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- Archives: March 2009
- CUPE Canada is Anti Peace and Pro-Hate
The crisis is geographical, religious and historical that most of them are biased towards their side, making it difficult.
- Poem: Oxygen
Remain in place of all that is, Awaits you, these moments Of mirth and glory
- Is the World Ready for Prabhakaran’s Death?
None of us will want to see the possibilities detailed in this article to materialise.
- America's Healthcare Crisis, Part I
Whose responsibility is it anyway?
- Material Girl
Diamonds are usually received as gifts, not bought for oneself. Gifted by a man - a father, a brother, a lover, a husband.
- Ramakrishna: A Lover of God
Decomposing the religious epistemological framework of Ramakrishna is futile, he was simply a lover of God.
- Girls, Women and the Legacy of Mahatma Phule
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai were remarkable personalities, especially for their times.
- Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, Symbol of Hope and Courage in South Africa
Cecilia Makiwane Hospital remains a symbol of hope as it is the symbol of anti apartheid struggle, courage and catering to thousands of disadvantaged patients
- Fake Charities and Real Charities
There are fake charities out there which steal twice, once from your pocket involuntarily and once from other deserving causes
- Beyond Love
I have learned that the human spirit at its best, can soar to heights you cannot even begin to imagine. It has taught me that
- America's Foolish CEOs: Medco's Dave Snow Gets The First Award
I think it has a lot to do with poor policies and oversight, individual greed, and last, but not the least, stupid CEOs running corporate
- Poetry: And I Knew Him
And I Knew Him..... A Poem on South Africa
- Movie Review: The Pink Panther 2 – Aishwarya, Retire Gracefully
Instead of wasting money on this movie, buy a popcorn pack and sit before idiot box.
- Educating our Kids - The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in 2001 to universalize and improve the quality of elementary education in India.
- Terrorists Attack Sri Lankan Team In Pakistan
Gunmen in Pakistan targeted the Sri Lankan cricket team which was on its way for a match at Gaddafi stadium.
- The God Who Was Lost!
A photo essay on Sanchi and a book review with a dash of history thrown in.
- Attack on Sri Lanka Cricketers - The New Wild Wild West
If India hasnt planned for loose nukes yet, this is the time.
- Indian Cricket - Wear Red Underwear to Win?
Team India lost the first two matches that it played with the new jersey but it is just absurd to blame the new jersey for
- This is Not Cricket
If the ordinary citizen remains detached and uninvolved, then the march into disarray would continue unabated
- Protests Against the British Day of Science - UK War Crimes?
Science and technology do not belong to just one country, and saying there is Zionist science is like saying there is Christian Gravity.
- That Sinking Feeling
As much as we would like to break our shackles, we still feel incredibly burdened by our past.
- Movie Review: The Pink Panther 2 - Pink Diamonds And Jade
Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau, gives a perfect encore with the flourishy, fumbling, funny Frenchman act.
- Peace is the Business of the Fearless
"Pakistan's Image" is a strange animal.
- Tall and Shrinking Muslims, Short and Growing Europeans
At which point did the Arab world and the Western European world start to flip over in terms of development?
- How Should India Respond to the Attack on Pakistan?
India should be concerned with the Lahore Attacks as such attacks can affect our growing economy
- A Journey That Continues
We’ve set out to do what we think is our pursuit of happiness.
- Gandhi Auction : Vijay Mallya Wins Auction, To Donate to India - Misplaced Priorities?
Would Gandhi himself have worried about his material possessions?
- Poem: Nightingale of Pukhtoonwala (Rehman Baba)
What is it you gained, if gain it is you say, Maimed you have the old past and its land
- Relationship Lawlessness & Social Criminals
The social mores dictated that he not go any further unless he was intending to take it forward seriously.
- Movie Reviews: 13b, Dhoondte Reh Jaoge, Karma Aur Holi
If you are ready to take a peek, let’s go on a roller coaster ride to know what they are about.
- Outrageous Claim in The Lancet: 1,63,000 Indians die in Fire Accidents Yearly
BBC and Time sensationaliZe a research that estimates 1,63,000 people die of fire accidents every year in India.
