I dashed my mother’s fond dream of seeing me become an accomplished singer of Carnatic classical music. For some, Carnatic music will alone suffice. The classical is superfluous, a given. I trained under at least four gurus, three of whom were little-known, and the other, quite renowned. I learnt a smattering of the art over [...]
To all those familiar with the story of Nala, here’s a question: why did the snake bite Nala and transform him into an ugly and deformed being?
Those not familiar with this part of Nala’s story–and the hint is here–here goes: when Nala was wandering in the forest, he came across a huge forest [...]
Circa 1955. Source: May issue of Housekeeping Monthly.
Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they [...]
Darkness at Noon is one of the pioneering anti-communism books authored by Arthur Koestler, a man of many talents. It was published in 1940, when the death-dance of Communism was in full vigour throughout the world. Koestler’s success in swimming against the tide is evident from the insights his book provides.
A former member of [...]
In an ironically titled post, But now we can start again, Nitin at the Acorn ponders over the the remodelled, re-equipped, and re-energized terrorist apparatus in Pakistan. He wrote that post just three days ago.
The fireworks have started.
In a major infiltration bid across the Line of Control (LoC) near the Gurez sector, the Army [...]
The Supreme Court has struck down the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act.
Striking down the Assam migrants act, the Supreme Court said the 22-year-old decree had not only been ineffective but also contradictory to the stated objective of checking unlawful influx.
The verdict turned the ruling Congress, which had fought hard to retain the act, into [...]
Show us not the aim without the way
For ends and means on earth are so entangled
That changing one, you change the other too;
Each different path brings other ends in view.
Ferdinand Lassalle
Worth committing to memory.
Wikipedia has more on Lassalle.
bares his heart. His debut Shiva is still one of my favourites. It’s not just for that cycle-chain yanking scene that I like the movie.
At least eight years have passed since I had that memorable evening tea at Victoria Hotel. The setting definitely reminded made you feel like some distinguished officer of the Raj sipping the evening tea sitting on the terrace, or in the garden, which greeted your eyes the moment you acknowledged the salute of the guards [...]
I realize I’ve not updated my blogroll for quite sometime. Here goes the list of blogs–some new, some old but undiscovered by me–in no specific order:
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