memories ….
March 24, 2009Memories are funny things… here I am at home, recovering from a mild sun stroke. (It doesn’t seem very mild – yesterday, i thought that i was dying … today it seems like i may not after all die of the sunstroke…
Stalked by Advertising
March 20, 2009HyperActiveX – came up with that title on a conversatin thread on FB. And, this was in context of Mr.Advani – the leader of the BJP – who has decided to use the net to reach out to audiences that extensively use…
Cricket Love …..
March 17, 2009you understand the country’s love for cricket, when in a small village in Himachal – junga to be precise – on a cold winter’s morning, people use the school ground to play cricket. And, others watch on 🙂 It is possibly a…
Oh ye little humans !
March 16, 2009when i see development like this, i feel like Calvin (of the talking tiger fame) – Calvin as God would have such a blast 🙂
Misplaced Pride
March 14, 2009I have a theory … it is not very original, nor is it groundbreaking …but it is mine in any case Nutcases – especially religious nutcases like the LeT or the Talibaan or the Ram Sene or the Bajrang Dal – have…
Funny old Life…
March 12, 2009I turned 40 last week – on the 5th to be precise. My friends ambushed me with a surprise birthday party …. emotions were a mixture of fondness for my friends – who on a working night organized and turned up —…
The Visit to Orissa
March 3, 2009the last 6 weeks have been a kind of blur. the visit to Orissa disturbed me more than i let on. i have nightmares about the place. of waking up, being stuck there with no way out. There is a part of…
To Save a Life
February 13, 2009all of us have lives that are footprints in the sand. but, each life has value. not just in the monetary sense but in the civilizational sense. each life has love, family, friends and experiences. and, their loss matters. this is the…
Losing the Plot – NDTV v/s individual blogger
January 30, 2009I was telling someone the other day is that the saddest conclusion that i have reached is that the most honorable institution of them all is the Government. Ultimately, no matter how venal, power mad, inept, or corrupt the are – sooner…