Sometime back I blogged on "why do I hate twitter" and most of you did not agree with me. Even most of my friends hated me for hating twitter! they weren't convinced. Well, here is my second attempt. Not exactly 'my' attempts, I picked these up, to strengthen my point that Twitter as confirmed spamming service. First … Continue reading What do I hate Twitter – part 2
Category: Society
Ashvamedha Yaga
Ashvamedha Yaga is a Vedic ritual, translating to “sacrificing horse”. General understanding of this is that, a horse is left to roam around freely and king wins the lands wherever it roams. That’s it. That’s all most of our popular poems explain, be it Ramayana or Mahabharata. They don’t explain the fate of the horse … Continue reading Ashvamedha Yaga
How great were Mughals?
I have lot of doubts on accuracy of history, of India, about all kings - about all kingdoms! Something does not seem right to me, except British Raj! During their time they had press running in the country, which made things bit transparent. Apart from that there were other secret publications run by freedom fighters. … Continue reading How great were Mughals?
Special Instructions!
College administrations have their own way to "tame" students, and students have their own to "handle" management. Ultimately management wins the battle. By hook or crook, they implement their own degree of fascism on whole campus. Here is one example. A friend of mine mailed me "Special Instructions” of one of the engineering colleges (of India of course). Just … Continue reading Special Instructions!
MF Husain and his freedom
Maqbool Fida Husain is no longer an Indian, he has accepted Qatari citizenship. It’s not a total surprise considering he was on voluntary exile from Indian Judicial system since 2006. There are few criminal charges against him for having hurt religious sentiments of Indians. For those who are not familiar with this, it’s a typical “freedom … Continue reading MF Husain and his freedom
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