Sunday, August 31, 2008

The hollow man……..woman

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Every beginning in school and college has always been accompanied by the mandatory introduction, “I am so and so, from so and so state, deno...
Thursday, August 28, 2008

“Death, who are you???”

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Death, you can never claim victory For I was dead the day I was born When I was claimed by one, and kept away from another Sanity was forced...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Where are you going?

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The ethereal feel of the evening didn’t last long. Who was I to escape the coconut-ty query, “Where are you going?” My spirit was shattered ...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

The silence of my name.

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I waited for God to call me, to yell out my name For I thought that was my aim I cried to God to call me, to shout out my name Because I tho...

Shout the silence away!!!

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Jerryyyyyyy…… My mother’s shrill cry cut through the layers of cement, and resonated onto my ears, like the loud sound of cymbals, shockin...
Friday, August 22, 2008

Wait for me!!!

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I saw her from a distance She stood there waiting for me In the busy and noisy labyrinth, Without moving an inch My legs worked ...
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Break it is...

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After some hectic writing and sharing of thoughts it's time to go on a hiatus. Not that I wanted to, but I got an opportunity to do some...
Friday, August 15, 2008

Independence day

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In dependence was I born, in dependence will I die When will I in independence breathe? Celebrate I did then, celebrate I do now When will I...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

“Dubara mat poochna…don’t ask again…” (part 2)

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To understand a nation and its people we have to look at the various culture industries and its tributaries. This is because the culture ind...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

“Dubara mat poochna…don’t ask again…” (part 1)

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Human beings of today resemble guided missiles, going to a programmed destination with self destruction on mind. Our thoughts are tutored an...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Where is your car madam???

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The day had come to an end and we were still smarting over the thrill of the first individual Olympic gold for India. Filled with the spiri...
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Monday, August 11, 2008

Hum honge kamiyab......and the Olympic gold!!!

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Hum honge kamiyab, hum honge kamiyab, hum honge kamiyab ek din.....................The song which has echoed in the corridors of schools, co...
Sunday, August 10, 2008

Without 'you' there is no 'me'...

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Ferdinand De Saussure describes the phenomenon of binary opposites. For us to know what good is, there should be bad or evil. Or humans make...
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Saturday, August 9, 2008

The church as a public sphere

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The word church has been troubling and testing my thinking faculties for quite some time now. Why? The reasons are two. One, how can the chu...

8 minutes 8 seconds on 8-8-08

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Yesterday I had the unique experience of being part of the initiative in Chennai where power would be switched off in different parts of Che...