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Venus Transit of the Sun – doubly done! :D
Spectacles in Astronomy are events one should never miss in a lifetime. And I don’t quite remember how, but I seem to have always had this inclination and even while I was at school have been independently pursuing these acts … Continue reading
Out of words :)
I normally am verbose; many other times bear the baton of pleonasm, and it seems like an almost impossibility to my observing entourage to find me struggle, and/or be out of words in trying to convey what I am to … Continue reading
Like I like you
Soaked in you I stand here, like the brush drenched in paint; Dreaming of you I wait here, like the nirvana seeking saint; Wanting you I shape myself, like the flowing molten metal; Knowing you I am elated, like the … Continue reading
Indian nationalism
I have littered the ideas which I am posting here in various posts of mine. Nonetheless, will assimilate and vent out once to have done my duty as the citizen of India. In heated conversations, I invariably end up accusing … Continue reading
IT is the wrong apple of the eye
A disclaimer even before you could read this post. Of the many, increasing cynics about the IT (Information & Technology) industry, I am one grooming cynic substantiated by experience and statistics. So, if you are looking for an unbiased critique … Continue reading
When complacence crawls in
Motivation, either as a consequence of personal drive or external incentive is the most important of forces which keeps us driven, and to follow our goals. Sometimes, when goals seem distorted, and while some other goals seem nearer, it is … Continue reading
Satyameva Jayate, and the saga of moronicity
Aamir Khan is the most concerned and committed of the lot of flamboyant movie stars India has seen. He’s so much so concerned that his own production house, for the first time has taken up an initiative (in its own … Continue reading
Lessons from Animal Farm?
Criticism at any level is a little hard to take. And it isn’t easy to be magnanimous enough, wholly, and absorb criticism and improve upon. Most of the criticism is bitter and all the people who have pretended to have … Continue reading
Holding the rational disbelievers accountable
Another routine debate on religion versus science (I am getting better at it, as a result). And this time it wasn’t about the evidence, but ethics. ‘If religion is purged, who will teach moral values, imbibe ethics and hold people … Continue reading
Will miss you Rasinesh
Sweet words and a soft voice, good nature and calm demeanor, witty words and geeky acts, meticulous planner and passionate efforts: Not because we have to eulogize you each one of us is reminiscing you on these lines, even otherwise … Continue reading