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Give Peace a Chance

Thank god the Gateway rally went off without any untoward incidents! I’m always thankful when my psychosis is proved wrong. J
It was quite an emotional moment for Mumbai I hear. People present tell tales of people breaking down and crying at the sight of our beloved Taj in tatters. Watching all the candle lighting, Mashaal [...]

Citizen action or Passionate stupidity?

It’s been almost a week to the terror attacks and all of India has gone into an overdrive. Political action aside, citizens are so enraged they are planning all kinds of citizen protests, actions etc. We’re all feeling passionately about this whole episode, but there needs to be some level of practical thinking we need [...]

The big Indian Blame game!

As usual after anything big that happens, people have to find someone to blame. Post the Mumbai terror attacks, Politicians are going into a tizzy demanding each other’s resignations. They’re so busy blaming each other and asking for our votes in the same breath that they’re really not doing anything about the security situation we [...]

Times… they are changing!

I have lived in cities like Bangalore, Calcutta and Mumbai and have spent considerable time in each of them. I’ve been in Mumbai for over 5 years now and there have been quite a few things that have happened in these years that have made my mum call me in hysteria to ensure I was [...]

A new era of Indian Politics?

As Indians, I am sure all of us are quite used to watching the babu type politicians that we have for leaders, shout, fight and generally create ruckus over everything. It’s quite a common sight watching them lift their dhoti in annoyance, bang tables, chairs and throw books at anything that appears like opposition. They [...]

Mumbai: Culturally diverse or inherently Racist?

So many cultures, religions, regions… Mumbai would call itself proudly a city with many hues. There are allegiances to faiths, religions, regions, states, casts, and god know what not and yet we manage to live in relative harmony. Most of the time, that is…
The preamble to the Indian constitution states that we promise to ensure [...]

Terrorist Alert or Inflation Control?

We all know about the multiple bombs that have been going off in all our big cities… Bangalore, Ahemdabad, Surat…. The scare is touching all cities with people in Mumbai, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Chennai wondering when the terror train will hit their cities, Astrologers going in mystic convulsions predicting the next city to be hit, TV [...]