With great pleasure and utmost satifaction at having finally read something which has elicited a standing ovation, right here, before my laptop and in the presence of my office table, t.v., notes, all bearing silent testimony to this uncharacteristic burst of unveiled appreciation. . I present to you excerpts from the speech of Suketu mehta,award winning writer par excellence,delivered at the India Today conclave. (more…)
March 30, 2006
March 27, 2006
Meher Bhargava..Mata Durga
The title may seem a bit over the top.But I do not recall a single other instance when a mother-in-law has admonished dangerous criminals for teasing her daughter-in -law, demanded an apology and then paid for it with her life.
On this courageous and astonishingly brave Meher Bhargava I had writtenas early as March 7th hoping and praying that she will recover.
But she is no more. (more…)
March 19, 2006
India needs more such ‘Mahants’
Mahant- literally means Maha anant or supreme bliss ,mahaan atma or great soul who enjoys supreme bliss..
After what seems like aeons, have heard of somebody who has done something more than pay cursory lip service to deserve this title.
He has single handedly, merely by the force of his presence and weight of his words averted what could have been a major crisis in Varanasi.
Not just that.
His stand and averments made renowned lyricist poet Javed Akhtar (husband of actress Shabana Azmi) exclaim “I want to touch his feet!”
After reading the report, one is compelled to boldly assert
“MAHANT JI WE ARE PROUD OF YOU”.
Know more about Mahant Virbhadra Mishra
Are you facing a Quarter life crisis?
Don’t quite know what that means? Its not some mumbo jumbo but IMHO a really thought provoking terminology, coined I daresay for the youth , by the youth.
Simply put, it is the period between ages 21-29, when yougsters are reacting to the bombardment of information of newer choices and are enjoying the ‘thinking out of the box ‘ syndrome. (more…)
March 13, 2006
Bravo Wahida!!
A proud moment for Indian womanhood.
A first for Indian history.
A Woman led the passing out parade of the Indian Armed Forces at Pune today.
That she is Wahida, a Muslim from Kashmir is important only to prove once and for all the undoubtedly secular nature of our country. (more…)
Sachiniti 