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- Archives: August 2009
- Terrorism is Here to Stay
Terrorism is here to stay. The faster we accept that, the better we may be able to deal with it.
- Nawwab and I: Have You Adopted a Terrorist Lately?
You will learn what led to Kasab's confession
- Climate Change - Opportunities for Change
With urban areas becoming more and more vulnerable, migration will not be a long-term solution.
- Valley of Flowers: The Approach
I've heard from a few visitors to the Valley that it is not as beautiful as they expected it to be. I beg to differ.
- Federation of Indian Airlines Withdraws Strike Threat
Most private airlines are in the red, owing money to fuel companies, to airports, to their debtors, and they do not see a solution in
- Book Review: The Art of Concurrency
A thread monkey's guide to writing parallel applications.
- First Swine Flu Death in India, Government Issues New Guidelines
The tragic death of young Rida is fundamentally due to the general unpreparedness of the public health system, the government, and society at large.
- Ghalib, Constable, Qureshi Sahib, Pritchett & I
The pursuit of a phrase that led down memoryville
- NovelRace Week 6: My Characters Are For Real!
I seem to be seeing my characters walking out of the book and around me everywhere.
- Fiction: A Loss of World Without End
By that time he had lost faith in everything but the fall of man.
- A Bus and Tea Story
I made it to the back of the bus, two cups of chai still intact, after 5 minutes of mad chai-balancing kungfu.
- Traveling Pains
It is commonsensical that traveling involves the two P's - pleasure and pain.
- Poetry: Shadow Whispers - Tales from Gwalior
a salamander grows wild sometimes / touching bats of an evening sky
- Taslima Nasreen Returns to India, Albeit Temporarily
Taslima Nasreen does not find it safe in India, nor does the Government really want her to be here in India.
- Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission A Panacea And Its Side Effects
The JNNURM flounders mid-stream - this article gives an overview with comments on the progress of the Mission.
- The Man-Child: Tribulations Of A Twenty-Five-Old
25 seems to be right time to call him a man-child. It's watching his adulthood in its crystallization.
- Twitter Targetted
Spam messages and botnet
- Baitullah Mehsud Reported Dead, Succession Contested
Past deals have always led Pakistan into more trouble, with the terrorists seeing such deals as being reflective of the inability of Governments to fight
- The Wall Project in Mumbai
This Independence day (15th and 16th of August, actually), the project asks people to paint the wall running along Tulsi Pipe Road from Mahim to
- Major Glacier Meltdown Underway
The melting of the glaciers has both long term and short term effects.
- Valley of Flowers: A Day in the Valley
Though I feel like staying there forever I have to return now for I am hungry.
- Poetry: vortex
this bhangra of what-ifs / bystanders without oars / tanha tanha
- Swine Flu - More Than A Medical Crisis
The government thus far has fumbled its response, having taken things lightly until recently, and even now, providing mixed messages at various levels
- Social Consolidation - Facebook Acquires FriendFeed
Personally, I might move away from FriendFeed if it begins to look too much like Facebook, which I found to be shallow and boring.
- Justice Radhabinod Pal and Hiroshima
This policy of indiscriminate murder to shorten the war was considered to be a crime.
- 30 Second Summary - August '09 Edition
Like all good things, except chocolates and ice cream, our movie summaries come in small, (non-digital) bite-sized packets.
- Alpha Tau Kappa Tau: Fraternities and Sororities in India
The largest fraternity/ sorority in India with millions of past and present brothers and sisters
- Delhi Needs Dr. Shetty
One short touch of inspiration and a person finds his goal in life.
- Has Terrorism Robbed us of our Humanity?
Terrorism targets the fabric of a Civilized society trying to ignite the fires of Revenge,Anger, & a thirst for Blood in the hearts of unsuspecting
- Songs for Pakistan
Good patriotic songs have an innate quality to rouse its audiences and strike a genuine chord throughout the nation.
- Nawwab and I: Dot & Buddy
You drive on the highways frequently. That does not make you an expert highway engineer.
- Skepticism and Pranic Healing - What a Surprise!
When we open our hearts and minds to this adventure called life, the possibilities are endless.
