Month: August 2011

Facts and Fiction, Issues in India, P U Krishnan, Politics in India

Beware of distorted information

Of late, we hear a lot of new versions of history or rather, some historic events. These ‘historians’ discover the other side of certain well known events by picking up facts published in some obscure newspapers of the by gone days. The quarrel between princely states or some communal uprisings which would have taken place …

Facts and Fiction, Humor, In real life, Issues in India, Ooty, P U Krishnan, People, Philosophy, Politics in India, Strikes and Protests, Television

“SIMPLE CHAPS WITH BIG IDEAS”

When the air is thick with a burning topic, it is very difficult for the people to come to any conclusions. Politicians react in a way that is detrimental to the rival parties, though they themselves know that the stand taken by the rivals are not much different from their’s. The intellectuals have no motives …

Domestic, Facts and Fiction, Groningen, International, Netherlands, Ooty, P U Krishnan, Travel, Vancouver

When your mind reigns supreme

It was a tempting evening. The sky was clear but it was not all that warm because of the bone-chilling wind. I was caught between desire to go out for a walk and an excuse to sit at home and watch the TV but i could overcome the filthy excuse, all because of one of …

Domestic, Facts and Fiction, Groningen, Humor, In real life, International, Netherlands, Ooty, P U Krishnan, Travel

On your home ground but…

On seeing me, the newspaper agent pretends to heave a sigh of relief and says “Pleasant surprise indeed.. after a long time…” and then he opens the receipt book and writes my name, address and the amount, “It’s gone up a little.” “Ok”, I say and give him the money. He gets his money but …