Why am I not a Politician?

Not that I could be a better one than the Thackearys or Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav, but I often think why I deprived this nation of the best leader it could ever have. Well, the reason is initially I was inclined not to. But, somewhere down the line, I just started understanding too much. And [...]

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In Praise of Tehelka

 
This post is also available on Mutiny
People say it’s the age of ‘media’. The very fact that a simple blog with articles ranging in interest from movies to hardcore social critique being written by a handful of non-experts has an enviable readership of its own (reference to mutiny.in) is a testimonial to this claim. However, not [...]

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Bookreco – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

This, surprisingly, turned out to be a great book. One of the best I have read in recent times. I picked it up for the innovative style that it promised from the exteriors, but got much more than that.
I would recommend it to anyone except those who are completely averse to reading a long nove. [...]

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A thought for the those who get swayed by politicians

    Charles Mingus in his song Don’t Let it Happen Here :
    One day they came and they took the Communists
    And I said nothing because I was not a Communist
    Then one day they came and they took the people of the Jewish faith
    And I said nothing because I had no faith left
    [...]

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Raj Thackeray and I

If only someone told them (the very few who actually agree with the Thackeray clan of Politics) that Bombay is not a Well of Money waiting for the inhabitants to draw from it. This is a city with oppurtunities like many others. Wealth here needs to be created. What seems like a well of money [...]

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Bookreco – The Little Prince

This is a must read for anyone and of any age. It is categorized generally as a children’s book but can rightly be placed in the meta-fiction category. Surprisingly simple in both its language and narrative, the book amazes one with the sheer magnitude of ideas in such a short and simple book. This is [...]

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Bookreco – Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce wrote this as an early life autobiography. It’s properly fiction, though resembles his own experiences of growing up. It’s called by the critics as a “stream of conciousness” novel, which you know when you read. Language is too british, as in the conversation etc. The last 50 pages are brilliant. A must read for [...]

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Bookreco – Plato Papers by Peter Ackroyd

This is a science fiction by a historian. Rightly placed in metafiction category. Has nothing to do with the greek Plato. Great humour and brilliant exposition of a future world if all records of current world are deleted. Shows how susceptible human beings are to conditionining.

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iSwear by iPod

It’s no new product by Apple. It’s just a testimony, a story. Well, sponsored product stories, even genuine iPod iLove stories are so common, what’s new about this one?
It’s by me, that’s good enough reason for it to be important.
The story goes like this – Once upon a time (I guess, it was Jan.2007), an [...]

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Sucking up to Modi

 They say, in a democracy, you get what you deserve. Most pertinent then is to ask if we deserve Modi. Twice in a row, the mastermind behind one of the most shameful act of genocide has been elected by the people of Gujarat as their leader. This gives rise to two questions – if democracy [...]

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