- WorkExp.Com Goes Offline - The Whisper Board for Bad News
It became a safety valve, in part, for the stressed employee, serving to reinforce, negatively, his feelings about his company.
- Disabled Children Wait up to Two Years for Wheelchairs
It is a shame when a supposedly universal healthcare system lets down disabled children who are desperate for help
- Do You Remember Those Caves? A Poetry Film on Gwalior
do you remember those caves at the foot of the fort where we used to play and the old cemetery we once hid from the
- Lonely at Sixty
There has been a steady rise recently in reports of cases of elderly being abused, harassed and abandoned in India
- America's Healthcare Crisis, Part II - Physician, Heal Thy Profession
That was a different era, an era where physicians were scientists, trained observers and good listeners.
- Health Care at Home
"Diet is the primary source of our health issues. After all we are what we eat."
- Ishq-Mohabbat-Pyaar-Vyaar: A Tribute to Filmy Love
The influence of films hasn’t made matters any easier for those of us struck by Cupid’s arrow.
- The Cons of Singing Karaoke
How far does Karaoke singing help you as a singer?
- Cape Town in 48 Hours
En route to a desert adventure trip in Namibia, I had only 48 hours to spare.
- Book Review: The Next Christendom
What does the future hold for Christianity?
- Changing The Mindset - From Scientists To Entrepreneurs
A talented scientist who comes up with a novel idea won’t have to play office politics or be sycophantic to his/her boss any more.
- Mira Nair, You Are Clever!
Salaam Bombay! is getting re-released! Yes, according to Nair, it will release across the country tentatively in May.
- If the World Becomes Colour Blind...
The importance of colors in our life. Is Holi this year really worth celebrating ?
- Book Review : Identity and Violence by Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen’s book, “Identity and Violence’ examines the connection between violence and our tendency to identify with one key trait.
- All Visitors are Gods, But Some Visitors are Higher Gods
Is it goodness of the heart or racism that makes Asians treat White people so well?
- Poessay: Honesty and Trust
When things do not affect us directly we can afford to be brutally truthful
- Movie Review: 13B - Not Fear's New Address
13B is playing in that rather unfashionable genre of Bollywood horror movies and is over a decade too late.
- Northern Ireland : Peace Will Prevail
Nothing can be achieved through violence and nothing can not be achieved through peaceful negotiations.
- The Catholic Church Once Again Proves It Cares More About Dogma than Humans
The Catholic Church has sunk to the lowest of the low.
- Why Do Political Dynasties Flourish?
Why do political dynasties exist? How are they different in India from the ones in the US?
- Comic Strip: It's Not A Lie If It Makes Someone Happy
Well, what else is a woman to do?
- A Letter to Our Neighbour
Our neighbours should not allow the army back into power, cynicism is fine but you are playing with your future.
- Poem: Only The Light
Hold it well and keep it close The memories of your past The promise of the future Shine, my friends, shine
- Why Does Ragging Happen?
Next, I would blame the parents who don't believe their children or don't care.
- The Mumbai Municipal Corporation's Slum Sanitation Program (SSP)
When will we stop refusing to address or even acknowledge the existence of a problem that has been pertinent since the times of Mahatma Gandhi?
- The Magic of 'Pata Chitra'
'Pata' in Sanskrit means piece of cloth and 'Chitra' means painting or picture.
- Photo Essay: These Window Washers Are Nuts
A photo essay of window cleaners and their equipment up on skyscrapers in London
- When You Have Small Kids, The World is Wonderland
When you have small kids the world takes on the surrealism of Alice in Wonderland.
- Movie Reviews: Gulaal & Jai Veeru
One is a social thriller and the other is a mindless action flick. Depending on your taste, they will either make you fly or fry.
- President Obama Reverses George Bush's Stem Cell Research Policy
As Obama reverses yet another policy of the Bush administration, it is absolutely perplexing to comprehend George Bush's view & decision.
