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Smorgasbord: December 2012
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A place where I encounter, relish and challenge my scatteredness. Monday, December 31, 2012. Is There a Hierarchy in Rapes? There is no hierarchy in rapes but the culture that allowed deep divisions must be ready to introspect and apologise before it seeks healing. Yes, it is time for mourning. Unwarranted death, even that of a complete stranger, must aggrieve us. Yes, it is time for mourning. Innocence is trampled far too often in this sinful world. But time such as this also forces some questions on us.
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Smorgasbord: September 2013
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A place where I encounter, relish and challenge my scatteredness. Friday, September 13, 2013. Cherchez La Femme, Looking for Annie Mascarene - II. Who was Annie Mascarene? Last month, I had bought a copy of Manorama Tell Me Why. It only had her unverified signature. Now this one didn't have a whole lot about her, but her picture and few basic detail. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Cherchez La Femme, Looking for Annie Mascarene - I. Mindscape (Blog on MSN). Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Smorgasbord: November 2012
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A place where I encounter, relish and challenge my scatteredness. Sunday, November 25, 2012. British media must truly be in masochistic mode to be promoting a book like that. Sometime I wonder if those guys have really begun taking pleasure in this intellectual self-flagellation . Anything gone wrong with their former colonies has to be their. Doing . All historical tragedies in those societies must be their. One must find a way to define this strange streak of residual imperialism.
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Smorgasbord: August 2012
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A place where I encounter, relish and challenge my scatteredness. Thursday, August 16, 2012. Happy Independence Day and Happy Birthday. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Mindscape (Blog on MSN). Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Smorgasbord: December 2014
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A place where I encounter, relish and challenge my scatteredness. Saturday, December 27, 2014. The 200 Years of the Punjabi Bible. Rulers must always remember that their power is not absolute and there is one above them whom they must give an account to. More importantly, Lowrie also mentioned to him that civil authorities in “Christian” countries can use their power to punish wrongdoings of the priestly class: ‘“What! If a padre commits a crime, will they [the government] punish him like another man?
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Smorgasbord: October 2013
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A place where I encounter, relish and challenge my scatteredness. Monday, October 07, 2013. Posted online: Sun Oct 06 2013, 00:14 hrs. Fast forward 38 years and we have a politically engineered riot. What is it about Muzaffarnagar? The cycle has resumed with a mahapanchayat in Meerut, in the BJP’s bid for Jat votes. Is it not strange that no Congress leader has yet been sentenced for 1984 nor anyone for the Mumbai 1993 riots, or that the riots during Rajiv Gandhi’s days such as Bhagalpur have not l...
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Smorgasbord: India's Silent Carnage
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A place where I encounter, relish and challenge my scatteredness. Tuesday, February 25, 2014. I asked P about his favourite subject in school. "Punjabi." he said without looking at me. And which is the subject you like the least? The teacher beats a lot.". P is 10 years old. Once in a while, he accompanies his mother H , who works as a cleaner in several of the apartments. His father is a truck driver who's mostly away. Garbage cart (http:/ www.willylogan.com). Children of Dalit parents still find it ext...
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Smorgasbord: Voters must demand the world
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A place where I encounter, relish and challenge my scatteredness. Friday, March 21, 2014. Voters must demand the world. Hum mehnatkash is duniya se jab apna hissa mangenge. Ik bagh nahin, ik khet nahin, hum saari duniya mangenge. Hasan Kamaal had slightly modified the words of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s ghazal for this song for the 1983 Hindi movie Mazdoor. The aspiration of people is at an all-time high today. The general election is around the corner. How are people going to fulfil their aspirations? These days...
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Smorgasbord: It’s your choice that ruined him, Mr Bhogle
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A place where I encounter, relish and challenge my scatteredness. Friday, December 06, 2013. It’s your choice that ruined him, Mr Bhogle. Harsha Bhogle’s verdict is out. In the beginning we were both equal. Erode any self-confidence that Kambli may have had in his own abilities. Did Bhogle ever write a laudatory piece, an encouraging article about Kambli? Did he ever give him his due as a commentator and a charming orator? The beginning of the 1987-88 season saw Sachin at the Ranji nets. Once again t...
