“Nation-wide agitation†“Our party will fight against itâ€. These are the newspaper headlines, quoting various opposition leaders. And the reason? The government of India has announced an increase in the prices of Petroleum products and cooking gas. No doubt, it is a heavy burden on people who are already struggling in the wake of food …
Month: June 2010
Linguistic fanaticism
One’s attachment to one’s language or rather, one’s mother tongue is quite natural but when it crosses all limits and tends to ignore or condemn other languages, the love becomes blind and self-defeating. These people, especially the purists among them would not allow any new words or phrases to enter into their beloved language, if …
An auto-driver’s predicament
Some Orthodox, elderly women were sitting on one of the steps leading to an ancient temple in Tamilnadu. They seemed to be tensed up. “It is getting late. Anything could happen to her… Poor thing…â€, one of them said. “Our prayer wont go in vain… the almighty will save her…â€, the other one pacified. All …
By the wink of an eye
Were these the hills that drove the inhabitants helter-skelter in search of their woollen outfits that lay scattered all over in their houses? Summer was at its peak. With their warm clothes and caps off their bodies, the people looked trim and younger, and their smiles were free from twists and turns. Of course, they …
Hats off to the capitalists!
There are some problem states in India which are under constant threat from the political extremists who make their presence felt either by attacking public properties (mainly the railways) or by killing innocent people. These extremists have certain safe areas which are difficult to penetrate by the state police or the central security forces, mainly …
Friend, philosopher and guide!
It was a pleasant surprise to me when I saw Gajendran near an Ashram where he had come with some of his colleagues to attend a religious function. He was himself a philosopher and it seemed he was waiting for an opportune moment to sneak out of the Ashram. On seeing him, after a gap …
If music be food of love, play on…
The same location, the same song, the same couple, the same co-dancers and the same mesmerizing effect! It was so, a decade ago and it will be so after decades. When I heard the background music of this song, I was hurrying through a footpath by the side of a crowded street. I stopped for …