Diwali is Over
October 29, 2003The first of the three major consumer extravaganza’s is over. Diwali. The other two being Id and Christmas. There was a time – not so long ago – that we celebrated and had fun on Diwali, yet managed to keep the sense…
Month: October 2003
Tassie Rani’s Diwali
October 27, 2003Tassie doesn’t like Diwali too much. can’t say that i blame her. She finds it too noisy. everytime a neigbour or his brat sets of another set of loud fire crackers after 10 p.m. she gets a start. Atleast she isn’t cowering…
Karmic Economic Cycles
October 27, 2003In a Guardian Comment, George Monbiot says that the jobs that are moving from the United Kingdom to India – are essentially a return of the jobs stolen by the British over 200 years ago. He talks about how the ghosts of…
Karmic Economic Cycle
October 27, 2003The Hindu rate of growth has been a term applied to the Indian economy since Independence till the early 1990’s. A slow but steady economic growth. Hindu rate of growth simply becaus economic planners predicted that it will happen in the next…
Why the VHP is anti Indian
October 24, 2003This morning Mr.Pravin Togadia became the acting head of the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) The VHP has been best known for being one of the contributory causes of sectarian politics in India. The other are terrorists in the name of Islam, and…
A dog’s tail
October 24, 2003Tassie Rani jumps at anything that moves – during her playtime. Play time is any time when she is not eating, sleeping or crapping. Last night she chased her own tail – till she dropped off to sleep with exhaustion. This evening,…
Doggy Tales
October 22, 2003We have decided to rename Rani as Tassie. Its’ easier on the tongue – we anyway end up calling her Tassie most of the time The earlier one was St.Tassie of Saraswati B (My apartment block) THis one is the Tasmanian Devil…
Doggy Tales
October 22, 2003We have decided to rename Rani as Tassie. Its’ easier on the tongue – we anyway end up calling her Tassie most of the time The earlier one was St.Tassie of Saraswati B (My apartment block) THis one is the Tasmanian Devil…
Doggy Tales
October 20, 2003Rani eats, craps, plays and sleeps. gosh the energy in her boundless. and she is a naughty little scamp. the house is getting used to having a new born. Potty training is the pits.
Bringing Home Doggy
October 18, 2003Today we adopted another pup – a German Shepherd, Rotweiller combo. A female pup. who is teething. Her name is Rani – might as well concede the inevitable – she is going to rule us. She is all of 3 months old…