Aamir and remark on growing Intolerance – Thoughts and Opinions on Mr. Perfectionist/Opportunist

The media is in a frenzy over the Mr. Perfection’s remarks on intolerance. He said he is shocked when his wife Kiran said she fears for their kid in this growing intolerant India and thinks if it is better to leave the country. The people are divided, some hailing Aamir as the greatest thing ever seen on planet earth and others saying he is adding fuel … Continue reading Aamir and remark on growing Intolerance – Thoughts and Opinions on Mr. Perfectionist/Opportunist

Rahul, Rashmi and Kiss Of Love – Thoughts and Opinions

The Kiss Of Love (KOL) Campaign was a Social Media Campaign that rose to fame with a huge support primarily to protest against the Moral Policing incidents that happened in Kerala my home state in India. Moral Policing has always been an issue in Kerala and often referenced in books and movies as well where the so called ‘gentlemen’ Voice on the degradation a public act … Continue reading Rahul, Rashmi and Kiss Of Love – Thoughts and Opinions

Salute the French who drive away Right Winged Anti-Muslim Bigots

When the world mourns over the Paris incident there are few who are using this to bring in their Right Wing Anti-Muslim agenda and that should be strongly opposed…. This world should be free and safe for everyone…. atheists, muslims, christians, Hindus…. everyone… While we need to discuss the root and that would have an aspect of a religion in it that need be discussed … Continue reading Salute the French who drive away Right Winged Anti-Muslim Bigots

Be Tolerant When your religion is questioned; It is important for the future

The picture here is an IM I got from someone I do not know and here is my response to it because I feel he should speak in public and not IM and also because I think he is looking at the world at a very myopic way Hi Hashmat, I do not prefer IMs from people I do not know but I wish to … Continue reading Be Tolerant When your religion is questioned; It is important for the future

Life is the ability to say YES or NO without depending on Religion or belief systems

When I Voice my opinion against religions’ power to wreck havoc I am often confronted by those who think I feel the same way towards people who follow religion…. The answer is NO…. I think I am mature enough to separate the belief from the human being who is believing. For me victims anywhere in the world do not have a religion irrespective of how … Continue reading Life is the ability to say YES or NO without depending on Religion or belief systems

On whose side are you on the Sahitya Academy Award Row?

Many Literary figures in India who have won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award are returning their award to show their protest against the silence of the Akademi on the recent incidents of violence on free-thinking literary figures as well as others. They believe the Akademi is not doing enough to speak in these situation. Today I read that a 17 year old award winning writer has also returned her … Continue reading On whose side are you on the Sahitya Academy Award Row?

Salman Khan is an Idiot and an ignorant jerk; but should Yakub be hanged?

A Murder is barbaric in every sense. It is no different when it is done by the state. When done by state, a murder does not automatically become an act of sanctity. I am against capital punishment irrespective of whose neck is on the noose. Crying and wooing for someone’s death is an inhuman and primitive feeling even if it is for someone who has … Continue reading Salman Khan is an Idiot and an ignorant jerk; but should Yakub be hanged?

Question to CBI – Are these the new 10 Things that makes someone a national threat in India?

Dear CBI, So you have mentioned that you now think that the Civil Rights Activist Teesta Setalvad is a National Threat. I have a question to you. Are these the new 10 things that make someone a National threat in India..? Someone still remembers the 2002 Gujarat Pogrom Someone thinks as the head of state in Gujarat that time, Narendra Modi had something to do with it, (or did … Continue reading Question to CBI – Are these the new 10 Things that makes someone a national threat in India?

Crossing Chasms – Prashant Bhushan’s Open Letter to Arvind Kejriwal

Prashant Bhushan’s open letter is out and on the news. You can read it from various sources. While I have my opinions about how that chasm between activism and politics can be crossed, I also understand not everyone has the same view opinion as mine… there is a tug of war that happens within a person once they are in that Chasm.. It is a very … Continue reading Crossing Chasms – Prashant Bhushan’s Open Letter to Arvind Kejriwal

Why I Won’t be creating my Facebook ‘It’s been a great year’ Post

Facebook keeps telling me “Vinod, here’s what your year looked like!” Really…? And once I accept it, FB will relay to the world that “It’s been a great year for me” Facebook wants people to say that “It’s been a great year; Thanks for being Part of it” I am perfectly OK with the second part…. Thanking you all for being part of my year but not because it … Continue reading Why I Won’t be creating my Facebook ‘It’s been a great year’ Post