No gays?
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Most of the countries which permit gay activities are basically from Americas (North and South) and Europe, though not all. What I want to say is that it is predominantly the Christian white countries where this is legal. In India, while Deobandis say that Islam does not permit homosexual behavior I would like to point out that there are Muslim countries like Iraq (since 2003), Bahrain (since 1976--Gosh!!!!), Jordan (1951----Would you believe this?), Indonesia and Malaysia, where this is legal.... |
Burn the Burqa
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Can any of you imagine women working in corporate offices wearing a Burqa? Can you imagine women fighting elections wearing a Burqa? Can you imagine a woman flying an airplane wearing a Burqa? Can you imagine a woman playing golf wearing a Burqa? Can you imagine a woman teaching in college wearing a Burqa? Can you imagine a woman doing military service wearing a Burqa? Can you imagine a Prime Minister or a President or just an ordinary minister wearing a Burqa?... |
A life gone waste
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A person who started off as symbol of hope and change ended up as a symbol of despair and self destruction. The world today is surely mourning his death but in times to come I believe his contribution to music and entertainment will always be hyphenated with his eccentricities and pedophile allegations. A life which could have gone on to achieve what no one else in the music world could was wasted away and cut short. No, he didn't deserve to die when he was just 50. Not this way. ... |
Sarabjeet will not be hanged
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Most of you guys would have been shocked yesterday to hear the news of Sarabjit's petition being turned down by Pakistan's Supreme Court. Well, don't be, because after this now there is only one person in Pakistan who has the authority to over rule the Supreme Court's verdict. His name is Asif Ali Zardari. And that, my dear friends, is the whole game plan.... |
Women and their predicament
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Do you guys remember the scene from Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge where Farida Jalal tells her daughter that even in this age a woman is not equal to a man, wherever you may be? And that they never will be either? Well, even though the movie is more than fifteen years old the saying is still correct. Women are not equal to a man. Reasons for this are far too many to start counting. But what is worth talking about are the ways in which the Indian society in general and the Indian govt in particular treat women and are both guilty of subjugating women in ways that are typical of the Indian mindset.... |
Shiney Ahuja is guilty
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Now here's what I think happened. Firstly I partly agree with Anupam that Shiney is not a rapist, not a conventional rapist at least. I don't think it was a case of Shiney attacking the maid just because she was alone in the house with him. To me it seems that both Shiney and the maid had a liking for each other and they must have engaged in 'innocent' romance on the sly in the past few days. ... |
Do not talk with Pakis
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Well, it was just a few days back that our Prime Minster, Mr Manmohan Singh spoke in the parliament and said that there will be no talks till such time Pakistan takes some action to control the terror groups operating from within Pakistan. And now he has done the exact opposite and met Asif Zardari in Russia and had a chat for good about 45 minutes. What I do not understand is why the hell did he meet him? ... |
Stupid Cupid
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Amongst all the chaos created by the Indian Cricket Team and Shiney Ahuja we nearly missed this one about Begum Fiza. Remember, she created a big furore when Chand Mohammad just dumped her and vanished. There were reports that she even tried to commit suicide. Off course, she recovered and then called for press conferences where she read out love messages stored on her phone.... |
Dhoni Ki Dhulai
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I possibly can't talk of anything else today. I'm filled with anger, frustration and disappointment at the way our team lost consecutive matches, first against West Indies and now England, with the result that they are now out of the T20 World Cup. Pathetic display of cricket by the team, especially in the game against England. Examples of lousy play were there for all to see. Be it lousy bowling by Ishant Sharma or misfield by Yuvraj or pathetic batting by Gambhir, Raina, Rohit or even by Dhoni himself.... |
No offence meant to Tamils
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When I wrote this post Why did Prabhakaran die on 18 May? I did not know that it will generate so much of interest. But it did. Some for good and some for bad reasons too. I'm not sure why but few Tamils (I think so) got this impression that I was against them and their cause in Sri Lanka. So much so that someone wrote lousy stuff in their comments(in Tamil) which was brought to my notice by one of the readers... |
Virender Sehwag should be punished
