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Musings on Sabarimala
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Musings on Sabarimala

January 12, 2019

On January 2nd in the dark of the night two women dressed in black waited atop a hill to enter a restricted area. They waited for the right time to make a break for it. And just before dawn, they sneaked in with surgical precision and next day it was news ! No, we are…

A Happy Frivolous New Year!
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A Happy Frivolous New Year!

January 5, 2019

Every passing year, the greetings are getting more and more impersonal as we are assaulted with a barrage of digital greetings. Earlier it was just SMS greetings; now with the smart phone boom we have WhatsApp greetings — usually some banal image wishing you a Happy New Year. This year, some people went a step…

Porn Invasion
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Porn Invasion

December 29, 2018

Yippee… we are number three in the world ! First is USA, second is UK and third is India. Before we get too excited, no, we are not the third biggest economy in the world but the third biggest consumers of pornography in the world. Pornhub, the largest pornography website has released their website’s traffic…

Dogs, Pigs, Cows & now Horses
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Dogs, Pigs, Cows & now Horses

December 22, 2018

On December 18, Parvathamma, a vegetable vendor, was attacked by stray horses. The attack was so swift and severe that the horses killed her within a minute! Now, while the horses are branded killers, the real killers are the irresponsible horse owners who let these horses loose on city streets, and with that, as if…

Old Horses + Young Stallions = VICTORY
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Old Horses + Young Stallions = VICTORY

December 15, 2018

On April 26th 2018, the Congress party sent their old horse to Madhya Pradesh (MP) to win. Not just win but destroy the 15-year reign of BJP in that State. That old Congress horse was Kamal Nath. Rahul Gandhi, speaking of Kamal Nath said, “He is not Kamal Nath but Kamal Naash,” literally meaning Lotus…

Potholes, Manholes & Assholes
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Potholes, Manholes & Assholes

December 8, 2018

Before you claim the word ‘asshole’ is in bad taste and send me hate mails, stop and channel that displeasure towards your local government that constantly digs up an old manhole after it has just laid a new road on it. And before you call me to say I have no sense of public decency,…

Trust in God, not Religion
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Trust in God, not Religion

November 24, 2018

Two days ago we got news that an American “adventurer and missionary” John Allen Chau was killed by members of Sentinelese tribe. This tribe inhabits the North Sentinel Island, one of the numerous islands that form the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Now, what is worrisome is, how did a fishing boat go unnoticed in this…

Flash and Encash
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Flash and Encash

November 17, 2018

It’s celebrity wedding season and it has begun with Ranveer Singh – Deepika Padukone getting married at Lake Como. If you are wondering, “Where is this Lake?!” you are not alone. Because for the last two days if you type “Lake…” in Google the first choice in the intuitive drop down menu box is “Lake Como.”…

The Month of Tipu & Crackers
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The Month of Tipu & Crackers

November 10, 2018

Come November, two controversies will always crop up — Tipu Jayanti and bursting fire crackers. And both reflect lack of insensitivity to fellow citizens. In the case of Tipu Jayanti, we wonder if this coalition government would have celebrated the Jayanti had Tipu Sultan done in Mandya what he did in Kodagu? Tipu Jayanti is…

Indians’ Superman Complex
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Indians’ Superman Complex

October 27, 2018

Last Friday, 62 people died and 90 were injured in Punjab when Train No. 74943 from Jalandhar to Amritsar ploughed through a crowd that had gathered for a Ram Leela event. And where had the people gathered to watch Ravan’s effigy burn? On the Railway tracks! Now, who is to be blamed for this tragedy?…

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