An Apology is a ‘MUST’ to build a casteless society in India
Over several years all over the world people, countries, communities and others have been coming forward and apologizing for the wrong doings that has been committed by not them but people with whom they trace back their roots. It is a very important step for any human being to acknowledge the existence of a past that is wrong and say sorry for it. One of the biggest … Continue reading An Apology is a ‘MUST’ to build a casteless society in India
What I would have said to Dr. Dawkins if I had more than 2 Minutes
Today Thanks to Kepler Books we got a chance to hear Dr. Richard Dawkins speak, I got to ask a question and then he was also so kind to allow me take a selfie and share a few words with me in a quick 2 minute conversation. Thank You Doctor for that wonderful 2 minutes and the selfie. When I told you that I blog … Continue reading What I would have said to Dr. Dawkins if I had more than 2 Minutes
Sicario – Powerful, Intense and Thrilling – Good Watch
Sicario is a pretty intense movie has a ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ kind of touch as it is Go let’s get him kind of movie but this time it is the Drug cartel head. Benicio del Toro, Emily Hunt and Josh Brolin give stellar performances and you are on the edge of your seat through out the movie. Sicario means hitman in spanish. You want to … Continue reading Sicario – Powerful, Intense and Thrilling – Good Watch
Teaching Religion without teaching tolerance is Child Abuse and a crime
Today I read the news of a Monster, who mercilessly kill his 4 year old due to his RELIGIOUS beliefs….. Father thrashes and kills 4-year-old after her veil came off! When I say we should voice against inequality that includes all religions and not just between religions and beliefs, but also within a religion… An individual has a right to cover their face if they want to. IT is … Continue reading Teaching Religion without teaching tolerance is Child Abuse and a crime
The Logic of food – My Personal Opinion and Choices
Since we know that in India a mob beat a man to death in the rumor of consuming meat here are some thoughts on the logic of food and these are my personal opinions and choices I make from factors of taste, ease to make, affordability, storability, health and so on. Though I come from calicut where they serve meat for breakfast I don’t remember eating … Continue reading The Logic of food – My Personal Opinion and Choices
100 Days of Penpositive Reading Campaign
Today is the 100th day of my Penpositive Reading Campaign and many more to go. I had started this campaign reading a poem of Mahmoud Darwish and yesterday I read one of Miron Biashowski. Over the past 99 days I read poems of poets from Italy, Hungary, america, china, japan, Germany, turkey, Spain, Russia and so on. Through their poems I was able to see life and … Continue reading 100 Days of Penpositive Reading Campaign
My First Poetry Reading to Folks with Alzheimer’s
A month back as part of Penpositive I visited an Alzheimer’s and dementia care center to read some poetry. I connected with them quite accidently. I have this habit of just typing poetry at places where people do not type like say job sites. I mean who would advertise for a poet. But I did just that and stumbled on this request to do a … Continue reading My First Poetry Reading to Folks with Alzheimer’s
Day 90 of Penpositive Reading Campaign – ‘Midstream’ By German poet Johannes Bobrowski
Johannes Bobrowski (originally Johannes Konrad Bernhard Bobrowski; April 9, 1917 – September 2, 1965) was a German lyric poet, narrative writer, adaptor and essayist. Bobrowski died as a result of a perforated appendix in East Berlin and was buried in the Friedrichshagen cemetery. Since 1992, the Foundation for Prussian Maritime Trade (Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung) has donated funds towards the Johannes Brobrowski Medal. Continue reading Day 90 of Penpositive Reading Campaign – ‘Midstream’ By German poet Johannes Bobrowski
Naatak’s 50th Production Vrindavan – Theatre Talk
There are customs, there are traditions, beliefs, stories, mythology and more then entangles in all this there are people. People with emotions, pains, love, life, joy, sadness and more. There is a companionship that is connected to the situation and relationships build on a chord of being same. And above all Human value should always guide any existence. Vrindavan is an ambitious musical production and … Continue reading Naatak’s 50th Production Vrindavan – Theatre Talk
Day-89-Penpositive Reading Campaign-‘The Survivor’ By the Italian Poet Primo Levi
Primo Michele Levi (31 July 1919 – 11 April 1987) was an Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor. He was the author of several books, novels, collections of short stories, essays, and poems. His best-known works include If This Is a Man (1947) (U.S.: Survival in Auschwitz), his account of the year he spent as a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied … Continue reading Day-89-Penpositive Reading Campaign-‘The Survivor’ By the Italian Poet Primo Levi
Vinod Narayan 