What is the point of it all?
Posted on December 3, 2008 - Filed Under blog
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 [...]
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 [...]
Read More..>>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 [...]
Churumuri
Posted on September 30, 2008 - Filed Under articles
Churumuri started off as a Mysore centric blog around the time Dr.Raj breathed his last, and has been a strongly popular blog managed by former editor of Outlook and Vijay Times, Mr.Krishna Prasad. I had written three pieces for this site, after which I’ve not had a chance to contribute to this venture.
However, what KP [...]
Telephone Terrorism
Posted on August 12, 2008 - Filed Under blog
Live Blogging:
This is happening as I type. Our workplace, which is a set of cubicles on our floor with each cubicle having a telephone extension, is under seige. Literally!
Each and every telephone in my vicinity has started ringing in synchronicity at the same time, since most of them have consecutive numbers, and this time, it [...]