Is the movie Haider anti-national? How do we define nationalism? Can nationalism be broad-based and tolerant, or must it have the majoritarian and ultra-nationalistic fervor?
हिन्दी की दशा
अभी पिछले सप्ताह मैं 3-4 हिन्दी magazines खरीद कर लाया। इच्छा थी कि कुछ हिन्दी में पढ़ूँ, और जानूँ कि हिन्दी में क्या लिखा जा रहा है। बीच बीच में मुझे ये बुखार चढ़ जाता है। खैर, magazines थीं ये: पाखी, कथादेश, हंस, और "आहा! जिंदगी।" पढ्न शुरू किया दो-तीन दिन की सुस्ती के बाद। …
I am Reconnecting with Myself – Thank you Asmita!
My recent reconnect with theatre scene in Delhi was enabled by Asmita Theatre Group and their 2-month long summer festival. If you are in Delhi, do check out Asmita's plays, they are in the last leg of their Summer Theatre festival and I can guarantee you will not be disappointed at the experience! I was …
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Martyrs of Unfinished Urbanization, or just collateral damages?
This morning's newspaper account of a doctor and his 5 yr. old daughter crushed to death by a speeding bus was more bone-chilling for me, and I am sure for thousands of parents, who drop their kids every day to school bus stop outside their complex.
Getting stopped for red light jumping
How do you pay the fine honestly in case of traffic violations in UP or Haryana? Your choices are to either hand-over your license and spend long hours driving to traffic court to pay and collect it, or pay a small bribe on the spot. What do you choose?
Road Accidents
Today, while rushing from Greater Noida to Noida to meet someone in a client company, someone hit my car. It was a small dent in the rear bumper, while negotiating the treacherous circle in Pari Chowk. While I would like to say it wasn't my fault, it actually was: I had no business going that …
RBI can help only those who help themselves
A visit to the nearby restaurant turned into a lesson about our sense of security of sensitive data like ATM PIN! I wonder how RBI can save us from ourselves.
Strangers as Neighbors
I was surprised when my doorbell rang around midnight couple of nights ago. Good thing was that I was alone, bad thing was that I didn't have a way to see who is behind the door (we had given up chasing the maintenance guys who were supposed to put an eyepiece on the door). Anyway, …
Buying an insurance policy – harder than it seems!
This is the story of term insurance plan. I have now tried to buy it twice, with very unpleasant experience, and same result - no policy issued for lack of documents they didn't care to ask upfront!
स्वर गान
अ से अनार, आ से आम, अपना तो है पढ़ना काम। छोटी इ से इमली, बड़ी ई से ईख, मुन्ने राजा कुछ तो सीख। छोटा उ से उल्लू, बड़ा ऊ से ऊन, दिन में सूरज, रात में मून। ए से एड़ी, ऐ से ऐनक, ओ से ओखली, औ से औरत। अं से अंगूर, अः से …
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