The other day, I read a rather innocuous article in the Hindu about a mother’s relief over the verdict passed against her son’s killer. 12 years ago, her son had died of bullets wounds when the Mumbai Police, allegedly resorted to indiscriminate firing to control a mob agitating against the desecration of Dr. Ambedkar’s statue. [...]
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13 May
Falling in love with critical theory..
Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth
—Simone de Beauvoir; quoted by Smircich, 1985
I have never considered myself a feminist till I read the quote above. It evoked such deep empathy and [...]
19 Apr
India pulses
Somewhere in Dwarka, a butcher welcomes his customer in crisp English and insists that his assistant speaks English too. Ann, a British expat in Dubai, in her conversation with Johann Hari of The Independent, tells him, “It’s the Emiratis at the top, then I’d say the British and other Westerners. Then I suppose it’s [...]
19 Apr
Before I forget
In my class on entrepreneurship the other day , we got off to discussing ethics among small business owners. Now, the area is admittedly very grey and not one that I’m particularly fond of discussing. Yet, it was a one off paper that I had stumbled upon and I was flatly disgusted by [...]
13 Mar
Dave Matthews and a Stream of Consciousness..
So much to say . By my self again, drive me out of my brain. When I’m walking by the water..splish splash.. To my head and my soul I’m blown away……. Someone in the heavens looking back down on me – I’ll never know… I’m falling into a dreamless sleep again.. I hear more [...]
25 Nov
All the world’s a stage
I hate dishonest rickshawallahs!! They make me loathe myself for being gullible to all the tricks up their sleeves.. Everytime I think I’ve learnt a lesson and commit to myself that I’d never be so foolish again , I get tricked in yet another infuriating manner..
It occurs to me that I need to do [...]
23 Nov
The muzzein’s call
There’s a certain quality to the muzzein’s call.. its deep melancholic ring has always thrilled me..The mysticism in which it is wrapped merges with the broken silences of the morning..In the daytime, it’s reassuring….Comforting that, somewhere, with the call, several human beings are gathering to say their prayers…A very learned person once said that when [...]
20 Sep
Ontological ramblings…contd.
At a given instant , there seems to be nothing but ether… Why would you play by the rules? whose rules ? who’s manifestation of sanity ? Your sanity is insanity to me , Bertrand Russell would say … My sense- datum, my perception, my construction of reality ….
…. Tycho Brahe and Kepler watching the [...]
25 May
Milan Kundera…
” … How can we condemn something that is ephemeral , in transit ? In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia …..”
14 May
An occasion…
I would like to raise a toast ..
Here’s to M and her wonderful store.To all the spunk in her and the individuality she emanates..The zest for life, her quest to be herself..To her , for her identity, and knowing where to use it..To being humble enough to meet with just about anyone and chat for [...]