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this is not the first time that someone from Indian cricket team has done something like this. Ravi Shastri did it in 1992 against Aussies when he hid an injury on his knee and did not play any match. Javagal Srinath did it in 1998 against West Indiies. Recently it was Munaf Patel in 2007 when he hid an injury to his ankle when the team went to West Indies, again.... |
Open letter to Sheetal Mafatlal
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Hello Sheetal, How are you? Yes, I know you are in trouble. My heartfelt sympathies to you. I hope you had a reasonably decent time while you were being interrogated. I hope there were no mosquitoes there and the AC was working. And I hope the cops treated you well. ... |
We all are racists here
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While we all talk of racism we coolly ignore the issue of casteism within India. Now, you guys may question that there is a difference. You may say that racism is not the same as casteism in India. But tell you what, I don't think so. I feel they are one and the same thing. Yes, there's a physical aspect to racism in the sense that in racism, discrimination is based on the color of your skin and how you look. But it's still discrimination. It's implications are the same.... |
Should Indians abroad unite against racist attacks
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We all love expressing 'concerns'. Our govt too loves to express 'concern'. The Australian High Commissioner to India John McCarthy has also expressed his 'concern'. The Aussie PM Kevin Rudd has also done the same. WOW! Everyone is so 'concerned' these days. Tell you what, I give a rat's ass to their lousy concerns. It doesn't mean a damn thing to me. Do you know why?... |
Nobody gives a damn for you and me
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On the face of it the Americans say that they will ensure that Pak stops aiding terrorists. But what has been done to achieve this? Nothing much to speak of. Yes, Some lousy idiots have been arrested by Pakis but no one who really mattered has been put behind bars let alone punished. This, despite the fact they have all been assuring us for the last decade or so. And therefore one has to be an absolute moron to believe that crap! And quite possibly we are morons to continue believing the Americans and Pakis.... |
Keep the faith
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According to Sikhism no one, not even the Akal Takht which is the supreme holy body of Sikhs can declare any Sikh or group heretical or blasphemous. So those who perpetrated this crime in Vienna are going against their very own religion. But that's just the philosophical part of this whole thing which in any case no one is interested in. All they are interested in is money and power that goes with these various gurudwaras and sects.... |
Whats cooking guys?
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By now you guys know pretty well that I’m pretty conscious about my weight and apart from workouts (which I’ll talk about some other time), I keep juggling with various healthy and low-cal recipes and ideas which I would like to share with you.... |
Obey your wife: Why should SC say something like this?
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I really loved this one. Husbands should obey their wives, that's what Supreme Court of India says. They might as well have made this the law. Something like- obey traffic rules. That would have really energized the entire lot of married women of the country. In fact there is a lesson here for the political parties of the country. If they make this a law they'll at least get 35-40% of the voters on their side which will be enough for them to enable them to form a govt conveniently (Congress formed a govt with much less % of votes). And Joru ka ghulam would not be so demeaning then.... |
Allies or Headless Chickens
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One must never lose one's head because if you do you are no better than a 'Headless Chicken'. When Rononjoy Sen used this phrase to describe our politicians he was dead right, although he was made to apologize for it. The attitude that UPA allies(!) have displayed over sharing of berths in the Union Cabinet only shows that they are indeed nothing else but 'Headless Chickens'.... |
Hang the loser
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We all like people being made scapegoats. It helps everyone except, off course, the scapegoat. Those parties who make scapegoats feel happy about having done something to avenge their loss and for people like you and me it would seem that these parties have made amends for their follies. And so for these elections here are my picks for being scapegoats.... |
Why did Prabhakaran die on 18th May?
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Yeah, killing of Prabhakaran on 18 May is not incidental. It was planned by Sonia Gandhi. Yeah, you got that right. It was planned by Sonia Gandhi and executed by Sri Lankans. It is quite clear that she had asked the Sri Lankans to go slow till such time the results in India were declared.... |
Why Rahul Gandhi does not deserve a cabinet berth?
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On the face of it my statement may provoke diabolical response from people. After all, they say that he is one of the main reasons behind the victory of Congress. He may be but I have my very strong reasons to say that he's not yet ready to be a minister in the cabinet.... |
UPA victory: what it means?
