Jaya-Vijaya and a secular taliban story


Jaya and Vijaya were twins who worked in a security company. They guard almost all Hindu temples. Some five hundred years ago General of Aurangazeb army mallikafur who was running a demolition drive, stopped by. That time he had an assignment to demolish illegal building from India’s map. The criteria were, the building is illegal … Continue reading Jaya-Vijaya and a secular taliban story →

India’s oldest light house


I started loving history and geography only after I stopped studying them. Text books say Buddhism was propagated by ashoka’s sons to Srilanka, south-east Asian islands trade path. I could not see Lakshadweep Islands till 2007, how could they do with 100 BC technologies. Some of the other examples are: Big chunk of population in … Continue reading India’s oldest light house →

Educated illiterates and their corporate etiquettes.


People never learn, no matter how you pester them with the preaching of etiquettes of "civilized society”. I am not talking about rules which are imposed, but the common sense which an educated person supposed to possess. Few days back our client CEO had come to have a look at offshore development facility. Initially he … Continue reading Educated illiterates and their corporate etiquettes. →

Please forward this to 10 friends, right now…


Chain mails are like Bollywood movies, they will be obviously illogical, they emotionally blackmail and we still read it and forward. I received my first chain mail when I was eight. It was a 15 paisa post card asking me to post 10 others. A famous god’s (Dharmastala Manjunatha) story was written in it. Though … Continue reading Please forward this to 10 friends, right now… →

Udara Nimittam…


This guy is supposed to be rare, protected (inside a cage at least... forgive me PETA) and properly fed. I found this guy longing for tender coconut left-over. Though he learned to eat pop- corns and "Lays" etc. whatever we feed, there is competition from stray dogs and cattle for the same. Hence “Udara Nimittam….” … Continue reading Udara Nimittam… →