Thursday, November 27, 2008

You can hurt me but you cannot destroy my spirit: Mumbai will survive

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Every violence, mental or physical is attributed to the skewed understanding of supremacy of a particular group. By resorting to violence th...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Watch the door sign…Please do not disturb???

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All of us value our privacy and the quality time we get to spend with our families. Many would silently wish for a sign on their door which ...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Networking in resurgent India: “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours???”

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It’s the magic word used in presentations, job analysis reports and brain storming sessions. “Wake up people…start networking.” We have comm...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008

‘Statutory warning: Cross at your risk’ India’s aggressive development model vis-à-vis India’s aggressive roads

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I waited to see if I would be cared for Whether someone would stop and let me be The wait continued in a forced anonymity Till everyone else...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Questioning the question: Guru= shishya…shishya= guru???

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The early concept of gurukulam in which a guru (teacher) teaches and guides his (sic) shishyas (students) was one which was tried and tested...
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The true guru?

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Oh great one, when will I know, who will I ask? From where will I receive the sign of definiteness? How will I understand it’s time to stop ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Exposing the replacement bluff

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When the time comes for someone or something to go, we put on our thinking caps and debate who is going to replace them. For the purpose of ...
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Falling leaves

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My eyes became moist the first time I saw them fall It looked like the great hold of security had given way The leaves had been ‘the’ part o...
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

The truth shall set you free: The Obama-isation of American society

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(Picture from FANPIX.net) Forty five years later, Martin Luther King’s vision has come true. His now famous speech in which he said “I have ...
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Truth lies!!!

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‘Don’t look at her. She’s bad.’ I still remember the few doctrinal-like words which were injected into me at a young age. Like any young one...
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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Handling truth

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As a child I was kept away from reality From the fire, water and the truth Growing up in a vacuum of protection As a teenager I learnt true ...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Rainy thoughts

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The night was so hot that I perspired as if my body was doing a reverse osmosis. As if the water in my body was being rejected and told to ...
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Friday, October 24, 2008

The first drops

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Drops fell in batches and then all together As welcome news they broke the unrelenting heat The dust rose in sacred salute Filling the air w...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Role reversal

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We all have our roles to play or that is what we believe. How many times have we heard that if we stick to the role we are given, everything...
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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Do I (eye) care?

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The eyes tell a thousand tales they say And so I looked and looked again But no matter how much I looked I could not gauge the eyes almost b...
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