Crying Wolf
August 3, 2004There was a story of a boy called Ramu who herded sheep deep into the forest. Now Ramu was a lazy boy and didn’t like long walks into the forest. He would rather sit by the edge of the forest and play…
A Glimmer of Hope
August 3, 2004Yesterday the terrorrists bombed a whole bunch of Churches in Iraq. No that is not what is the glimmer of hope. That is provided by the senior Iraqi Shiite Cleric – Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani – who condemned the attack and…
On the Seventh Day … the Rain God Rested
August 3, 2004Just when it seemed that the rains will fail in Mumbai, it rained. And how. The last 6 days have been almost non stop rain. And this wasn’t the drizzle sort of rain, but the full bodied down pour that washed Mumbai…
The Dog of all Things
August 1, 2004Never ever name a Dog(ess) Rani or a Dog Raja (Hindi for queen and King) – they get the idea that they are. Above is Rani – a breed apart – which means that we don’t quite know what breed she is:)…
10 innovative things that you can do with a condom
August 1, 2004For those of us long used to glancing at covers on Femina and Cosmo which tell us 20 different ways of keeping our men happy in bed (and out of it), here comes a slightly differnt take on sex enhancers. The BBC…
Microsofts’ new news site
August 1, 2004Today while travellig around the WWW, I came across a link that got my attention – Microsoft has put up a newsbot or a newsrobot – rather like Google News. The newsbot scans the net every so many minutes and updates the…
Let them eat cake
July 31, 2004You wouldn’t know that it was election year in the US by a comment made by a GWB campaign worker.. She said: American workers unhappy with low-quality jobs should find new ones — or pop a Prozac to make themselves feel better….
Having your Cake and Eating it too.
July 29, 2004The best way, if you are a Government, to divert attention from your fuck ups is to ensure that your armed forces is engaged outside its borders. So anyone who cribs and complains about your government can promptly be accused of being…
The Road to Hell
July 29, 2004Wealth without Work Pleasure without Conscience Science without Humanity Knowledge without Character Politics without Principle Commerce without Morality Worship without Sacrifice – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
“I confess” ……on television
July 29, 2004Last night’s television viewing, like much of my viewing in recent days, was just the 9o clock news on NDTV. Over dinner we saw Maninder Pal Kohli – the man accused of raping and murdering British Teenager Hannah Foster, and who was…