- America's Healthcare Crisis, Part III - The Lawyers
Lawyers on the whole have done the most damage to the medical profession and ultimately to the supposed beneficiaries, the patients.
- Aminuddin Khan - A Hyderabadi Writer Par Excellence
Aminuddin Khan remains one of the most popular Indian writers who have carved a niche in bringing historical accounts of the colonial era in such
- Movie Review: Little Zizou - Humorous Surprise Comes in Little Package
Enjoy the movie for its light hearted treatment and a peek in the Parsi world.
- Tension in Pakistan - Where Will This Lead?
Pakistan is again in the middle of incredible political turmoil, something that the country thought it had escaped from.
- Delhi 6 - Kaala Bandaar - The Evil Within
There is indeed an element of evil that prowls in our hearts.
- Obama Administration Abandons Usage of 'Enemy Combatants'
Obama change more of terms rather than policy
- Poetry: Muse
Is thirst nothing more than a dream of water then?
- Poetry: drop's whirl
fermenting queries doing rumiesque whirls
- Movie Review: Gulaal - The End Of Democracy
Besides these minor flaws, Gulaal is hard hitting cinema at its best.
- Cisco Introduces Unified Computing System
Will Cisco's differentiators will be long-lasting or indeed, truly different?
- Mayawati: Is She Really Destined for a Larger Role in Indian Politics?
Mayawati's BSP can at best hope to be regional player and cannot expand too much beyond UP.
- Book Review: Starfishing by Nicola Monaghan
Nicola Monaghan is one hell of a story-teller, holding your suspense till the end.
- What Does the Future Hold for Sri Lanka?
The tragedy unfolds in Sri Lanka - the larger question of what can bring permanent peace to this war torn island?
- The Tibetan Women's Association - The Spirit of Independence
I realized for the first time, how much we should value the independence that we enjoy today.
- Political Correctness - Going Over the Top?
Many MPs are not taking kindly to these changes, since they seem to be a case of political correctness gone wild, totally out of control
- Movie Review: Confessions Of A Shopaholic
It's like a little kid telling a story, you've heard it, you've seen it but she's so cute, you can't help but listen to it
- Poem: Section 144
Nothing remained in view Of those draconian measures The apparatus of the state And the will of the few, Glued onto the old disease Of greed and power
- Jade Goody and the Sanctity of Death
A death bed scene cannot really be telecast like a 20-20 cricket match of the IPL.
- Poessay: Rosary 26 - Trancing Segues
overwhelming, stifling, encouragaing, invigorating and magical
- Family Forwards - Lovable Spam?
Forwards are injurious to my health.
- India's Hidden Incest Crisis
Just how big an issue is incest in India? Well a topic like this will always be in the shadows.
- Everyone Wants To Get Into My Wallet!
We are the hot new consumer demographic. Urban women, financially self-sufficient with all the trappings of our successful professional status
- Jamshedi Navroze: Parsis welcome the Spring
In India, it is another day for us Bawas to party and eat and drink - as if we ever need a reason.
- Poem: Guilty
You can pronounce Me guilty, I am yours
- Book Review: Shoba Narayan's Monsoon Diary
I suspect it's very hard for any woman/girl of Indian origin to not find at least a part of her life cross Shoba's.
- Where Is The Love?
Questioning the negative attitude in the people today.
- Poetry: An Evening
An Evening -A Poem
- Poetry: another poem
all the travails in the travel are for what?
- Health Care: Some Personal Anecdotes
While conventional doctors and health care is still required, often there are simpler alternatives to everyday concerns.
- Jade Goody Passes
She will be remembered more for her efforts to highlight the risks of cancer as anything else.
- India's New Jersey - Not Lucky? Who Says!
Given the current form of the players, be it the bowlers, the batsmen or the captain, no one would put money on the home side.
- Movie Review: Ugli aur Pagli: Love, a Little Twisted!
Why can't love stories just be simple, warm and fuzzy?
- Poetry: Lost
What is losing, after all? But the temporary misgivings of a trampled mind
- Poetry: Why? A Love Poem
why did the day renegade then ?
