Idiot talk
April 14, 2004The prize for the quote that made me laugh the most goes to George Bush. In a televised address to the US people he said: “It’s not a civil war. It’s not a popular uprising, They want to run us out of…
Just a Gripe
April 14, 2004Began a client meeting at 6 p.m. today. got home at midnight. non stop script dissection. “How are you going to take this shot.” i guess “with a camera” would be the wrong answer. A straigth trolley moving in slowly. at 2.23…
Bed time stories i tell my dog
April 11, 2004Tassie came to us about a year ago – beaten up and sad – Tassie was an abandoned German Shepherd. Her previous owners – we think – dumped her far away from home and the street dogs perceived her as intruding on…
There is some justice in the world:)
April 11, 2004The state that has the highest per capita consumption of alcolhol is Gujarat. It is also the state that enforces prohibition. Sale of alcohol and its consumption are banned. And of course it is ruled by the religious right – the Modi…
All the tribes against the Outsider
April 10, 2004Pic reference: New York Times The unthinkable has happened. Shia’s and Sunnis’ in Iraq have put behind them decade old divisions and come together to fight for independence. I never thought that I would see a full blown struggle for independence in…
Cross Cultural Communication Cockups
April 6, 2004I am a member of a network board – where an Indian described the Chinese Government as Chinks and the Japanese Government as Japs. Caused a bit of furore with some of the more politically correct bandwagon who descended on him and…
A thought for Today
April 1, 2004It is my conviction that my countrymen will truly gain their India by fighting against the education which teaches them that a country is greater than the ideals of humanity.” …..Rabindranath Tagore in ‘Nationalism’
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March 30, 2004was at a client meeting the other day discussing a script that has to be on the floor next week. My counterparts’ Reliance phone rang – like most people in the industry he carries around a WLL and a GSM service. He…
Crossing the Line
March 20, 2004Peta has decided to run a campaign that likens non-vegetarians to Nazi’s, and animals led to slaughter, to Jewish people. gross. and vile. I am almost tempted to take up eating meat to counter this kind of shock advertising. and i am…
Mutt & JD
March 19, 2004My two bachhas’ – my kid brother Jayadev (15 years younger than me:) and rani the dog in our life having an intense discussion about life, the universe and everything else