Category: issues


  • Rant

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    Today I got my self worth evaluated by a girl who thought I was too average looking or not smart enough to be styled by a celebrity.I am known as a nice person among friends and colleagues (family will doubt that, because they get to experience my occasional outbursts). I am an educated, strong, empowered person.So…

  • #totally disconnected topics in the title.I remember a gunshot fight that happened in a school right across my apartment complex when I lived in Chicago. A few people were hurt, lots of cops vehicles and sirens abound the neighborhood. The security in the form of regular cop car patrols were increased in the following days.…

  • Standing up

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    Letting evil thrive :  from here I am thinking about the numerous times I have ignored guys (sometimes guy-friends) indulging in blatant objectification of women. I also have close guy-friends using the term ‘RAPE’ lightly around women. I have ignored that too. Instead of ignoring I think I could have spoken up and shown my…

  • At work few freshers have joined as trainees, who are allocated different mentors. As most of today’s generation goes (of course I talk like a granny, but get my gist, I am talking about a whooping 8 year difference between basic schooling) youngsters are inquisitive, energetic, full of enthusiasm. To me its a great defense…

  • The other day, brother came home pretty distraught. He had witnessed an accident. No one was hurt but what happened at the site was thought-worthy. An auto driver dashed an innova. The lanky auto driver pretty much shaken and in a fit of revenge parked his vehicle and got out. The innova back door opened and a very…

  • So today I was thinking, when Independence did happen, in India with all the historic preludes and struggles, what was the common man doing ? No, no it did not arise out of some deep philosophical quest for answers. Neither do I want to sound un-patriotic or raise fingers on anyone’s patriotic duty. I am…

  • Since the 4 of us (family) are hardly together, the moment brother announced his around new year’s eve trip, we planned a little excursion to Shegaon (the karmabhumi of Gajanan Maharaj)My views/thoughts about god are still evolving. Or so I think. And I have strictly no opinions about any religion. It always fails me why…

  • :-O :-O

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    read this as a friend’s status on facebook!!!!!“India is poor but Indians are not poor” says one of the Swiss bank directors. He says that “280 Lac Crore” of Indian money is deposited in Swiss banks which can be used for ‘tax less’ budget for 30 yrs. Can give 60 crore jobs to all Indians. From…

  • On domestic violence

    Recently while reading Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy which was based around crimes of domestic violence, physical and mental abuse I was quite inspired to write about the whole issue. Thinking that I would spoil the plot for potential readers I did not go ahead. But after reading Neha’s article I am more than inspired to write.…

  • Its 2.20 pm in the watch. The day before an exam/interview/first date always seems to go on forever.Again a look at the watch. Its just 2.23. Unbelievable! Sadly all the daily chores are done with. Its going to be a long day. One opens a newspaper website out of (boredom ?)The first thing one comes…