10 Public Intellectuals


The Top 100 Public Intellectuals Poll was conducted in November 2005 and June 2008 by Prospect Magazine (UK) and Foreign Policy (US) on the basis of responding readers' ballot. Noam Chomsky : American linguist, philosopher,  libertarian socialist Umberto Eco : Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher, literary critic Richard Dawkins : English  evolutionary biologist  author Atheist Václav … Continue reading 10 Public Intellectuals

Maharashtra Police, they are second to only the Scotland Yard of Britain


This is what you might have heard, or may be variant of it "This Maharashtra Police, I tell you, they are second to only the Scotland Yard of Britain - Big B". I have heard the same about Hyderabad police , even Vijaykant (Captain) quotes in a movie that Tamilnadu police is second only to Scotland … Continue reading Maharashtra Police, they are second to only the Scotland Yard of Britain

Pseudo-secular silence


Here is one of the reasons "why you shouldn't trust Indian media": The news was simple to understand "Taslima Nasrin heckled by God's own warriors in one of the God's own check post Hyderabad". Just another event God wanted them to do. I read all the news items in Google taking a cue from barberindian … Continue reading Pseudo-secular silence

All for BoSs


When the movie 'Pirates of Caribbean' came to theatre here(I am a hardcore fab of Jonny Depp), I bought tickets, watched that crap, ate pop-corn and came back. I am also planning to watch Sreck 3. If I like it, I'll applaud and write a blog entry. If not walk out in the middle of … Continue reading All for BoSs

Thin red lines


In competition with her.