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- Imperfection is Bliss
Do you know he masturbates? My father alleged, referring to my son who was an adolescent, 8 years back. My...
- The Colours of Terrorism
The recent statement of P. Chidambaram while addressing top police officials advising them to be cautious about saffron terrorism might...
- Scientific Religion - A Paradox
At a recent family gathering where several generations met, I was pleasantly surprised to note that many youngsters had developed...
- All is not Well at AoLAll is not well at AoL (Art of Living) foundation at Bangalore. Few weeks back there was a shooting incident...
- Sensibility in Senseless Traffic
All of us must have encountered impatient drivers, unruly drivers, rogue drivers and rash drivers on road, especially on the...
- Modi Vis-a-Vis MEA
At last the dust has settled, of course after some tough talks by our MEA officials to their counter parts...
- Gujarat Experiment
Gujarat continues to be the laboratory, experimenting newer things by the day. (This has nothing to do with the views...
- Changing Ingredients of an Optimist
It was a class room with all its paraphernalia of glass board, chalk pieces, duster, desks for students and a...
- Do Gadgets Obscure Observation?
A school girl from France vacationing at Phuket, Thailand observed certain tell-tale changes on the surface of the sea and...
- As Are The Subjects, So is the KingSome centuries back in a fertile land a king was ruling the province advised by his intelligent and cunning minister....
- When The Right is Wronged
As consumers, it is well within our right to reject a sub-standard product or service and we do it with...
- Religion - A Powerful Weapon To Tackle Maoists
The ruthless carnage of CRPF Jawans by Maoists should open our eyes, towards a sustainable and pragmatic solution. A simple...
- Hopeless Congress & Hapless AmitabhDuring the height of the Afghan and Iraq controversies, if some politician in India had talked about impounding the passports...
- Khushboo and Odor
The observation by the Supreme court that a man and woman living together without marriage could not be construed as...
- What an Idea?
I exclaimed “What an Idea?” in disgust, because of its foolishness and lack of forethought. My son was...
- My God Cannot be The GodRecently I was engaged in conversation with a person on the hype created by the doomsday theory as per the...
- Solar Eclipse and the Haiti Earthquake
On the day of solar eclipse on 15th Jan, there was a debate in Bangalore specific English news channel. As...
- Eclipsing the Eclipse
Solar and lunar eclipses are usual occurrences and so also are the controversies surrounding them. Astrologers claim certain untoward...
- Grooming Starts in a Barber's Shop
Yes. Grooming starts in a barber’s shop literally and metaphorically too. This morning I sat on a barber’s...
- Will Behavioral Change be an Effective Remedy?
I am recalling a well known old story, which is pertinent even in today’s circumstances. A king wanted to test...
- Security Agencies & Personal Freedom
A news item caught my attention recently. A person had moved the Supreme Court claiming infringement of his personal freedom,...
- Praising the British - A Psychological Malady
As a part of my work, I was involved in discussion with a person regarding some chunk of land put...
- Smoking, Cancer and Maoism
We all know how easy it is to get into the habit of smoking and how difficult it is to...
- Brand Confusion in Indian Pharma
Last week I received a frantic call from Dubai. The call was from the cell phone of my MD but...
- Animal Husbandry, a la My Wife
Recently I was a privileged guest in a luxurious farm house belonging to one of my contacts in Andhra Pradesh....
- In Death We Differ
We have heard several times in management jargon that, “Everyone is important, but no one is indispensable.” However, there is...
- Quacks & Gullible Folk
This happened in 2003. One of my colleagues had a pressing personal problem and it curtailed his work efficiency. ...
- Quitters do Win
We have been tutored by Shiv Khera that Winners don’t quit and Quitters don’t win. Much before Shiv Khera,...
- Ajmal Kasab - Trial and Error
Five months after the bloody attack on Mumbai - the economic capital of India, the trial of the lone survivor...
- Osama Bin Laden is not a Terrorist
Osama bin Laden is not a terrorist. The Laskhar-e-Toiba is not a terrorist organization. Bin Laden and LeT have lofty...
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