Posts Tagged ‘Mumbai’
Swarathma Launches Debut Album
One of India's leading folk-rock-fusion bands, Swarathma, has launched its album in the first week of January. Being the former manager of the band, it gives me immense pleasure to inform you dedicated readers (3 of you in all) that the album will be available online in a short while. In the meanwhile if you are either in Mumbai or Delhi, [...]
What is the point of it all?
Following my post on how we should come to terms with the concept of collateral damage if we're ever to retaliate effectively against terrorism, I've noticed another trend that I wanted to write about. As I type this post out, there are solidarity marches being held in major Indian cities including my very own, with people gathering in huge [...]
My Cousin’s Wedding and Other Stories
Well, I made up the other stories part so you'd start reading, but I wouldn't hold it against you if you were to just close the window. So, on Saturday evening, I left Bangalore for Mangalore via train and returned on Monday morning. It had been almost two years since I had visited Mangalore, and that was in January 2007 for the wedding of a [...]
Compulsory Military Service
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 civilian [...]
Paranoia Sets In
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 side of the bus stand, despite the fact that I was listening to [...]
The Bhagavad Gita’s Message
"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 our present day [...]
Mumbai Attacks and Collateral Damage
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 distance we'd tend to keep [...]
Citizen Matters
Citizen Matters Author Page The list below is not exhaustive, and will be updated as and when more stuff is published. Article on Sunday Jams in Bangalore - Music lovers of Bangalore may miss their monthly dose of original music in earnest, unless the Sunday Jammers get back their 'Music Strip' in Cubbon park and are allowed to tune in [...]
