I recall our geography text books were bragging about Indian ecosystems, probably they still are. There were pages of description on how western ghats and north eastern forests are bringing balance to environment. May be it was true a century back, not now. This one is straight from NASA, you can see blisters there right … Continue reading Pressure on Indian ecosystem
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Tees Maar Khan (aka Sheela Ki Jawani)
If Farah Khan thinks she can make a stupid movie with a fantastic item number and make it a biggest blockbuster, she probably is right. It works for Indian audience, and me. Tees Maar Khan was a houseful show in the middle of the week; probably it will remain so for rest of the holidays, … Continue reading Tees Maar Khan (aka Sheela Ki Jawani)
My take on Guzarish
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movies are like epic poems. “Khamoshi” was a poem, “Hum dil de chuke sanam” was a masterpiece, “Devdas” was an epic and “Black” was all of them. Then, he got tired of presenting poems. Now he presents only drafts - unfinished ones. Guzarish is one among them; it seems that he dint … Continue reading My take on Guzarish
Chakras and Enemies of reasons
I was watching “Enemies of Reason” of Richard Dawkins yesterday, again. In the second part he explores the possibility of Chakra’s being logical. He doesn’t, that’s why he calls them enemies of reason. His point is, If there is any logic in it, why don’t any of these chakra experts prove it to scientific community … Continue reading Chakras and Enemies of reasons
Indians do not eat beef!
It was probably a pre-historic taboo applied by nomadic tribes not to kill and consume cattle to provide optimal economical benefit. But scriptures say, its because its Kamadhenu : gives whatever you ask! The latter reason makes a lot of sense now: image via visual loop
The Bach 