Comments to Mohammed Alyahya’s NY Times post “Don’t Blame ‘Wahhabism’ for Terrorism”

Just read Mohammed Alyahya’s NY Times post “Don’t Blame ‘Wahhabism’ for Terrorism” and I think it is incomplete without some additional comments. So let us talk also about Human Rights and how religion and religious dogma aims at violating it in the Saudi context. I agree that the article is an interesting perspective and arguments that it is petty criminals who get trapped in the ISIS model might have … Continue reading Comments to Mohammed Alyahya’s NY Times post “Don’t Blame ‘Wahhabism’ for Terrorism”

Radhika Apte is one of the Finest Actors; But some idiots just like Clips more than full movies

Radhika Apte is one of the finest actors in Indian cinema today. She is not alone in this group of fine actors. I would also add to the list actors like Tannishtha Chatterjee and Geetanjali Thapa. Over the past few months I have seen a few of her movies including Parched and Manjhi and the her role as Binodini in the Choker Bali Episode (which … Continue reading Radhika Apte is one of the Finest Actors; But some idiots just like Clips more than full movies

Reflecting on Oneself and Making Changes

As Human Beings one of our most treasured abilities should be that we can (if we want) reflect on ourselves and what we do and make changes, correct what we feel is not right and then keep doing that. No wonder why it is important for us to daily think about how better we can be. Past few weeks I have tried to do the same … Continue reading Reflecting on Oneself and Making Changes

Why you should not Identify as a Caste

We live in a world where many wish to say they do not identify themselves with the hideous Caste System. They do not publicly say they have a caste but carry their caste name with them. Some would say it is not easy to change. It might be a bit of work but it is possible. People change their names to match silly numerology mumbo … Continue reading Why you should not Identify as a Caste

Hindi Movie Pink – A must see for your growing kids; Both Girls and Boys

‘No’ means ‘No’… ‘No’ in itself is a complete sentence…. it does not need further explanation.  When a girl says ‘No’ it means ‘No’, it can be your friend, girl friend, lover, a sex worker or even your wife. When she says ‘No’, it means ‘No’…. it does not need further explanation… it should be respected.. Pink is the latest hindi release starring Amitabh Bachchan in … Continue reading Hindi Movie Pink – A must see for your growing kids; Both Girls and Boys

A humble response to the “Cultural Illiteracy” post in Swarajya

So after Amit Shah tried his Vamana Joomla on the Indian people I made a video that went viral as I think Amit Shah tries his Cheap politics in every possible opportunity. So the Video went viral may be because it resonated the sentiments of many Keralites who felt the Vamana Jayanthi reference was tearing into the secular theme of the Onam festival. I used the … Continue reading A humble response to the “Cultural Illiteracy” post in Swarajya

The GOOD, The Bad and The Ugly of Freaky Ali

I wrote GOOD in all capital because there is more of good than bad and ugly in Freaky Ali. The Good comes in various levels. The presence of Nawazuddin Siddiqui in itself is a major plus for the movie as he is one of the finest actors in Indian cinema today. The first half of the movie was really really good. It has a beautiful … Continue reading The GOOD, The Bad and The Ugly of Freaky Ali

Thoughts on Mother Teresa’s Canonization

I made two posts on Facebook regarding Mother Teresa’s Canonization. Both was not rejoicing on it but raising an opinion on how farcical and stupid it is. My first post was to point why people who oppose Saibaba, Mata Amirtanandamayi and similar Godmen and Godwomen find a difference and rejoice in the glamorous event of bestowing a so called sainthood on a human being. My … Continue reading Thoughts on Mother Teresa’s Canonization

Street Dog Chronicles of a Dog lover

On my visit to Bangalore I decided to capture pictures of street dogs for a day as I spend in the city. I could have more images if I had done a similar thing while in Kerala. I missed it. These images are for people who thing life of street dogs are worth more than human beings. We bought a dog last year and she Reyna … Continue reading Street Dog Chronicles of a Dog lover

Refreshing Secularism in the Arab Muslim World

Listen to Nasser Dashti the Kuwaiti Activist… Hope the morons in Saudi Barbaria and other countries understand how important it is to remove religion from public life and allow people to disown one’s own religion if they feel so or change it if they feel so and live by the modern rules of humanity and human and civil rights. Religion can be a kind of tyranny … Continue reading Refreshing Secularism in the Arab Muslim World