The Window Garden
March 26, 2008This is from my window garden ….. The plant grows in a plastic bag… in the vicinity some buildings are being demolished and rebuilt and the dust is phenomenal…. yet, nature endures…
Holi at Home
March 25, 2008Holi, this year, was at Lonavala. The Holi Fire -in the village Holi Party at home… It is probably the first time i have done anything for Holi. Normally, I run and hide from the festival…. but it was actually good fun…
Hunger Strike against Dams
March 17, 2008This from Ani Sikkim Runcha The indefinite hunger strike reached its 7th day today withTenzing Gyatso Lepcha also being admitted to STNM hospital today. While Dawa and 2 others are still in STNM hospital, two are continuing their indefinite hunger strike at…
Restricting Big Brother…
March 17, 2008Last week a call center person was at the receiving end of my ire. He called me up and told me that abc was the outstanding on my credit card and I could avail myself of a personal loan to pay it…
Longing for a Break
March 12, 2008Since the new year, I haven't managed to take a weekend off… Lonavala seems like such a long time ago, that most of my memories are in black and white …. Here is the path near my house leading to the hills… …
My Grandmom
March 10, 2008grandmom Originally uploaded by jcalamur1606 Married at 14, widowed at 45 … she is now close to 85… . Full of curiosity and a zest for living (as opposed to life). An unshakable faith in God — that has kept her going…
Excerpts – Annihilation of Caste 2
March 7, 2008On the eve of [tag]Maha Shivratri[/tag] a great victory was won. Devotees, backed by the state and other institutions, ensured that the right to pray the way you want to, in the language that you understand, in the manner that you choose…
Excerpts – Annihilation of Caste
March 5, 2008I am currently re readingDr.Babasaheb Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste – It is a thin little well thumbed, book – actually a speech that is published in a book form. It This is a book that every Indian ought to read…I read this…
More Parliament News…
March 4, 2008… says the Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee , while speaking to journalists "I am not saying that media does not give space to our news. But they should give more news. Parliament forms laws to govern the state, they think about the future…