- Let Our People Go Home- Mano Ganesan Sri Lanka MP
Do not wait until the arm of tyranny taps your door. Be on your alert. Get together. Join hands.
- When Kids Ask About Death
A hopeful wish, my heart whispered, knowing death was non negotiable.
- Travel Review: Return To Ootacamund
My love for the Nilgiris, or Neelghiris as it was known during the colonial times, endures.
- Poetry: Purani Dilli
rooftops collide in rebellion of our homes / a single sun ray could only slide between them
- Movie Review: New York
What was more interesting was that the underlying message, the underlying viewpoint on terrorism was not hammered into you.
- Shah Rukh Khan Detained At Newark Airport, USA
The rational explanation is of course that the immigration authorities were only doing their job, and the rules are the same for everyone.
- Gays Not Allowed - Freedom and Equality
The gays of Indian descent should call for the boycott of the India Day Parade and hold their own.
- Orange and Brocade - Tales from Gwalior
i never knew of such seasons
- Travel Review: Aruba
Did I mention the sand was white? How about the crystal clear turquoise waters?
- Poessay: Rosary 31 - soul seller: rooh farosh
let the bidding begin
- Fiction: Everlasting Orgasm
Was it the wildness of the act or the Serenity of the culmination that really created that bliss in the act?
- Should Rahul Dravid Be Brought Back To The Indian Team?
Despite being a big fan of Dravid, I still think that it is not a correct move to bring him back.
- Let's Stop Over-reacting To Security Incidents
This hangover of giving VIP, VVIP, VVVIP, X, Y, Z category security blah blah is a culture prevalent in India and not in the US.
- Satire: Sab Maya(wati) Hai!
Memorial parks and statues will remain there forever, reminding people of the glorious achievement of Behen Mayawati.
- NovelRace Week 7: The View From The Shoulders' Of Giants
A writing buddy not just supports you but also understands what you are going through at each step.
- Mumbai Queer Azadi Pride 2009 - The Right to be Happy
"If it is Love, God wouldn't mind; there is enough Hate in this world"
- Phoolproof Curry
I placed a teeny bit on my plate...the cells woke up and danced like they were unsupervised teens on soda.
- Satire: Kasab Ka Samna
"You can keep your bovine beauties and pachydermal princesses to yourself. Allah will give me 72 virgins when I embark on my final journey."
- Book Review: Delhi, A Novel by Khushwant Singh
"Kaun jaaye Zauq par, Dilli ki Galiyan chhod kar"
- Movie Review: Kaminey
I think what works best for Vishal Bharadwaj is that he doesn't treat his audiences as imbeciles
- Unfair Law Subjugates Shia Women in Afghanistan
How could a country have such a law if the Government of the country was dependent on foreign aid and foreign support?
- Jinnah's Ghost Causes BJP To Expel Jaswant Singh
BJP expels Jaswant Singh
- Jaswant, Jinnah Jam
Jaswant Singh "gets expelled for writing a book, and Varun stays put, for spewing venom!"
- Terrorist Freed on "Humanitarian" Grounds
The man responsible for the 1988 explosion of Pam Am Flight 103, which murdered 270 people, has been released from prison.
- Shahrukh Khan's Detention Drama: Spare Some Thought For non-Muslim Victims
It seems that most kaffirs like me have generally accepted them, because they go through the save regulations on a daily basis, but never make
- The Wall Project: BMC Plays Tom Sawyer, Everyone Wins!
Here's the chess board representing order and structure, being ripped apart by a hand (whose model was a street kid called Sultan).
- Dying Rivers: Global Thirst
'Where has all the water gone, one time passing?' Where have so many people come from?
- Book Review: The Nudist on The Late Shift
It mostly reads like a zinging thriller, on the lines of Hemingway meets Hunter S Thompson, without resorting to gonzo journalism.
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- Soul Search Or Strip Search?
The brouhaha over a US airline detaining Shah Rukh Khan. Is it worth it?
- Keeping Information Secret - Mum's The Word
"The triviality of the information suppressed as per Mum's Law is directly proportional to the satisfaction derived by the suppressor."
