A news circulating that Kannubhai Ramdas Gandhi one of Bapu’s Grandson is in an old Age home with his wife. After living in US most of his life he and his wife returned to India in 2014 and as the news goes they did not get help they needed from family and now in an old age home and feeling bad about the plight of … Continue reading Gandhi’s Grandson in a Old Age Home; But why is it a Big News?
Shri Sri.Sri, You have a lot of followers whom you have been teaching the Art of Living and I have spoken to many who have attended your programs and they all have good things to tell about it. I have not attended one of yours and so cannot confirm or refute their comments. But I have attended similar sessions before in small are large groups … Continue reading An Open Letter to Sri Sri about Awards, Malala and Living
If you are in silicon valley and you need to read one book then I would say that it has to be this one. De-BUG – Voices from the underside of Silicon Valley. It is important because this is about the place you live and stories you might not have heard and were not published in tech magazines and investment journals. A collation of stories … Continue reading De-BUG Voices from the underside of Silicon Valley
Is there anything wrong with giving Bahubali getting the Best Picture Award? Anything wrong with Amitabh getting the best actor? I would have expected the movie to get credits for sets, art direction, special effects and so on but not Best Picture. Then when it got best picture the thought that came to my mind is what does it mean to be the ‘best picture’. … Continue reading On the 63rd Indian National Film Awards
This weekend I was watching the movie ‘The Big Short’ and in that a character says that he overheard this in a Washington DC Bar ‘The Truth is like Poetry; And Most People Fucking hate Poetry’. He was probably referring to him and the world he lives in, the world of big money and greed and ‘Care Less for those who Have Less’ kind of … Continue reading The Truth is like Poetry; And Most People Fucking hate Poetry; Happy Poetry Day !!!
This Q&A is by ‘Me’ to ‘Myself’ in the light of another heated debate in India of whether one should/can/’be forced’ to Chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ translated as ‘Salutes to Mother India’. Question: Can one chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ when ever they want? Answer: Of Course you can, it is to show respect to your country in a certain way and there is … Continue reading ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ – A Q&A between ‘Me’ and ‘Myself’
Giving us so many memorable characters over a quarter century one of the most talented member of the Malayalam Film and Arts industry left us today. Kalabhavan Mani who moved from mimicry to movies was an integral part of movies across Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. A captivating folk singer he had found his way to peoples life through his various performances. Giving us characters across a range … Continue reading Farewell to a versatile Actor – Kalabhavan Mani Passes Away at 45
Someone asked me the other day why I did not write anything on JNU. Well my wish… 🙂 But then here it is…. Kanhaiya Kumar is a naturally born orator and his speech after on bail is going viral with folks. Especially his statement ‘We are not asking for freedom from India but freedom in India’ which is a Master quote filled with so much truth … Continue reading Kanhaiya; Great Speech; All support for JNU; But please stop quoting Lenin next time 🙂
‘Patriotism’ is an emotional attachment someone has (or develops) to a nation which they consider their own. On the other hand ‘Nationalism’ is the existence of a group identity that aims to separate or differentiate a group based on culture and/or ethnicity. Patriotism is Positive and Nationalism is Negative Nationalism in my opinion is the result of a feeling that only a differentiation can hold … Continue reading Patriotism, Nationalism, Some opinions and a Small Story
Dinkoism has emerged as a parody religion on social networks organized by Independent social welfare groups in Kerala, India. Here is my Attempt on a piece to support and promote Dinkan and Dinkoism There is new information a new Religion in Town It’s the age of Dinkan the age of the golden An end to stories of creation Don’t get stranded between God and demon … Continue reading Dinkoism and ‘The Dinkan Poem’
Vinod Narayan 