Death
A reluctant life… unlived
When Krishnan told me that she had had a heart attack on Saturday night, I knew there was little chance that she will make it… Just intuition about a woman that I found fascinating. Jayalalitha, or Kamalavalli or Ammu or as she was called by millions “Amma” is gone from this life. I do believe … Read more
The consequences of inequality
A truck blew up in Nice….a few days back, young men shot at and killed other young people in Bangladesh…. a few days before that 200 people were killed in Saudi Arabia. The interval between terror strikes seems to shrink everyday and no nation is spared. The developed, the developing and the under-developed countries are … Read more
I wonder why …
I wanted to write this after the culprit in the Infosys employee Swathi’s murder case was caught, not before. He has been finally caught yesterday. The media circus has started with inane questions about the culprit’s food habits and why he did what he did and every channel has the breaking news about some small … Read more
I wonder why …
A couple of days back, a friend of mine posted on Facebook about a pregnant lady who died due to the negligence of the doctor. Apparently this is a gynaecologist who has had similar cases of other patients dying during childbirth because of her negligence. The post said that she cut an important artery while … Read more
Alam, you left too soon …
A mother lost a son, a wife lost her husband and a daughter lost her dad and many friends lost a dear friend on the 11th of May. We are struggling to find words of solace, we are struggling to come to terms with the reality that you are no more. Alam, its futile to … Read more
Shakti. Man.Shakti. Man
It was heart rending to see “Shaktiman” the horse’s leg being amputated. Whatever be the provocation, anyone taking a stick to an animal is not human. I don’t know if some other horse jostled Shaktiman from the back and he fell or Mr. Joshi hit him and he fell. Mr. Joshi had a stick in … Read more
Sethu – you crossed over too soon :(
He was in the conference room when I met Krishnan first and his black Fiat car was the one, Aporesh used everytime he came to Chennai and I got to ride in it during the management program too. He became a very dear friend and Krishnan and I have spent countless evenings in his house … Read more