Divan-e Ghalib

Ghalib

Thought I will share a wonderful, recent discovery of mine – a painstakingly created index of Mirza Ghalib‘s ghazals, with commentaries collected from various … [Continue reading Divan-e Ghalib]

Hands that serve…

Devi Shetty

A Facebook post of a friend led me to this article in The Wall Street Journal titled The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery. … [Continue reading Hands that serve…]

The Mahatma

Gandhi

As a rule I never post twice in a day. My output, as it is, is not mighty prolific! So if I happen to … [Continue reading The Mahatma]

Mustafa, Mustafa…

…don’t worry Mustafa. Thus went a song, composed by Oscar-winning A. R. Rahman from a Tamil movie that was extremely popular when I went … [Continue reading Mustafa, Mustafa…]

Move over Superman!

Got this through a forwarded email. I felt it was too funny to be skipped! Rajinikanth, as all Indians are aware, is the Amitabh … [Continue reading Move over Superman!]

How many times can a man turn his head?

There’s a song stuck in my head and for once I don’t want it out… —– “Yes, ‘n’ how many years can some people … [Continue reading How many times can a man turn his head?]

The Indian Overcrowding problem

I admit the last photo is just a testament to my very poor photo editing skills! But it has finally happened in India! … [Continue reading The Indian Overcrowding problem]

Gay Justice – II – The Repercussions

In my earlier post on the Delhi High Court’s historic judgement decriminalising same gender consensual sexual relationships, I had said that the religious protests … [Continue reading Gay Justice – II – The Repercussions]

Some humour to help alleviate the Monday blues…

I am not one for email forwards and my father knows that. So he only forwards quality stuff to me! Here is a collection … [Continue reading Some humour to help alleviate the Monday blues…]

Buying from Amazon in a non-Amazon country

This post was triggered by a couple of things. First, I was reading a nice guide the other day about buying stuff on Amazon … [Continue reading Buying from Amazon in a non-Amazon country]

Gay Justice

Gay sex decriminalised in India A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ruled that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal … [Continue reading Gay Justice]

R.I.P., King of Sarod

  How could I have missed this one?! Must have been the myriad goings-on in my life… Thanks to Prasun for bringing this to … [Continue reading R.I.P., King of Sarod]

Indonesia votes

My adopted country, Indonesia, is in the middle of elections. The first round where they elect their parliament, is over. Based on those results, … [Continue reading Indonesia votes]

Check your organs before you leave!

A typical appendicitis operation at a nursing home in Cuttack, Orissa, India. Check in to the hospital for the operation with one brain, one heart, … [Continue reading Check your organs before you leave!]

Google does an India thing!

Posted on the Google Blog.  Mowing with goats At our Mountain View headquarters, we have some fields that we need to mow occasionally to clear … [Continue reading Google does an India thing!]

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