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I would like to point out that every party which has lost when asked about the reasons for their losses has said that they will sit down and analyze the same. Bullshit, I say. BATTI BUND HAI SABKI. They don't know what hit them. You can make that out from their long faces. They can keep analyzing but for now the game is over. ... |
BJP needs to apologise to this country
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The people of the country have spoken and, for a change, they have spoken quite decisively. And it's against BJP. In my opinion they feel that BJP needs to apologize to the country for Gujarat riots, among other things. They need to shed their image of being rigid and stuck up on issues like Hindutatva and morality. I know its a big ask but just take a look at Congress. They apologized to Sikhs for 1984 and they have been forgiven more or less. Their victory in Punjab in today's results proves this beyond doubt.... |
Racism against Indians: Give it back to them
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Apart from their white skin stuff there is another reason why they don't like Indians. It's because we as a nation are doing much better than these people in these difficult times, and quite possibly at their cost. They are all going down while we are going up. That's the main reason why they feel stuck up with us. Go on India, give these guys a... |
Why should voting be compulsory?
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I cast my vote yesterday. And so did my husband. According to a report in Times Of India 53% voters from Delhi exercised their franchise. Some would say JOLLY GOOD, that's better than 2004 when it was only 47%. The Asian Age went a step further to say Delhi outshines Mumbai where only 42% voting was registered on 30 April 09. Ridiculous, if you ask me. Since when did Mumbai become a benchmark to be gauged with?... |
Should Islam reach out?
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If you ask any non Muslim about his opinion on Islam it is quite likely that he or she will say that it is a rigid religion which restricts freedom of expression and movement, especially for women. Some would also say that this religion spreads hatred and teaches you JIHAD ... |
My issues with the Gandhi family
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When Priyanka Gandhi said that she was wearing her grandmother's sari it was national news. The media went berserk in trying to find the similarities between Priyanka and Indira Gandhi. Some said that she's got her grandmother's nose. Yet another said that her eyes are also similar to Indira Gandhi and blah blah blah!! Will someone please tell our media to stop this tomfoolery and grow up?... |
Should Bollywood stars contest elections?
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Govinda did not ask even a single question or raise any issue in Lok Sabha. His attendance was also a dismal 12%. Dharmendra was worse. Not only did he not raise any issue in the Parliament his attendance was a mere 1.5%. Would you guys believe that they were forced by Congress and BJP respectively to come for the trust vote last year, where TV cameras shot Govinda looking morose and out of place?... |
List of things I did to maintain my flat belly?
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You'd remember sometime ago in one of my previous posts "Getting a flat belly", I mentioned that I had reached quite a satisfactory level of fitness in achieving a flat belly, after having my second baby through a C-Section. Now I agree that it's not so easy but not that difficult also. It can be done, only needs the will power to do so. That's why I gave myself a pat on the back when I achieved what I did. Having said that, now comes the most difficult part....well, maintaining a flat belly... |
BJP should've highlighted KANDHAHAR
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Yes, BJP should've highlighted KANDAHAR and that too in a big way. Surprised? Yeah, I know you guys are. But I sincerely feel that this could've been used to influence the public opinion on the emotional issue of J&K as well as security of the country in general. Well, I can actually hear you guys saying- HOW? Just read on.... |
Monster goes by the name of teacher
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In US in Feb this year a teacher was punished for showing a video to his class which had images of Hell. The teacher on his part says that he wanted to teach his pupils the ill effects of drinking but the school authorities thought that his actions were inappropriate. But that's the US not India. ... |
Why is a strong and stable Pakistan good for India?
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It's a general tendency amongst Indians to feel good whenever there is some news of Pakistan being humbled anywhere in the world, be it in any sports event or anything else. It's like if it's bad for Pakistan then it has to be good for India and vice versa. But it's absolutely wrong and shortsighted. ... |
Girl flogged in Pakistan: Shameful!!
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This innocent girl is no one else but Pakistan itself who is getting whipped repeatedly in public. Her shrieks like Pakistan's can be heard quite clearly but Taliban is not listening and they will not stop till such time this girl or Pakistan falls in line. This is what this incident symbolizes. The helplessness... |
Why will Obama fail in Iran?
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Yes, Obama will fail in Iran. There is no doubt about this. And that too for no fault of his. It's just that that he has become the President at the wrong time. Iran is too far ahead in it's nuclear program to consider stopping it now.... |
Indian neighbours burning!!!
