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Archive for November, 2008

In the light of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, our government, our intelligence, our security forces and the public will probably end up doing a lot of introspection and soul-searching, in order to try and find ways of dealing with such situations.
Sometimes, one gets to wonder what the outcome of these attacks would’ve been had our [...]

Paranoia Sets In

Posted on November 28, 2008 - Filed Under blog

The first time after the Bangalore serial blasts, I had to head towards Majestic to a bookstore to pick up a few text books for my sister. This was about a week after July 25th ‘08, and as I alighted from the bus and walked up on the bridge that leads towards the Majestic theatre [...]

The Bhagavad Gita’s Message

Posted on November 28, 2008 - Filed Under blog

“When all other means have failed and it is necessary to protect one’s borders, wives, children and culture, war can become Dharma.”
Lord Krishna’s message to Arjuna before the battle of Kurukshetra, when he was in a dilemma regarding whether or not he should take up arms is something that we can learn from even in [...]

Mumbai Attacks and Collateral Damage

Posted on November 28, 2008 - Filed Under blog

Two days into the stand-off between our forces and the terrorists, we’re an angry bunch of people. The sheer audacity of the acts perpetrated by the terrorists has left many of us rubbing our eyes in disbelief.
However, once the reality has set in, and we’ve become aware of the gravity of the situation, the customary [...]

Tour of Nilgiris

Posted on November 27, 2008 - Filed Under blog

The primary objective behind my picking up my cycle, aside from being über-cool and awesomer, was to use it as a means of commuting, because I want to exercise but I have no enthusiasm (a.k.a NED) to go to the gym, and cycling seems like the best option to save up on gymming as well [...]