Woman

We had this activity of writing a poem about women for last month’s Birthday Bash at work, which took on the theme of Women’s day.
Below is the poem I wrote.
Many a man’s success, many a nation’s demise
Bear the footprint of a woman, with virtue or vice.
Love of the mother, for life given,
Bond of the [...]

Sad state of affairs

Students commiting suicide
News like the one above makes me very, very sad. Committing suicide in fear of exams? What must have driven those young minds to take such terrible, desperate steps? What kind of stress those kids must have been going through before coming to such a disastrous decision? And here we are, complaining about [...]

I hate SMS!

It might seem ironical.
But I really, really am beginning to hate SMS. Don’t get me wrong. I love the utility part… where in if you don’t want to speak to someone, you can just use a template and shoot a message.
What I do hate about SMS is the fact that people begin to replace a [...]

Few things I would like to do…

Enforce a rule saying all new bore-wells should be dug bottom-up… not top down. Too many children make it to the news because of such things!!
Decree that any school that does not enough space to park at least 500 cars in their grounds should be shifted out of city limits.
Convince the city corporation to gather [...]

Becoming hard hearted?

This is something I wanted to write about for the past year… yes, believe it or not, I never could get myself to pen my thoughts on this.
I walk to office daily (yeah, its about 15mins from my home :)). I always take the same route back and forth.
There are about 5 beggars sitting in [...]

Some insightful quotes

From the Sword of Truth series by Terry GoodKind:
“Sometimes that’s all life is: one desperate act after another.” - Zedd
“When you are out numbered, and the situation is hopeless, you have no option-you must attack!” - Richard
“Third Time tricked, marks the fool.” - Richard
“Everything is valuable under the right conditions. To a man dying of [...]

Fine thoughts

Just thought I could share with you all some insightful quotes I heard/ read recently.
“Sometimes, anger can help you survive.” “So can faith!” – From the movie X-MEN
“You talk to God, you’re religious. If God talks to you, you’re psychotic.” – From the TV series “House”
“It takes a great deal of courage to stand up [...]

Food or Smokes?

The man looked decent enough, with his pressed shirt, trimmed beard, neat trousers and polished shoes. Given the laptop case held in his left hand and the proximity to the software company nearby, he would have probably been an IT professional in that company. He had somethings in his right hand and was walking away [...]

Happy New Year

May this New Year 2008 bring prosperity, harmony, good experiences and peace of mind to you!

Oneness… yeah right!

I don’t read tamil magazines a lot, but for the last couple of months I keep seeing in them advertisements endorsing what I believe to be the most dubious, nonsensical and probably the least appealing ‘divine couple’. Nicknamed as “Amma Bhagavan” , the male half has been around for a longer time in the name [...]

The 600 crore Shakti Amma

I have absolutely zero tolerance for the new age gurus who claim themselves and/or everybody to be God. Thirty-one year old Mr. Shakti Amma seems to be the latest addition to the list.
Claiming himself to be an ‘avatar’ (divine incarnation) of the ‘Narayani’ aspect, he has built a Rs.600 crore ($153 million) temple for Mahalakshmi [...]

Are you a “brahmana”?

This is a story from the Chandogya Upanishad, about a boy named as Satyakama Jabala.
“Once, Satyakama, the son of Jabala, asked his mother, ‘I want to live as a brahmacari. Which dynasty (gotra) do I belong to?’ Jabala answered, ‘My son, I do not know which dynasty you belong to; in my youth I served [...]

Obnoxiously obsessed

I don’t usually watch much of the regional cable channels (thanks to Discovery, NatGeo, HBO, CNN etc…), but while browsing through the channels yesterday evening, the “Makkal” TV caught my attention. There was this guy singing in a voice that would rival any bulldozer and his troupe was playing some really horrible music, if I [...]

Warcraft is the craze!

I was (and still am) a devoted fan of the MMORPG “World of Warcraft” from Blizzard, with currently more than 6 million people playing it worldwide. (Unfortunately, I am not able to play it from India… Chris Metzen, you listening, dude? Get a damn server in to India! And make it as a RP realm, [...]

