There is an uncomfortable question in many minds…. some forcibly put it down for varied reasons, some ignore while some take notice….. and the question is simple said but complex understanding… The question is “What options do we have when we see something wrong happen around us?” While we might fall into one of these roles I would believe that taken the fact that people … Continue reading Manal al-Sharif – The Freedom Drive
We have learned that Music sets us free and now in Kashmir the all girls band is forced to quit singing because of death threats from religious fundamentalists…. The Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Bashir-u-Din recently issued a fatwa (religious decree) against the band…. The Band Pragash meaning ‘light’ is forced into the dark by people who can never stand the light in the lives … Continue reading Hiding for Singing
Our world has many of them….. But not always does some one moron try such foul stinking view point to get mileage and publicity…… or he must just be on dopes…. He claims that the girl who lost her life to the wretchedness of a few lusting lunatics should have fallen on their feet and chanted the “Saraswathi Mantra” and called them Bhaiyya (Brother in … Continue reading Asaram – Latest Godman to inject Venom
Dec 21 2012 is now in the past…. People feel a sense of triumph now for no special action of theirs. But then many folks I guess feel good when they know about a doom ahead that their senses can happily look forward to because they don’t have any reason to believe that it will happen…. I don’t know much about the Mayan calendar and … Continue reading When the world did not End on dec 21 2012… Or did it..?
Before we cry out for capital punishment, public chop ceremonies on rapists and more…. we should look at how women are treated in our societies…. the root cause of a rape happening is not just the lustful whims of a few…. it is much more monstorous than that and more deep rooted into our societies and affects each one of us…. we are all victims … Continue reading Rape.. Respect.. Reformation.. Responsibility…
Varghese Kurien, the Milkman of India is no more..the founder chairman of India’s National Dairy Development Board and also best known for the Amul brand of products dies at 90…Hailing from Kerala….I salute his efforts in public service…. He was the first Social Entrepreneur I ever heard of….At a time when social entrepreneurship is widely pursued….there is lot one can learn from Kurien and his … Continue reading Varghese Kurien – The Milkman of India dies at 90 – The first Social Entrepreneur I heard of…..
It is sad to note how much people get fooled by those who claim to change things around by moving a few stones or drawing a few columns and by claiming to read the movement of stars and planets that they say constitute your destiny. Yes I am talking of the con artists who come out and take advantage of vulnerable good individuals, trapping them … Continue reading Godmen, Godwomen and other Sidekicks to God
Another August 15th Another Independence Day…. Another set of questions……. what is patriotism…? How should one celebrate…? Unable to stand corruption, wrong doings and cowardice in the ranks of power Should we wrap ourself up in the tricolor National flag And for the love for our country that bubbles inside us….. Should we cry out loud……. Sing the National Anthem….. and be at peace! May … Continue reading Questions for August 15th
The thin line of indifference between love and hatred is getting thicker with time……encroaching steadily into both sides….But it seems to take more interest in the side of love….Are you scared when you think of ending up in a world divided between hatred and indifference….. devoid of love…. of course…..unless you prefer hatred and indifference over love…..If you are on the side of love now, … Continue reading On which Side are you?
There is a reality and that is there is no Dark Knight who will rise and save the city of Gotham. The City of Gotham is a city and environment in our imagination where we think we have a savior who will rise up to beat and ward off the miscreants. The true reality within our imagination is that the existence of the Dark Knight … Continue reading The reality is that no Dark Knight will rise to correct our wrongs… Thoughts on Colorado Shooting… We all need a safer world for our kids to live
Vinod Narayan 