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
Poetically Complete – Poem#4 – National Poetry Month
For me to write something I would first need to accept that I know nothing And then slowly I should let myself free and just wait, and wait and wait Sometimes this can go on for a long time Hours, days or months or years I do have many dried pens in my shelf But then over time you realize that writing a poem just … Continue reading Poetically Complete – Poem#4 – National Poetry Month
Green Shut Windows – Poem 3 – National Poetry Month 2015
I have planted a rose by that same corner the same corner that you can see if you ever open your green window…. Well; to be honest ‘planted’ would not be the right word I have ‘buried’ a rose by that same corner I had removed the petals very carefully and had the stem laid down neatly I used the thorn to drop a few of … Continue reading Green Shut Windows – Poem 3 – National Poetry Month 2015
The Drunk – Poem#2 – National Poetry Month 2015
The drunk knew so much He would drink every day afternoon all the way till midnight He had to forget everything he knew because he never trusted the night. With the night, with every moment of sleep all his knowledge came back…. Even the nightmares turned into huge Volumes of encyclopedia that would play tricks with his memories like they were some rainbow colored billiard … Continue reading The Drunk – Poem#2 – National Poetry Month 2015
The Three Poets – Poem #1 – National Poetry Month 2015
“Writing a poetry is much like giving birth” said a poet “but delivery is not that painful” said another one. “I can still feel the pain of the countless still births that hang on to me” said a third person who had some hesitation in claiming to be a poet “My still born poems come at night and call me they ask me to call … Continue reading The Three Poets – Poem #1 – National Poetry Month 2015
Religious Freedom or Freedom from Religion
Any Bill that can potentially place LGBT people, people of color, religious minorities, women and many more people at risk of discrimination is inherently uncivilized and wrong. Yes I am talking about the protests against the Bills in Indiana and Arizona If you are one of those people who think that discrimination if it happens in the name of religious freedom is OK, then you have … Continue reading Religious Freedom or Freedom from Religion
The Launch of a Dream
I know it is kind of odd Launching something after it has been active for a few days. But This day is special. Tomorrow for a whole month we celebrate the “National Poetry Month”. Not just that I will be doing a “Poem a Day” challenge. At the same time I want to also inform my friends the Launch of this idea that I have … Continue reading The Launch of a Dream
Vogue’s ‘My Choice’ was good marketing but a poor choice
For me this is not “The Deepika Padukone Vogue Video; Were the rest of the women shown in the video invisible to people? The video just talks about choices… Are choices bad? No… My problem is they spoke about “sex before marriage” and “sex outside marriage” but missed out “sex inside the marriage”…. 😦 Why? Do they think sex inside marriage is less important..? or is it … Continue reading Vogue’s ‘My Choice’ was good marketing but a poor choice
How Fair is the Food we Eat? – Food Chains that have shackles on one end
I have not always bothered from where I buy food. I have not always thought where the food I buy comes from. That question has occurred, but not often enough that I felt pressured to act on it. I have made choices between organic or not, freshness, prize, healthy reasons etc…. but where does it come from? not really. What is the story on the other end of the food chain … Continue reading How Fair is the Food we Eat? – Food Chains that have shackles on one end
Atheism and Morality
Hope some of you would have read about the recent anti-atheist speech made by the Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson. His graphic parable is so stupid, demented, derailed and grotesque that I do not wish to restate it here. But you can read it or listen to it online if you really wish Anyway what this Phil guy comes up with is that atheists cannot … Continue reading Atheism and Morality
Vinod Narayan 