Like Endorsing, Endorse Liking?
We all remember the notorious financial meltdown of 2007-08 that washed away a lot of dreams. We all know why it happened. Some wise (read greedy) people built a huge structure on an extremely very…
Beery Bad
Here's a first. A product review. Several weeks ago I was at a Raymond's store picking up a suit I had given for altering. On one of the display sections, a number of beer bottles…
IPL-6 and its fans, Suck
On the one hand: Since 1950, the government has spent INR 3.5 lakh crore on building dams and reservoirs over major rivers. Maharashtra is the state with the highest number of dams in the country,…
So what’s your Point?
Back in Engineering, a bunch of us close friends had the habit of asking 'so what's your point?', usually when one of us was sharing details about some important or serious incident with the rest. For…
The 99 Club
Hi. This post is not an original. I read it on Facebook and thought, I have share it with my readers, since it's relevant for most, if not all of us. So here goes... Once…
The Different Same
On October 31, 1984, a lady was assassinated by 2 men from the Sikh community. What ensued was over 3000 Sikhs being massacred by a crazed people, in a span of under 4 days. Think about it,…
I WITNESS – The good people of DELHI
I usually do not reproduce or re-post any existing content on my blog. But here is one exception. Here's a post written by Sangeeta Das, one of thousands of brave citizens who were part of…
A Sense of Security
Scene 1: [http://ow.ly/gjkW7] manmohan singh to sushil kumar shinde: "ensure sense of security in Delhi" sushil kumar shinde: [nonchalantly] ok Life goes on as usual. Public: what about other cities, towns, and the country; genius?…
Delhi Police – Grow a Brain
To the Degenerate Idiots in the Delhi Police, Politicians sisters, daughters, mothers and wives do not get raped. They are totally unaffected and could not care less about what is happening around the streets and…
Make The Punishment Fit The Crime
In the Delhi gang rape case, let the government not consider life imprisonment for the 6 guilty bastards. We citizens do not want to feed and rear such vermin for the rest of their damned…
The Ultimate Power
"When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the…
Not So Strong
I have never worn a Livestrong wristband, but I could well understand the degree of inspiration, faith and belief that people felt while sporting one of those bands, anywhere around the world. It came from…
English: At the Deep End
A while back I was starting out on an email to a friend and was about to type the common "How are things at your end?" when I was reminded of a conversation I had…
Aid or Trade?
Britain will soon be taking a call on the 280 mn Pound a year development aid it has been providing to India. A bit about it: UK considers India to be a key strategic partner,…
The King of Traumatic Times
How Vijay and Siddharth Mallya are handling the whole Kingfisher Airline fiasco is appalling. In a similar situation, way back, Richard Branson sold his first and extremely-close-to-his-heart business, Virgin Records at the insistence of financial institutions, so that…