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Supporting the ‘Mental Illness’ Argument in Charleston Shooting? You should get treated first

It says Dylann has confessed that he shot the people at the church to start a race war, but there were many who called him (and may be even now call ) a calm, well behaved but probably ‘mentally unstable’ young man. This post is for them Sir/Mam, When a person picks a gun (or guns) and walks into a place and kills innocent people then you … Continue reading Supporting the ‘Mental Illness’ Argument in Charleston Shooting? You should get treated first

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You need to de-link Physical Well being From Religious Dogma

It is quite interesting to note how we bias our thoughts. How much people put their well being in the hands of religious irrationality. Recently there was a lot of hue and cry over Suryanamaskar the popular yoga sequence which was made compulsory as part of a Yoga drill in india and the solution, drop Suryanamaskar and allow muslims to replace Sholokas (hindu chanting) by … Continue reading You need to de-link Physical Well being From Religious Dogma

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Favorite Indian Patriotic Songs from the movies of yesteryears

Another Republic day in India and as I sat and watched the live telecast as always I was amazed at the diversity from where I came from. To be Indian is unlike anything else in this world. So I thought I will share a few of my favorite patriotic songs from yesteryears. aye mere watan ke logo The First is the song that moved Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to tears, Penned … Continue reading Favorite Indian Patriotic Songs from the movies of yesteryears

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My 2015 New Year Note

We have successfully pushed the year back. Well we did not really push it, it gave way as we lived through it. But it is nice to think that we had something to do about it. After all maybe we did, because many of us survived to see it while many did not. We live in a very different world where our survival is not always the … Continue reading My 2015 New Year Note

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The significance of my new Tattoo (The Importance of being a Mortal)

So before the new year starts I got my third Tattoo… ‘മർത്ത്യൻ’ which is a malayalam word and reads ‘Marthyan’. The literal meaning of ‘Marthyan’ is ‘Mortal’ and the antonym being ‘Amarthyan’ or ‘Immortal’. ‘Marthyan’ is also used in malayalam language to suggest ‘Human being’ Why മർത്ത്യൻ? First ‘മർത്ത്യൻ’ is my pen name when I write in malayalam, my mother tongue; Second I feel that it would be … Continue reading The significance of my new Tattoo (The Importance of being a Mortal)

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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

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OK to piss but not OK to Kiss in Public? Indian Moral policing Issues

A Youth group in Kerala has called in Nov 2 Sunday as ‘Kiss Day’ protesting the recent Moral Policing incidents where the Hindu groups opposed couples kissing in a Café in Calicut (My hometown)….. They have  a FB group and they have called in people to join….. It is also said the real police (not moral police) is not very supportive of a kiss day…. … Continue reading OK to piss but not OK to Kiss in Public? Indian Moral policing Issues

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Don’t Worry because…….

We worry about something as we do not have anything bigger than that to worry about…. But don’t worry, our mind will soon find something else; bigger, darker and wicked than what we currently have…. We will then seamlessly transfer our energy on to it and may be even accept our stupidity in worrying about frivolous things…. Our creative human mind is so relentless that … Continue reading Don’t Worry because…….

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Gandhi Jayanthi and the Clean India Campaign

Today marks the 145th birthday of the Father of our Nation Mahatma Gandhi, the man who made ahimsa or nonviolence the weapon in the fight for Indian Independence and inspired leaders like Mandela and MLK in their struggles as well…. Gandhiji was a man who always urged for Cleanliness and probably that is why the new PM of India chose this day to kick off his … Continue reading Gandhi Jayanthi and the Clean India Campaign

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