Funny survey…

But I am able to make some very deep infereneces. Yeah… thats just me! *shrug* 
Last month, a worldwide survey was conducted by the UN — The only question asked was: “Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?”
The survey was a HUGE failure.
In Africa they didn’t [...]

Ninaipathellam Nadanthuvittaal… if all thoughts become reality

If all your thoughts become reality, there is no God!
If you keep thinking about what already happened, there will never be peace of mind!
A concluded story does not continue in God’s books!
A continued story does not end, in a man’s house!
A heart with thousand gates, in it rise a thousand thoughts
Someone comes, someone goes… their comings and [...]

Me and the preachers

The following is a description of a true incident that happened to me during my university days.
*knock… knock*
*door open*
Me: Yeah?
Lady 1 (a bit old): Hi, how are you today? We were just wondering if you would be interested in taking lessons in spoken English.
Me: *using my best accent* Umm… do I sound like a person [...]

Robots and Humans

Robots at the cost of Humans?
Good article.

Me can cook veg!

All the people I have met have been fascinated by the fact that I am good at cooking. (No, really! Believe it!)
But what I find as amusing is that people cannot believe that I have managed to stay 100% vegetarian even after a four year stint abroad. I have had people asking me questions ranging [...]

Road trip

So, after a very long time, we decided to take our Santro and hit the road for a 200KM drive to a temple town. I have traveled that particular highway several times before 2003 but I was pleasantly surprised by the 4-lane roads, which were in excellent condition. It was completely divided by a median [...]

Shut your horn!

I have been thinking… may be I should make out a poster that reads “Only fools blow their horn at a traffic signal” and put it on the rear window of my car.
Nothing… and I mean Nothing… irritates me more than an idiot blaring his/her vehicle’s horn when waiting for a traffic signal to turn [...]

Updated!

The philosophy page has been updated!

Politicians cause nuisance

“You should not let these men (politician) to come out”

Call it judicial activism or whatever… its extremely nice to see remarks like the one made by the Honorable Judge in the above link.
Problem is, or rather the fact is, our VIPs are mostly pachyderms who will never feel shamed by such comments. Want proof of [...]

Statues causing trouble

Ambedkar statue defiled. Tensions grip Bhopal
Hey, I have something to say to all those people who get angry because of their favorite leaders’ statue (not just Ambedkar’s) being defiled.
Please gather funds and build a watch tower near each statue. Appoint a watchman, a hunter with a gun and an umbrella holder. The watchman will be [...]

One Family, One God - Karunanidhi

OMG! What a Somersault!!
Karunanidhi scores for the sheer display of political cunningness. So now, Ram, Jesus and Mohammed are all one and the same… that too because Rajinikanth had asked him to resolve the issue!
So, the rational chief minister will listen to only celebrities, but is deaf to voices of all others?

Near Death Experience

Often, it is the fear of the unknown that drives man to the limits of sanity. Of all things that are considered to be frightening on this earth, the fear of death is probably the most widely experienced feeling.
What if some people have had the chance to take a peek inside the veil that separates [...]

Where is the mud that was dug up?

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2007/sep/26slid1.htm
Good interview.

Exit Tax for IIT and IIM student?

Just saw this on rediff.
Edit: On second thoughts, I think this exit tax is a bad idea. It be much better if the politicians were subject to quarterly financial audits.
Routine whine: Whoever came up with the idea of offering free colour TVs when people don’t even have proper electricity connection and those who implemented this [...]

Padma-patram ivāmbhasā

Just as the lotus leaf is untouched by water, so should we be untouched by the desire to attach ourselves to the results of our works.

Language…

Is the wind’s language sound or music?
Is the flower’s language color or scent?
Is the ocean’s language waves or froth?
Are the eyes or lips the language of love?

If nature’s languages can be understood,
Human languages are not needed!
If the heart’s languages can be understood,
Humans need no language!
When the wind blows, there are no directions!
When love speaks, there [...]