Woman, equal pay and Dagenham


My family profession is Farming! We grew (still do) rice, cashew, coconut, banana, etc., in a village and had cattle too. That’s right! Some of my friends were astonished when I told them I milked cows and chased wild bores out of rice farms. Back in those days we had daily labours for doing various … Continue reading Woman, equal pay and Dagenham

Babri Masjid, iterations and stuff


"Babri Masjid - Ram Mandir" issue is definitely not going to get resolved for next couple of centuries, as long as religions exist, or as long as people seriously follow religions. A Court verdict is not going to change anything. Either one of sides will to play victim card or appeasement card. Even if court gives a … Continue reading Babri Masjid, iterations and stuff

How to start your own country


If you get a chance you should create your own country, just for the sake of it.  It's always nice to have own a country and a football team. And who will run it ? Don't worry ! You can always blackmail rest of the world threatening to implode your own country, they will pay. … Continue reading How to start your own country

Snake charmers and goat eaters


Previously I wrote about “how great were Mughals”, concerning how two millennium worth of Indian history could have been written in the mercy of few ass-lickers at Emperor’s courts. I missed a little part of after that, about next few centuries. Those, which were written in the courtesy of guests of East India Company. Well, not … Continue reading Snake charmers and goat eaters

Employing holy Cow!


I saw this advert in a cinema when I went there to watch a horror movie. Perhaps that was a clue; this too has a horror story, of cows! Have a look: According to the video, cows are employees here. They check-in every day, which also could mean union rules apply to them (If they … Continue reading Employing holy Cow!