Some time last week, when I was driving on National Highway (NH) 47 with my wife and daughter, some high-school students standing on the side of the road indicated with their gestures that their destination was in the same direction as we were travelling, and that they would like to come with us. I didn’t […]
Importance of being Honest
It seems that while a large majority agrees that people should be honest most of the times, many of them also think that it is okay to lie in some of the very specific cases “if the situation demands it”. There are also some, who are of the opinion that it is okay as long […]
When the approximation becomes the actual…
When I ask people who are not so well versed with mathematics, what is pi? I often get the answer 22/7. It is even more surprising that many of them know that pi is irrational whereas 22/7 is not. Let me recollect what pi is for the sake of those who do not remember it well enough. […]
The Right to Live, and to Die
This is a thought that I have always had, and wanted to share. However, a news item that I read today, which said social activist and Iron lady of Assam Irom Sharmila will be flown to Delhi today to appear in court in connection with a case charged under IPC 309 (attempt to commit suicide) […]
Using Licensed Images in Blog, the Right Way
Quality media, especially colourful images, make a blog attractive on the very first look, and encourage readers to take a closer look and actually taste the contents. Initially I was unsure of how to do this without the risk of infringing on somebody else’s copyright. I also couldn’t find many resources on the net that […]
The Prisoner and the Wasp
He was the oldest inmate of the Central Jail. Being in solitary confinement, he kept to the world of his own thoughts. He had no friends, except a wasp that shared his cell with him. The cell had two high windows which were the only link between him and the outer world. The left (while […]
Living with Differences – the Indian Ideal
In 1947, when India got independence, the country was divided in two in accordance with the two-nation theory proposed by Mohammed Ali Jinnah. He claimed that Hindus and Muslims were separate nations sharing only a geographical region. It is well-known that this thought was a result of the divide-and-rule policy which was conscientiously followed by […]
My Experience with Blogster
Long long ago, when I was in college and had a lot of free time on hand, I used to blog on a platform/community called Blogster under the pseudonym of meanderthalis. In spite of all technical and functional shortcomings of platform, it was a good social experience, thanks to many of the bloggers there who […]
The Seeds of a Crime
Images of Velupillai Prabhakaran’s young son eating biscuits (presumably in Sri Lankan military custody) and later lying dead on the ground shot through the chest, that were in the news yesterday were literally heartbreaking. When that initial shock and pain in the heart eased, many questions popped up. Is this news true? Why would they […]
Salarying Housewives
Late last year, there was news of a law being drafted, that would require husbands to pay a “salary” to his wife if the latter were a homemaker. As expected, there were many discussions on this law and, interestingly, some men’s groups vehemently opposed this proposal. I am very much for gender neutral laws in […]