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A long indefinite break from the blog 5 Jan 2010 | 06:57 pm
I will not be blogging for a while. This means that this blog will be going on a long hiatus and I am not even sure whether I will be returning to blogging. This decision has been a painful one for me...
Avatar – a movie with a green message (Movie Review) 21 Dec 2009 | 09:27 pm
This film is Science Fiction with a difference. The aliens are not evil, but perhaps the human are. Humans being evil is not an uncommon theme as there are war films which veer towards this idea. But ...
What is the best way to choose your future mate? 17 Dec 2009 | 06:52 pm
Humans they say are attracted to each other because of some sort of “chemistry,” call it pheromones, a sense of smell, instinct, infatuation, love or just plain physical attraction, but what it boils ...
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year – Movie Review without spoilers 14 Dec 2009 | 02:59 am
What’s it about? Rocket Singh has an unusual and original theme for a Bollywood film. It’s about ethics in business. The film sends a strong message that ethical business is the only kind of business...
Infidelity in the West and in India 10 Dec 2009 | 08:46 pm
The media in America is going beserk over Tiger Woods’ infidelity. Jokes, videos, news reports and blog posts are flying around faster than you can blink. The Indian media has jumped in too, and India...
Is Shashi Tharoor’s speech real and relevant? 8 Dec 2009 | 01:38 am
A recent speech by Shashi Tharoor is a feel good speech and I would say Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul. Sure, it’s bound to arouse a certain amount of cynicism because of well, a certain amount of ...
FRANK AND FUNNY 4 Dec 2009 | 08:09 pm
What is intriguing about signboards from Pune (Puneri Patya) is that they are so explicit! If there is something that can make people laugh it’s the absolute truth told in no uncertain terms. But one ...
Sex Surveys and research tell us how badly India needs sex education 1 Dec 2009 | 09:24 pm
Call it teen marriage or ”legal” teenage sex, but what it results is in teenage pregnancy. It underlines the need for sex education in India, more so than in other countries. Half of India’s women ma...
Improvements in security arrangements in India after 26/11 (Mumbai Terror Attacks) 27 Nov 2009 | 06:53 am
This post is in response to some comments I received on the post I wrote on the Mumbai Terror Attacks yesterday. The comments seemed to express a thought that there is no hope, that India is India, th...
Remembering 26/11 – the Mumbai Terror Attacks 26 Nov 2009 | 03:45 am
Tomorrow is the first death anniversary of those who died in the Mumbai Terror Attacks. A reader sent me this video, produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Dan Reed which I thought worth pos...
