#ChennaiFloods – I am with you …

..for you, forever. Even when the roof above your head got drowned, I was with you and thats why the officials couldn’t reach me. When the boats reached you with the food packets as you stood stranded on rooftops, I was with you through my pictures pasted on the packets. When thousands of cars sank, … Read more

#ChennaiFloods – An ounce of prevention…

The information reached the relevant authorities well in advance but the “revolutionary” leader’s nod was awaited and since God Varuna doesn’t report to the “revolutionary” leader, he did his job on his scheduled time…. The sluice gates weren’t opened in time and Chennai paid the price – … An old retired couple drowned in their … Read more

#ChennaiFloods – Nandri Nandri Nandri 

I wish we could find the man who was pasting the posters yesterday near Mogappair, thanking the “revolutionary” leader for helping the flood victims … He represented all that is wrong with our world today. You thank the very person who wrought havoc in so many lives indirectly by running a state like her personal … Read more

#ChennaiFloods – Coordination is the need of the hour

2.10 pm At Jamin Pallavaram.  Krishnan, my uncle and I went out at about 8 am to help with the local relief efforts. The apartment complex where my aunt stays have organised cooked meals and have been reaching it to families stranded in the Anakaputhur area for the past four days. I helped with cutting … Read more

The true Mahagatbandhan – Intolerant India Brigade

I misread the #IntolerantIndia voices completely. It took an Aamir Khan’s wife Kiran Rao and Dileep Kumar, Ooops A. R. Rahman to bring me to my senses. Ofcourse India is intolerant and I will tell you how. What happened in the Bihar elections ? It wasn’t the victory of democracy as we have been led … Read more

The entitled Indian

Just before we started on our trip this time, we went to Sanjay’s house for dinner. During the course of our conversation, Sanjay related an incident that happened at the OM Foundation school that he runs. He went to a classroom and found the waste bin overflowing. He asked the students why it was so … Read more

When the cat was away, the mice played … Foul

Breaking news – Our great country is run by the unelected Babu .. Did you know that ? If you did you are smart and well informed and may just survive in this jungle. I didn’t know that for a long time. I was naive and thought the elected babus were running our country, not … Read more