Aayenah Pahuja the DD Anchor who covered iffi ‘IS NOT’ the dumbest Anchor in the Media
Two days back when the Youtube video surfaced, I wrote a blogpost which was part humor and part serious, because I felt bad when I saw that a DD anchor comes in so much unprepared to cover such a huge event. Though the video clip looked very much edited (which I mentioned in the blog) and I felt bad for the anchor Aayenah Pahuja, I … Continue reading Aayenah Pahuja the DD Anchor who covered iffi ‘IS NOT’ the dumbest Anchor in the Media
Our Reading Self
We are all forced to express in words what we think; and often we all fail miserably; the sheer lack of words and expressions. We all know that an image speaks a thousand words. Some day we will find a machine to scan and upload these goddamn thoughts…. and then we will all bid farewell to words, become illiterate again or may be become a … Continue reading Our Reading Self
Mark Strand the Pulitzer winning poet dies at 80
Mark Strand who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1999 for ‘Blizzard of One’ dies at the age of 80. His poems had that nostalgic tone that tells us time has moved on leaving fragments of us behind…. His poems flow on without the rhyme… the way personally how I often like poetry… a flow not obstructed by the captivity of rhyming When you read Mark’s … Continue reading Mark Strand the Pulitzer winning poet dies at 80
Star Trails
When i stepped out they told I will lose the roof I said there is a sky it is same for all of us… I said there are stars, many of them I can now count them without any obstruction at nights I would look and see faces of people even dream the unfinished dreams of those fortunate to become the stars and then one … Continue reading Star Trails
The Dooradarshan Anchor who blurted Nonsense covering IFFI – Some humor and some thoughts
IFFI – International Film Festival of India…… One of the most important film festivals in Asia. Since 1952 when Nehru inaugurated the first festival IFFI has been a major avenue for the people of India to view international films in such a big way…. people travel from various parts of the world and from India to witness this… to watch, learn and be amazed by the creativity of … Continue reading The Dooradarshan Anchor who blurted Nonsense covering IFFI – Some humor and some thoughts
Some Fun with a Fraud Caller
Today I get a call from an unknown number… The guy says he is from Microsoft Application Support Corporation…. He tells me that my computer is compromised as it has sent some alert to them…. He wants to help me….. And he tells “please turn on” I reply to him that I was turned on the moment I heard his voice He says thanks and … Continue reading Some Fun with a Fraud Caller
Is My Son a Prodigy?
Today is Children’s day in India….. Nov 14th and I was sitting with my 7 year old helping him with his English and Math homework and as usual he was doing his work and I was browsing Facebook; thinking what to pen down today when someone posted the news about an Indian kid who they say is a computer software wiz… a prodigy….… wow…. that’s … Continue reading Is My Son a Prodigy?
Deepak Chopra’s Comedy about Richard Dawkins on Huffpost Live
Here is my take….. I think there is a fundamental problem (comedy in a way) with Deepak Chopra’s statement about Richard Dawkins during his Huffpost Live interview. Here is something that he said “I think Dawkins is a fundamentalist, just on the other side of the divide. His version of reality is what we call ‘empirical reality’ , if you can see it it’s real, if you can’t see it … Continue reading Deepak Chopra’s Comedy about Richard Dawkins on Huffpost Live
The Week Go By
Everyday Is not Monday we have Tuesdays Note: That was a Haiku I wrote today, but then based on the comments I decided to expand on that for the whole week 🙂 and here it is Everyday Is not Monday we have Tuesdays and Tuesdays get busy because there is the realization of a whole week ahead Wednesdays just around 12 Noon, you have no … Continue reading The Week Go By
Interstellar is not a movie about the space and time, but a movie about our Earth and our time on it
I am not a big Sci-fi fan but at times there has been been a spur of galactic love in me that has prompted me to watch sci-fi. But some movies I watch because that is the most happening in the movie world. That was the case with Gravity and now with Interstellar….. it is the happening movie and I had to see it….. I … Continue reading Interstellar is not a movie about the space and time, but a movie about our Earth and our time on it