The birth of a ritual
A parable about how rituals are born and what they become when they are done for any other reason than the result of the action being performed.
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Humor
Satire, Jokes, observations and other funnies. Without this, my blog would be too overwhelming. But I do have a light side and sometimes I do find it.
Here lies @psnide aka Praveen Dabre aka Paul Menezes
He was among the irritating people I knew on Twitter. His low tolerance for typos in tweets meant that every few days he set my teeth on edge asking me
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Sikhs offended by a JayHind video
Free Speech is a tough road to take. Particularly when sensibilities are hurt. And this question is arising more and more frequently and with increasing intensity these days. As someone
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The Reluctant Detective by Kiran Manral
When I found out that “The Reluctant Detective” was up for review at Blogadda, it was a no brainer to sign up. I was curious to know what kind of
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Some thoughts on AFSPA
Again, the time is come to talk about the AFSPA and again, the rhetoric is the same on all sides. Another classic Indian stalemate. Omar Abdullah has taken on himself
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Unfreedoming Speech
Dear Mr. Sibal Let me begin with saying that not even my mother had ever made such a comprehensive effort to remove from my sight everything that would offend me.
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My tribute to P L Deshpande
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, or “Pu La” as he is affectionately called, has been a source of entertainment, inspiration, new ideas for as long as I can remember. What I find
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Sati and the Yamraj
Like Krishna came to the rescue of Draupadi, Yamraj protects Sati victims. Beware! The master artist Stupidosaur exposes the hidden workings of divine justice. It is rumored that these apply
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A conversation on feminism
I had a chat from a friend this morning. His wife is a staunch feminist, and he loves her to bits and gives her total freedom, but takes a dim
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