Krumikulacitam Laalaalkinnam Vigandhi Jugupsitam|
Nirupamarasam Preetyaa Khaadannaraasthi Niraamisham||
Surapatimai Shvaa Paarshvastham Vilokya Na Shankate|
Nahi Ganayati Kshudro Jantuh Parigrahaphalgutaam||
Engrossed in joy the
Cur chews incessantly on
The putrid, worm-ridden, spit-drooling, fleshless piece of human bone oblivious in
Even the presence of Indra just as
The Knave knows no shame in
Cringing before another for worthless
Altruism, charity or largesse.
(Ed: This verse like several others [...]
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price. — Samuel Johnson
China suddenly seems keen to rediscover its “lost” ties with India.
Following the footprints of Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese contingent of over 40 people will traverse the forbidden terrain of Central Asia to recreate the great monk’s arduous journey from Xian to India through Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, unlike Hiuen Tsang who travelled on [...]
Svaayattamekaantagunam Vidhaatraa|
Vinirmitam Chhaadanamagnataayaah||
Visheshatah Sarvavidaam Samaaje|
Vibhooshanam Mounamapanditaanaam||
Verily has (Lord) Brahma provided
The most powerful weapon to use as one pleases;
An ornament of the Ignorant,
Silence adorns the Illiterate in the company of the Erudite.
(As a complement, it is worthwhile to read this in conjunction with this quote: By silence I hear other men’s imperfections, and conceal my own.)
Yadaakinchit [...]
Our Red comrades lead some real spicy lives.
To win the moral battle against the Maoists and regain the faith of the people, the Jharkhand police are distributing a CD that ‘exposes’ the double standards of the leaders preaching political extremism.
The 30-minute CD released by the state police in April contains footage showing training centres [...]
Vyaalam Baalamrinaalatantubhirasau Roddhum Samujjrumbhate|
Chhettum Vajramaneem Shireeshakusumapraantena Sannahyati||
Maadhuryam Madhubindunaa Racayitum Kshaaraambudhereehate|
Netum Vaanchhati Yah Khalaanpathi Sataam Sookhtairsudhaasyandibhih||
A rutted elephant can be calmed by tying it with tender lotus fibers
A hole can be drilled into a diamond with the Shirish flower
The salty ocean can be sweetened by adding but a drop of nectar
But none can drill sense into [...]
The Pioneer edit page on secularer-than-thou HRD Minister, Arjun Singh is scathing.
On the rampage
The Pioneer Edit Desk
While not an agreeable pastime, reading Mr Arjun Singh’s mind is not rocket science either. It is quite clear that apart from indulging in crude identity politics, the Human Resource Development Minister’s intention in foisting a 27 [...]
Justice has been served after a short yawn of time, Salman Khan gets 5 years of rigorous imprisonment.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan was today sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment and sent to central jail here by a local court in connection with the black buck poaching case.
Salman has been exceptional in riding roughshod with [...]
Here’s my next installment of the Neeti Shataka. The verses are in no specific order but they are kind of thematic: Bhartruhari talks about fools in these. The poet stretches the limits of exaggeration in two verses here if only to add greater force. The sheer ridiculousness of exaggeration serves its aim: read and judge [...]
Nepal is in news again.
Over 1000 protestors were arrested in Nepal on the first day of an Opposition-sponsored general strike against King Gyanendra’s direct rule even as 21 people including an Indian were killed in clashes between Maoists and security forces and a subsequent Army chopper crash.
Nepal’s sorry state doesn’t seem to be in a [...]
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