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Author Archives: Raghav/Raghu
Facebook Republic Day!
Change your profile picture in tricolor theme; Post a futile status message saying “Happy Republic Day”, without knowing what a Republic is!; Get tens of likes from like minded “Patriots”; Talk about shallow nationalism for a day ; Try remembering … Continue reading
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Collateral Damage: The State and the Centre duo
First a recap of the proceedings in India, with some points specific to Karnataka: The overall inflation has hit 8.8 %, with food inflation at about 17 %; While the Central Govt is attributing this anomaly to be symptoms of growth, i.e, … Continue reading
Tagged corruption, government
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Reclaiming the fundamental people….
We meet a lot of people on a daily basis. Not everyone leaves an impression on us occupying neurons in our brain. And of the few people who do leave an impression, for me, the ones who permanently reside on … Continue reading
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My Location: The Green Peninsula
Firstly, at the risk of sounding chauvinistic, I dare to confess: Of all the cities I’ve visited (as yet, only within India) nothing comes close to being Bangalore. I am addicted to the weather, ambiance, people and places here, and … Continue reading
Breaking the monotony!
My recent decision of voluntary, but temporary disconnect from the online networking happened spontaneously. I had no clear explanations to myself, when I decided to do it. But, there was an uneasy feeling, an apprehension of sorts which had led … Continue reading
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BPL India vs IPL India!
The post caption gives a deep, contemporary insight into the ever growing disparity in India.BPL (Below Poverty Line) population in India is a massive section of it, and while most of the real BPL remain left out in the Government’s … Continue reading
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A contemplative sabbatical
I have decided to take a sabbatical from all my online activities for sometime (including my personal mails). I shall stay so, for at least a week, or even more than that.Will reveal my reasons once I am back online.For … Continue reading
2010 -> 1-1-11
Firstly,Wish you all a radical and blissfully happy new year 🙂 Let us strive towards making this year and the future from now on better than it has been, by being part of the change which we will set rolling … Continue reading
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Exception to the case of ‘Repellent likes’
Physics being the denominator of all science, is based on the fundamental fact that ‘likes repel’, whereas ‘unlikes would rather attract’, when put in a very blunt manner. Without trying to repeat the obviousness of the presented factual statement, and … Continue reading
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ಪಂಚರಂಗಿ ಮಾತುಗಳು
ಬಹಳ ಅಂತರದ ನಂತರ, ಒಂದು ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ನೋಡುವ ಅವಕಾಶ ದೊರಕಿತು. ಯೋಗರಾಜ ಭಟ್ಟರ ‘ಪಂಚರಂಗಿ’, ಒಂದು ಸರಳವಾದ ಮನೋರಂಜಕ ಚಿತ್ರ. ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಳ ಗಂಭೀರವಾದ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಲಿ, ವಸ್ತುವಾಗಲಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪಿಸದೆ, ಸಣ್ಣದೊಂದು ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಸಂಗೀತ, ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆಗಳ ಅಭಿರುಚಿಯಿಂದ ಸೇರಿಸಿಸಿ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇಂದಿನ ಕರಾವಳಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕಲಾಚಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ಎರಡು ದಿನಗಳ ಘಟನೆಗಳನೂ, ಎರಡು ತಾಸುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯವಾಗಿ … Continue reading