Can't one be lovely without being fair? Is beauty only skin deep? The facts, of a CBSE topper becoming the miss world this year and the balanced mix of whites, blacks, and browns in top ten of the Miss World pageant, are more than enough to bust these myths. But one disconcerting question remains. One … Continue reading heights of beauty
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cities inhabitable
Hawa mein udta jae, mora lal dupatta malmal ka ooo... ji... ooo ji Hey girl. Don't let your dupatta fly off your soft hands. Delhi is approaching. You will need it to cover your nose and mouth. The air pollution in Delhi reaching alarming proportions is the top trending news these days. Of course for … Continue reading cities inhabitable
today flowers blossom in me
Usually, the commuting to and from the office is the most unpleasant experiences of a working day in a city like Bengaluru so much so that when someone asks, 'what is the distance of your office from home', I say, 'it is one and a half hours to two hours depending upon the mood of … Continue reading today flowers blossom in me
Mein nikla satya ke sandhan mein
मैं निकला सत्य के संधान में | दिन दहाड़े , डायोजिनिज के लालटेन ले के राजधानी के राजपथ पर, सत्ता के गलियों में, कलाकारों के रंग मंच में, मंदिर , मस्जिद और गिरिजाघरों में | ढ़ूँढ़ता रहा वो सच्च जो कबका खो गया है, या सुलाया गया है, राजनेताओं के सफाई , आरोप और प्रत्यारोप … Continue reading Mein nikla satya ke sandhan mein
doordarshan days
In those good old days of Doordarshan raj, I never had a fight with my wife for the remote, it being still a remote possibility when I had my first TV. Otherwise also you could not fight as there was no alternate channel to switch to. While watching the Bengali Movie Dhananjoy (with subtitles) a … Continue reading doordarshan days
dhan ki jai: of justice and fair play
If you are monied and influential enough you go scot-free in spite of committing the most heinous crime. In India, we have got used to these kind of incidents. What is worse is - if, you are poor you may get convicted for someone else's crime. You have to be a strong believer of … Continue reading dhan ki jai: of justice and fair play
subtitles for a sanskari audience
The other day when I was watching the Hollywood movie Good Man, the subtitles somewhat went like this: "Hope you **** already know the **** target." "Ye. We have to get that **** **** **** out of the **** hole." "*** those intel *** . Everything completely **** up, man" "Ye. If I meet those ***** … Continue reading subtitles for a sanskari audience
be a light unto yourself
It is the credibility of the gurus and the saints that makes an anti social element to don the garb of a guru or a saint so as to carry on criminal activities. Remember, even Ravana came in the garb of saint to abduct Sita? Fortunately though, the kingdom of Ayodhya did not have the … Continue reading be a light unto yourself
events galore in bengaluru
Like any other metro city, Bengaluru is host to numerous events - literary, culinary, cultural, artistic, social & unsocial, open and clandestine. Much as am I tempted to attend many of the events, a person of not so affluent means like me is not only restrained from the financial angle, but also by the limited … Continue reading events galore in bengaluru
dharmic nature of aggression
Are the non-aggressive, tolerant attitudes of Hindus a liability, so much so that many of them have become victims of apathy, conspiracy and forced displacement in their own homeland. Ref: Kashmiri Pandits, Col Purohit, Sadhwi Pragnya. #hindusvictimised - Thus goes the topic for Indispire Edition167 The premises are definitely wrong. I say this not only in … Continue reading dharmic nature of aggression
PEBBLES AND WAVES 