After a relentless struggle against the forces that controlled everything from the heavens, the sky unburdened itself under the watchful eyes of the sun who seemed to be in deep slumber for three or four days. What I saw in the morning was something that I have read only in books and newspapers now and …
Month: November 2010
Talent does what it can, but genius does what it must.
From cabbage to king, she handles any subject with ease. Not that she is an expert on these subjects, but serves as a bridge between the callers and the guests who answer the questions relating to various subjects like education, job opportunities, medicine, fashion fabrics, facials, finance and investments, and so on. Most of the …
Miles to go!
“India is no longer an emerging power… it has already emergedâ€, President Obama said during his visit to India and the whole world would have taken note of this emphatic statement. And, undoubtedly, it was music to the ears of Indians, specially to the ruling front headed by the Indian National Congress. But the consequences …
Old order changeth; yielding place to new…
Whiter than snow and as sweet as SWEET could be. Yes, you are right. I am talking about sugar, the refined offspring of the sugar cane. Its siblings, the jaggery brown and jaggery black got only a step motherly treatment from the customers. Sugar seemed to be the indispensable stuff for coffee, tea and all …
Have some patience, please
Freedom of expression is one of the jealously guarded rights in a democratic country. We don’t have to swallow the government’s version of any issue. The rejoinder from the affected party pops up almost immediately. Maybe both are misleading but you are at liberty to accept or reject either of the two versions or both. …
Global Warming… New Experiments
And now, it is “Animal agriculture!”… yet another culprit identified by the experts as the perpetrator of green house emissions. Hitherto, cars, trucks, planes and factores, besides deforestration were found guilty of polluting the atmosphere and damaging ozone layer. There is of course greater awareness among the people about the negative effects of global warming …
The other side of the show!
“Undue importance is being given to the so-called intellectuals..um…†“Do you think the intellectuals should keep mum?†The person who conducts the debates on some TV channel interferes, without giving an opportunity to the participant to complete his/her views—may be because the said participant seemed to upset the plans of that particular channel. “Not exactly†…