Spring was, of course, not far behind but still late by a couple of weeks. Soon, it was sworn in as the ruler of these parts of the earth. As far as winter was concerned it did give way to spring but not before leaving traces of its contributions so that spring will find it …
Month: March 2011
Time to choose…
Was this the face that launched…?
The old woman was at it again! She seemed to be fed up with the teenager’s repeated, “No grandma….â€. I was busy myself, looking for an apt book that could be gifted to my friend’s daughter on her birthday. Though I had selected the book I wanted to buy, I kept on pulling out books …
Freebies, freebies, all the way!
There seems to be a surfeit of freebies in some states in India. The list of such items is too long to repeat them here. Most of the items are meant for students who are supposed to be poor and down-trodden. Of late, freebies have transcended all limits and it is almost ‘free for all’. …
In search of leak proof materials
The best of the worst!
‘Sympathy’ channel was on its unique path of spotting the worst performers in various fields ranging from sports to music. So far, they have already picked up the worst performers in sports and games; the worst painter, the worst in general knowledge and so on. And finally, it was music. In order to make sure …
Some resemblances
Ooty and Vancouver may be poles apart, literally, but there are certain similarities, climate-wise and to some extent, between people. Not that they look like distant cousins or have same food habits or language. Though Ooty is one of the cities in Tamilnadu [south India], the inhabitants have different backgrounds ranging from languages to festivals …
Vote sharing!
Globalization of Regionalism!
There is no denying the fact that India is democratic to the core and the people enjoy various rights that go with democracy. But there seems to be an overemphasis on rights and belittling of duties. With the advent of coalition politics, the prime minister of the country and the chief ministers of certain states …