MISHA – Nostalgia and conditioning


What is your the most "nostalgia evoking" possession which shaped your childhood/teen? Let me know. I have a whole bunch of stuff in store room. I own hundreds of Audio Cassettes with that magical device which can RECORD. I have a PC with 20GB HD and 56 MB RAM running in WIN95. But, one thing … Continue reading MISHA – Nostalgia and conditioning

Bollywood, the casting couch and narratives


Question:  According to you, what is the most corrupt entity in Independent India? Please ignore all the 100 bucks you slipped under the table for a file to be moved to next table. I am talking about the big stuff. The Corruption at a level of the complete collapse of the moral values and the … Continue reading Bollywood, the casting couch and narratives

Blue-light eyeglasses scam


Snake Oil (e.g. Homeopathy) the central theme of scams dominated our previous few centuries. However, during the last couple of decades, a new theme has emerged, and the trend is 'Filtering scams'! The basic premise of this scam is to filter good stuff and make it better. For some unfortunate reasons, 'we the gullible' can … Continue reading Blue-light eyeglasses scam

On our History Books


Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid - Valary Legasov History was one of the most disliked topics during my school days, and it was a prevalent opinion. It was one of the most pointless subjects with its only aim to test my memorization skills. The … Continue reading On our History Books

Kalash – the lost tribe of Vedic India ?


This post is more of a note rather than a blog post. I fact, I wasn't even looking (or heard) for Kalash tribe. I stumbled upon this while I was researching on 'India connection' of Romanis and Yezidis Get this. Apparently, Kalash is the 'smallest minority' of Pakistan. We all know what that phrase means. … Continue reading Kalash – the lost tribe of Vedic India ?