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To be, or not be?
When an intimate episode of life is hinting at its formal end, how do you respond to it?Do you rejoice in a reminiscing mode, or regret in a remorseful one? The conflict has been if I should bid adieu in … Continue reading
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Fast Forwarding India: Anna and Baba way!
If I were one of the high TRP media channel ( almost all the hundreds are in fact of high TRP!), who feeds junk to people, at this moment I would be gleaming at my own fortune! Drama, action, emotion, … Continue reading
Tagged campaign, corruption, gullible
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Corruption and Price rise: Campaign by Samudaaya
p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } After two weeks of Jaathas across Karnataka, both the Samudaaya teams converged in Bangalore on the 28th of May, 2011 for the culmination of the event. “What we want to do is: Sensitize creative people … Continue reading
Tagged corruption, protest, samudaaya
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Surely You’re Joking Mr.Feynman!
Feynman, the prankster;Feynman, the magician;Feynman, the flirt;Feynman, the educator;Feynman, the musician;Feynman, the adventurer;Feynman, the artist;Feynman, the genius; Yes, Prof.Richard P Feynman was all of the above and a lot more. A true rationale, an inspiration, a role model for ages … Continue reading
When procrastinating hurts real bad!
A random routine, with lot of running around,yanking and thinking, talking and more talking, with little attention to my food, health or exercise has been my lifestyle for quite sometime now, against all the earnest advice of all my well … Continue reading
Public voice and Democracy
Conflicts and friction between individuals and bodies of authority have been consistent throughout the evolution of human civilization. Every time humanity has been witness to this abrasion, it has resulted in consequences which have reverberated throughout the rest of time. … Continue reading
Tagged democracy, internet, wikileaks
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400 posts: A lovely log to reminisce
I finally am publishing this 400th post, after quite a lot of delay 🙂 time taken for each of the 100 posts And in this one, I am recollecting some of the nicest, funniest, memorable and thought provoking comments by … Continue reading
Minds for reference
While in conversation with a good friend of mine, we happened to talk about the sensation and impact rendered while interacting with famous and influential people. When I started thinking what sort of impact they’d have, and been having on … Continue reading
Songs of Protest: A forgotten tradition
जाने वाले सिपाही से पूछो वो कहाँ जा रहा है जाने वाले सिपाही से पूछोवो कहाँ जा रहा है इश्क है कातिल -इ -ज़िन्दगानीखून से तर है उस्की जवानीहाय मासूम बचपन की यादेंहाय दो रोज़ की नौजवानीजाने वाले … कैसे … Continue reading
Tagged protest, songs, tradition
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Don’t miss Baba, he’ll be back!
After being unable to resist the temptation of writing about the great incarnate of the God : Sathya Sai Baba, I stand here guilty spilling out my deep, heart felt thoughts and softened emotions to you. Who said the Baba … Continue reading
Tagged god, sathya sai baba, satirical
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Ideas are Immortal 