- Military-Industrial- And Congressional Complex
A suspicious world distrustful of others is the right environment to sell big ticket armaments to both sides.
- Comic Strip: A New Visiting Card
A woman plays a bunch of roles, doesn't she?
- Why Aren't Indo-Bangla Ties Warmer?
Bangladesh gave India a chance to break its archrival Pakistan in two. Why isn't India grateful?
- India : 85th on Global Corruption Index
India's Central Vigilance Commission has taken umbrage at a recent report of Transparency International the global corruption tracking watch dog.
- AIG Bonuses, Obama and the Public Anger
The Republicans, still smarting from the drubbing that they received, will use any opportunity to hit back at the Democrats.
- Book Review: A Radically Skeptical Ramayana
Aubrey Menen fashions a Ramayana that is - among other things- a coming-of-age story, a political satire and a classical comedy.
- The Party Manifesto - Promising Milk and Honey
Political party manifestos will never be great literature but they can be great works of fantasy.
- Jade Goody: The Winner Took it All
Jade Goody had that perfectly romantic death that I have always fantasized for myself.
- Book Review: India - A Million Mutinies Now : A Review from 2009
In this highly readable, albeit now somewhat dated book, V.S.Naipaul celebrates the many expressions of every day life.
- The Politics of The Church in Kerala
The Church in Kerala is desperately seeking it's political share. But will they succeed?
- Sri Lanka Plans to Prolong "Nightmare" War
Why the government would not include the elected members of the Tamil community may hold the key to understanding the issue in its true sense.
- Book Review: The India Doctrine
It presents a completely new perspective on South Asia rarely seen in writing from this region and hardly discussed in Western literature on the subject.
- The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and its Implications
The lasting legacy of the Manmohan Singh government may lie tucked away in a legislation passed in 2005.
- Dalai Lama Refused Entry Into South Africa
Millions of South Africans living in the country and overseas felt ashamed and disgusted at their government's refusal to issue visa to the Dalai Lama
- Poem: love in the mid noon sun
handle bar moustaches / wrinkled eyes / yellow toothed smile / sweat glistening on the forehead
- Comic Review: The Ghost Who Walks 01 - The Phantom Returns
Most of us of a certain age have fond memories of Phantom comics, with their ability to transport us to another time, another place
- Lights Out at the Earth Hour
TERI has been doing all this green stuff long before it became a mantra for the rest of the world.
- Book Review: 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
The book is very much recommended, especially for getting that fresh perspective in situations when nothing seems to be working.
- The Point of No Return
An NRI family decides to move to India, and go house hunting in Bangalore.
- Struggle To Push Forward
I did not like my grandpa's story because he had ended it by telling me that the seed had grown into a plant healthy but
- Book Review: Network Know-How
An essential guide for the accidental admin
- Prayag Kashi Gaya
Moksh or no, I found a perceptible shift in my "attachments" towards the material and the familial
- IPL 2009 Moves to South Africa for Security Reasons
This is a wrong move and will affect the image of the country.
- Whose God is Great? Another Carnage in Lahore
The killings go on. The blame game goes on. And more killings go on.
- Photo Essay: Chapel of Ease: St. Peter's Church
A photo essay of a chapel of ease in London
- Changing Religious Affiliations In The US
While still a predominantly Christian nation America has changed a bit.
- Chattisgarh - A Protest Poem on YouTube
Chattisgarh - A Protest Poem on YouTube
- Glorifying the Hack Historian
Romila Thapar was never really a historian.
- Fiction: Sex On Her Mind
it seemed rich men didn't care what their women wore.
- Poem: Love in Times of Explosions
omnia vincit amor
- Book Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
This Swedish best-seller translates to a dispassionate, cliche-ridden and badly edited English novel.
- Indian Supreme Court Rules against Beards in Schools
A farsighted view by the Indian legislature can make a lot of difference to national integration.
- Life in the Mountains of Samaria: Feeling Like a Duck at a Target Shoot
If you have an afternoon to yourself, you can count on some Israeli bureaucrat to find a way to waste it for you.
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