This is what i sold my soul for……
October 15, 2006The view the verandah the location : nagargaon (lonavala) a home of my own – with its own little garden patch and a view that takes the woes away. Suddenly, i feel very tethered – a loan, a home….
And why am I supposed to pay for this ….
October 11, 2006From the DNA: The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court, comprising Justice AP Deshpande and Justice RM Borde, issued notice to Google last week following a public interest litigation initiated by 22-year-old advocate Yugant R Marlapalle. In his petition, Marlapalle, who…
Depressed Dog(gess)!
October 9, 2006Rani Houndess has been seriously depressed over the last few weeks. Sluggish, refusing to walk, snarly, irritable, snappy and at times down right unfriendly with a ‘come near me and i will take off your head’ look. Amma put it down? to…
Curious Illogic
October 6, 2006…by our esteemed Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has held that unlike the charge of attempt to murder, the Indian Penal Code does not recognise the charge of attempt to rape. Rape is said to have been committed only if a man…
Take Home Wife
September 19, 2006Tellychakkar profiling Parakh Madan – the lead of [tag]Star One[/tag]’s new show [tag]Saathi Re[/tag] , “I play a girl next door- simple, calm, mature and docile who belongs to a Gujarati family. She’s an ideal take-home bahu who respects her family. She…
Scoring an Own Goal
September 19, 2006With 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”….
People in Glass Houses……
September 17, 2006I 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 embarrassment…
Worth Watching – Brief History of Disbelief
September 14, 2006This series is about the disappearance of something – religious faith. Its the story of what is often referred to as athiesm – the history of the growing convinction that God does not exist…. Thus begins the 3 part BBC series –…
Joys of World Space
September 8, 2006SK gifted me a [tag]World Space[/tag] for my last birthday – and it is probably one of the best gifts i have ever received. Right now, am listening to Radio Gandharva’s – the Hindustani Classical Music Channels’ tribute to a classical Asha…
A Glorious Day
September 7, 2006There are few days in Mumbai like this, when the skies are blue and cloudless – and the suns shimmers through (as opposed to blazes down) on us. Today was one such day. Great Day and a great full moon And this…