Friendships and Faith
Exploring the prickly topic of friendships and faith… With me what you see is what you get, and sometimes that unintentionally hurts friends. đ
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Ayogya Duryodhan & Ayogya RaGa
In one of the episodes of the Mahabharata, Sage Veda Vyasa meets Dhritarashtra and finds him in a pensive mood. Upon enquiring, Dhritarashtra says, that he was hoping that the Pandavas are discovered in their 13th year of exile when they are supposed to stay incognito. That way, they would again be in exile for … Read more
R.I.P CONgress
Please see the tweet below …. Lynching of anyone is unacceptable but why would CONgress choose to call Yogi Adityanath by his birth name ? It shows a deep disrespect to Hinduism and utter disregard for the Indian ethos. Can CONgress family’s Mummy Ji tell us who Mr. Jorge Mario Bergoglio is ? I would … Read more
Misplaced Priorities – Kargil Vijay Diwas
Today is Kargil Vijay Diwas, the day when the Indian armed forces won the Kargil war emphatically ! While today social media is abuzz with celebrations I tried looking up some of the archives of TOI, HT and other newspapers from 2001, 2005 and then 2010 etc. Hardly a peep. Its as though the war … Read more
India – Ancient and Ever Afresh !
My country is safe, As long as, A young athlete has tears flowing unbidden As the national anthem plays.. My country is safe, As long as, A young martyrâs father laments, That he has no more sons to defend the Motherland, My country is safe, As long as, Another country gets no refugees, Fleeing from … Read more
Missing BalasahebÂ
I am not a fan of the Shiv Sena and their brand of politics but today I miss it’s founder and late supremo Balasaheb Thackeray. When Pakistan won a match and some Indians in Mumbai burst crackers and the Pakistani flag was waved in some streets, it was Balasaheb who didn’t mince words and asked … Read more
India …Â
I received this as a forward on Whatsapp and don’t know who this person is, but what he/she has said is probably the best definition for India. Didn’t want to miss sharing this more widely and also to digitally preserve it, hence adding it to my blog. If any of the readers of my blog … Read more
Catch them youngÂ
Dear ModiJi, I will be writing to you every week on issues that I think are important and need your attention. I believe that someday you will get to read them, until then, I hope they serve the readers of my blog as a platform to have a sane discussion. Unfortunately, the “paid” media is … Read more