Diwali
October 30, 2008diwali @ lonavala – used up a whole lot of candles, JD and i had fun fiddling with our respective cameras. the folks chilled, the dogess played … and i was at peace ! coming up next, battle stations ….
Month: October 2008
Thoughts on Good & Evil
October 30, 2008Spent a peaceful and quiet Diwali in Lonavala, catching up with reading, approach notes, the world and myself. One of the themes that fascinates me, is the entire battle between Good and Evil, especially as it is represented in various mythologies. For…
Happy Deepavali
October 27, 2008Am in Lonavala till Wednesday. Happy Deepavali – and may there be peace and prosperity in your lives.
Links & More
October 16, 2008Stuff that made me – in no particular order – think, chortle, smirk, snigger , slurp, nod my head wisely, with sorrow, and in a wtf mode. I shan’t identify which is what …coz it will be fun a year later to…
The State as Nanny….
October 13, 2008… in the current economic crisis, it kind of seems silly to speak out against government intervention, but this is not about economics. It is about rights & choices, and Mr. Ramdoss is beginning to get serious delusions of grandeur. “On weekends…
How Does Your Garden Grow?
October 9, 2008Last weekend was at Nangargaon, Lonavala. It was an extended weekend. The garden needed fixing, the home had a whole bunch of little things to get right – and the one day breaks was not enough to get anything done. The earlier…
Do ‘Journalists’ make it Up?
October 6, 2008This from the DNA in “Why are we comfortably numb in a violent decade?” on violence in media and on whether it numbs us. It starts with a ‘quote’ ‘Violence repels us but violence also attracts us; Violence alarms us but violence…
Tezuka – Ode to Kirihito
October 3, 2008Ode to Kirihito – Osamu Tezuka is one of my favourite graphic novelists. I found his Buddha series incredible, and his Apollo’s Song heartbreakingly beautiful. JD gifted me ‘An Ode to Kirihito a few months ago, but i simply didn’t have the…