhan as Chairman of FTII. For those who do not know Gajendra Chauhan, he was the Yudhishtira in the TV serial Mahabharat. He was actually offered the role of Krishna but he spent sometime in New York after the decision and put on weight and was demoted to … Continue reading It is March 3rd – Did Khuli Khidki fame Gajendra Chauhan Leave the post as Chairman of FTII?
Watched this TED talk of Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger: Our story of rape and reconciliation. Here is the talk And here is the comment I put on TED. A few points and questions. While we know it is not a Women’s issue, we have to understand that IT IS ONLY the Man’s issue. Or in other words the issue of the perpetrator. There is … Continue reading Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger: Our story of rape and reconciliation
On Demonetization I have from the start supported it for the anti-corruption element. But what makes me puke is the absolute insensitivity people in the saffron belt show when someone reports the hardships faced by the common man. And many of them can live on with cards and no need for cash. They have been cashless and cardfull for a long. I recently read a few … Continue reading Cashless to CARDFULL and Saffron to SUFFERON – The insensitive Nationalists
Fidel Castro dies and I am remembered of Reinaldo Arenas the Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright who despite his early sympathy for Fidel Castro and the 1959 revolution, grew critical of and then rebelled against the Cuban government. Arenas’s writings and openly gay lifestyle were, by 1967, bringing him into conflict with the Communist government and he spent several years in prison in Cuba under Fidel … Continue reading Fidel Castro Dies and I remember Reinaldo Arenas
Vinod Narayan 