Posted by gargi on 22 May 2008 | Tagged as: Culture, Diary, Uncategorized
It is almost a decade since Rangeela was released. And, it was a fabulous film. A.R.Rehman had composed a brilliant soundtrack, there were some rocking numbers, and the actors sizzled. It was possibly my favourite Ram Gopal Verma movie after Shiva. I used to have the tape in my car and listen to it quite [...]
Posted by gargi on 17 May 2008 | Tagged as: Politics, Uncategorized
“The rest of India will feel what Assam has been feeling about Bangladesh. If something isn’t done, it won’t be long before Assam is overcome by Bangladesh” said my friend ,who is from Assam. She said there were parts of Assam in which people say this in a very matter of fact way.
This is [...]
Posted by gargi on 02 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Upgraded to WordPress 2.5 over the weekend, and its a dream.
An intuitive and clean user interface,
better organisation of menus,
a dashboard that looks inviting
One click upgrade for plugins
Once click adding of media, including video
In addition to upgrading, i cleaned up my plugins - deleted all the stuff I don't use, added some new ones… [...]
Posted by gargi on 26 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
another gem from stumbleupon
Why Solar Power is On the Back Burner.
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Posted by gargi on 30 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
I am not shedding tears at the death of Saddam. Nor is this a rant on the inappropriateness of the death sentance. Instead it is a lament for justice.
‘Justice’ that is delivered without due process being followed is vigilantism - and there is no worse example for Democracy (let’s not forget that Iraq was invaded [...]
Posted by gargi on 07 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
The ability of people to create nuisance in our lives is possibly directly proportional to our ability to tolerate it. So it was good to read about a school and its students in Kolkatta, that stood up to be counted and went out on a day there was a bandh:
While some declared a holiday, here’s [...]
Posted by gargi on 27 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
I was going to write an obituary for the excellent Desi Pundit, but it came back to life. Maybe, there is a moral in this somewhere …
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Posted by gargi on 19 Sep 2006 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
With defenders like this, Islam does not need any enemies!
The Mujahedeen Shura Council, an umbrella organisation of Sunni Arab extremist groups that includes al-Qaida in Iraq, issued a statement on a web forum saying the pontiff and the west were “doomed”. The message, the authenticity of which could not be immediately verified, said: “We shall [...]
Posted by gargi on 17 Sep 2006 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
I have been following Pope Benedict utterances on Islam in various media. His seeming endorsement of the view that Islam spread through the sword, had some of us across the world choking with anger, many of us choking with the sheer embarassment of a Head of State being an utter idiot, and some others [...]
Posted by gargi on 15 Jul 2006 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
A monkey meditates at Kanheri Caves
I wonder if animals contemplate the nature of life, universe and everything else?
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