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They say that you can't change your neighbors. They also say that if your neighbors are developing so will you and if they are peaceful so will you be. But unfortunately, in India's case they are anything but peaceful. Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and now Bangladesh are all burning. When the fires burning in these countries are so strong and fierce how can India remain unaffected by all this? It surely has spilled over pretty fast and is now threatening to consume India as well.... |
Die blogger die!!!!!
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They don't like people to speak too much. Be it communist, military or even democracy, no govt likes their countrymen to speak too much. Ever since people started blogging on the internet these govts realized that it was a major tool available to commoners which could be used to whip up public opinion, in many cases against them as well. And they could never allow that. ... |
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February 27 2009 | Comment(7)
Pakistan's deal with terrorists is justified
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Yeah, that’s right in my opinion the Pak army and their Govt may be justified in striking a deal with terrorists. I’m sure you guys are surprised, to say the very least. And that too coming from an Indian? I gotta be crazy to say something like this. But read again, I say that they may be justified in striking a deal. I never said that it is the correct thing to do. Get the difference between these two things? Even if you don’t, just read on. I have some very solid reasons to say all this.
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February 21 2009 | Comment(2)
13 year old dad! Is this correct?
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This is the story of Alfie Patten, a 13 year old boy in UK (although he looks more like an 8 year old). He's like any other 13 year old but just that that he's dad too. The mum is a 15 year old girl Chantelle Steadman. When asked about this the boy said that he thought 'it would be good to have a baby'. Good to have a baby when you yourself are just 13? What kind of a 13 year old says that? What kind of parents allow this sort of behavior? And just how did all this happen in the first place? ... |
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February 15 2009 | Comment(4)
Should Euthanasia and 'Assisted Suicide' be legal?
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Her name is Eluana Englaro, She's a 37 year old Italian woman although in this photograph she's a young and happy 20 year old. That's because she could not have smiled at this stage of her life. You see you can't really smile when you're in coma. And she's been in that state for the last 17 years. Moreover, she's dead now.... |
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February 12 2009 | Comment(4)
What a stupid women Fiza is?
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How stupid can a women be? And we are talking about a well educated govt servant and an Assistant Attorney General to boot! Did she really expect Chander Mohan or Chand Mohammad to give up his high profile job, snap all ties with his super rich family and lead a life of penury with her? If she did she must have been living in a fool's paradise, which, I'm sure she has realized by now.... |
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February 02 2009 | Comment(5)
Mangalore attack on girls: SHAMEFUL!!!
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Is it wrong for a girl to drink in a bar? Is it wrong for a girl to accompany a boy to a bar or a pub? Does she have to take permission from these so called 'Moral Policemen' before she indulges in it? Those are a few basic questions we need to answer before we start calling ourselves a 'Progressive Society'.... |
Will Prabhakaran survive the Sri Lankan onslaught?
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The LTTE is losing ground, literally, and very fast at that. They have lost their HQs at Killinochhi and now they are holed up in their last remaining stronghold of Mullaittivu. Sri Lankan forces have cut off all logistic and escape routes from Mullaittivu. Most people are giving just a few days more to LTTE.... |
Getting a flat belly!!!!!
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I am second-time mother of a not yet 4-month old. Now my baby has some kind of routine which allows me time to think about myself among other things. And believe me this ‘ME TIME” is something I was longing for a long long time. I have always been a fitness freak and more so now after two babies through c-section. So the first thing on my mind is getting back into shape and more so into my old jeans without holding my breath. Ya, that's a trick which works if you put on a few pounds……... |
Should India attack Pakistan?
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I had initially written this post on 22 Dec 08 after Mumbai attacks. Ever since this post has been the most popular post on the blog. Also, its still a very relevant subject given the fact that not much has changed after this. And so I decided not only to renew it but also add my thoughts as I feel today. So here goes-
"My heart says YES. Pakistan is one country who has been sponsoring terror not just in India but throughout the world. The Pakistani govt may deny it's involvement in terror attacks but the fact... |
Come cry with me, my countrymen
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I’m weeping today, literally. I'm weeping because our polity can still not come together to fight this monster. I'm weeping because I know our leaders will go back to their routine of stupid rhetoric and no action in a few months from now.
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