- The Congress Party and Cellular Phones
The Congress won on the back of phenomenal economic growth during the period 2004 to 2009
- Recruiting Gods To Sell Programming
God helps those who help themselves. Channels are learning this fast.
- Mohiner Ghodaguli - A Small World
have you ever thought of those stars many light years beyond as you and me gradually move apart.
- BJP At The Crossroads
With no clearly defined ideology in place and a buch of leaders with fat egos, the BJP as a party now stands at the crossroads.
- Sach Ka Saamna - Is There a Social Impact?
How do we expect a machine to understand, diagnose and rule a verdict on love?
- Book Review: The Storyteller's Tale
One of the finest and terribly profound treatises on love, critiqued with the non-ornate aplomb of a Jacobean tragedy.
- India's Partition Caused By Nehru Or Jinnah?
Jinnah said, 'I will have India divided or have it destroyed,' which turned into a reality, but Nehru gets the blame.
- Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (1932 - 2009)
"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die."
- NREGS Implementation - A Ground-Level Report
Another issue that the program has to grapple with is the non-uniformity of implementation across different states.
- Memories Of India's Partition
Violence, he told me, lives in the hearts of men and so does bravery.
- To The Cynics With Love: An Ode to Twitter
The many ways Twitter is being used today, and a few answers to the most common criticisms.
- Did Muslims Never Carry Out The Slave Trade?
Have Muslims been the master of enslavement, sex-slavery, and slave-trade from its birth to the present day?
- Movie Review: Love, Aaj Aur Kal
Why I did I forget a movie that I just saw a few moments ago?
- Kandahar - What is Mr. Advani Really Scared Of?
What part of Kandahar is Advani really scared about?
- Movie Review: Inglourious Basterds
The film is simultaneously escapist and taut with tension, social commentary. and victims-turned-aggressors.
- The Music of Bow Barracks Forever - A Film by Pritish Nandy
Bow Barracks Forever is a film that has created a special place in the annals of Filmmaking in India. The ovation should go to Pritish
- Book Review: Data Warehousing with SAP BW7, BI in SAP Netweaver 2004s
Architecture, Concepts and Implementation
- Fiction: Vortex
Gina felt like collapsing but she held herself together and smiled.
- Justice Served 25 Years Later in the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case
Judgment 25 years after the crime
- Book Review: Android Application Development
It is now the flagship software of the open handset alliance(OHA) committed to develop open standards for mobile devices.
- Book Review: The Blender GameKit, 2nd Ed.
Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU Public License.
- Kashmir: Propagation of Islam and the Terror of the Sufis
"Islam came to Kashmir through the peaceful missionary preaching of the Sufis," comes the answer. But the truth is quite opposite and gory.
- Restaurant Review: Shiok, Bangalore
At Shiok, the manager had his eye on the ball the whole time, making the eating experience far more enjoyable than dining in 5-star hotels.
- Book Review: The Process of Software Architecting
Terminologies, Project Scenarios and Best Practices
- Force India's Fisichella Takes Second At F1 Belgian Grand Prix
Kimi Raikkonen and Fisichella kept duelling, with a razor-thin 0.8 second gap.
- Movie Review: Love, Aaj Kal - Bollywood, Love, & Entitlement
There are lots of subtleties throughout the film and in constructing the parallels of the two tales which I found worthy of appreciation.
- Ekadantaya Dheemahi
This is Baba Bangali bringing you yet another spicy interview with my drinking buddy and fellow food lover Gunny Bops.
- Torture, Cover-up and the American Civil Liberties Union - A Desi Connection
War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity should not go unpunished.
- Love, Bollywood & Sufism
Islam/Sufism helped me regain my own path and Faith i.e. Hinduism.
- Tamiflu Resistant A(H1N1) Swine Flu Increasing
This was the main worry in the case of earlier diseases where antibiotics were given for any problem, including treating the common cold.
- British Government in Bind Over Release of al Megrahi
Political opponents to Prime Minister Gordon Brown must be smelling blood, seeing a way to tar him with the feather of 'terrorists-for-trade'/
- Chandan Mitra, The Real Winner
It has everything to do with the facade of respectability that politicians wear but slips off in such occasions.
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