Posted by gargi on 23 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: India, Politics
If a Muslim Nutcase can put a price of 51 crores on the Danish cartoonist, can the Hindu nuts be far behind? The Hindu Personal Law Board (wtf is that ) has put a price of Rs.51 crores on M.F.Hussain’s head. three questions here.
where the hell did the? Hindu Personal Law board [...]
Posted by gargi on 22 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Diary, Doggy Tails
Last saturday -18th Feb - i went across to Popular Car Bazaar, and picked up my Brand New Tata Indigo Marina. I was looking for a bigger car - the Alto was too small for the family. We are a big family that is big made with a big dog. The decision parameters were: [...]
Posted by gargi on 19 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: India
The ‘honourable’ minister for Haj (UP), Haji Yakub Qureshi, calls for the Danish cartoonists head with a reward of 51 crores, and the Government of UP - and the Central Government, does nothing. The Shiv Sena goes on rampage in Nalla Sopara - a suberb of greater Mumbai - and again apart from feeble [...]
Posted by gargi on 15 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: India
This via Sriram A judge who believes that female lawyers work their way up the system by trading sexual favours. And he vocalised his thoughts while presiding over proceedings at court. He implied that all female lawyers ‘made it’ by using ‘immoral means’ When? the lady objected on the grounds that he [...]
Posted by gargi on 15 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: India
… is the state of awareness on AIDS amongst Mumbai students. What is scary? …the film, the survey, and the article, the general state of disinterest,? the belief that it happens to some one? else, the amount of money spent with little or no communication impact and finally the moral brigade [...]
Posted by gargi on 15 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Media
One of the things that I do, is teach. And, i enjoy it. I have been teaching various aspects of media for the last 4 years - for the Bachelor’s in Media Studies programme. The first year was at SIES - where i studied, and the last three years with Sophia’s, where my mother taught. [...]
Posted by gargi on 15 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: And Finally ...
the Americans are not particularly khaas at hitting the target correctly.
They have a president who aims for Osama bin Laden and hits Iraq.
They have a VP who aims for a deer and hits a lawyer.
Now, if they aim for universal democracy, peace and good will - maybe the world should collectively duck:)
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Posted by gargi on 07 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Media
This morning brings the news that a Iranian newspaper - Hamshari - is going to run a competition satirising the Holoucast. I gagged. Coupled with the pronouncements of the Iranian Leadership - this entire thing is probably going to act as a neat lightening rod for hate campaigners. Hamshari? says that it is [...]
Posted by gargi on 03 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: And Finally ...
To say that my average day is packed is an understatement. A hurried rush through the hours of the day that gets a lot done, but leaves the niggling sense of incompleteness. I don’t have too much time to savour the activities that i undertake. Truly relish them and enjoy them. And these are activities [...]
Posted by gargi on 02 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: India, Politics
This week Sibu Soren rejoined the cabinet.And there doesn’t even seem to be a murmur about it. It is like the dark ages - where weak monarchs bestowed nobility on key warlords. Sad. Very Sad.
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