Dinkar takes time off his computer and observes the ants. A nice post with some pics.
Now, don’t you think they are really amazing ? And when you sit near and watch, the ants get the signal very fast. Within seconds all the security-staff goes inside, may be passing the warning to message to the top [...]
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Bharath V has posted a fusion piece of music, titled Dance Fuser in his blog. Go check it out.
Alok visits a village in Orissa, 40 KMs away from his hometown, and brings in some photos of the place.
What I have explored in those two days will remain forever with me. As someone rightly said –“You can never step into the same river; for new waters are always flowing on to you”. I am [...]
Advt options for IPL
Published by May 12th, 2008 in Advertisement, Humour, India and Sports. 0 CommentsKiran Dhanwada explores advertisement options for IPL. A fun read.
Let’s take this a bit far – how about a ‘Britannia single’, ‘MRF two’ and a ‘Cheetos three’. How about naming some of the bowling/batting ends as ‘Reliance end’ and ‘Birla Sun Life end’? A sample of the commentary would flow something like this –
Daredevils Sehwag [...]
Rajeev Nair has posted an interview with A R Rahman that he did for Khaleej Times. It has some interesting questions and answers.
For example, this:
How do you respond to the allegation on your dependence on technology?
I don’t think it is an allegation; it arises sometimes from ignorance or sometimes from a lack of understanding of [...]
It is not quite often that we get to hear the original compositions in the music blogging world. And here is an amazing work by Sanour Mohammad and George Kuruvilla. Listen to Dheere Dheere, written, composed and mixed by Sunny and vocals by George.
Music Man has posted, Phir Chali, a Hindi song composed by himself. He has also posted a video of the recording session which makes it more interesting. Listen to it.
Once the first stanza was done we were thinking about a different kind of interlude. I locked Pavan in the voice room and asked him to [...]
We have another music blogger on the block. George Kuruvilla is a wonderful singer and check it out for yourself.
Charly Chacko is the new music blogger on the block. Go and take a listen.
Chekkutty recalls the first time when he met Kadammanitta Radhakrishnan, the Malayalam poet who passed away on Monday, March 31st of 2008.
It was evening and suddenly a crowd collected in the town and in no time there took place an impromptu demonstration, people shouting slogans condemning Emergency and Indira Gandhi, in an expression of defiance [...]
‘The Mourning Forest’, an exposition of grief and rebirth
Published by March 24th, 2008 in Cinema, India and Spotlight Series. 0 Comments[ This is Essay # 29 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
‘The Mourning Forest’, an exposition of grief and rebirth
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Batul Mukhtiar
Most of us come out of the closing film of MAMI 2008, ‘The Mourning Forest‘ silent. A long film at the end of a long day. Outside Imax, an actor friend says, [...]
Harjit Sodhi’s story
Published by March 21st, 2008 in Culture, Society and Spotlight Series. 0 Comments[ This is Essay # 28 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
Harjit Sodhi’s story
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Hari Balasubramanian
I was a student at Arizona State University in the Phoenix metro area when 9/11 happened. The days after were quite tense. On Saturday, the 15th, there were rumors among Indian students that a gang in a car [...]
Calling Into Question
Published by March 19th, 2008 in India, Justice, North East, Prejudice, Racism, Spotlight Series and Women. 1 Comment[ This is Essay # 27 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
Calling Into Question
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Swar Thounaojam
“In the old days, they didn’t even know they were Kurds. And it was that way through the Ottoman period: None of the people who chose to stay went around beating their chests and crying, ‘We are the [...]
In search of Ramrajya - Part III
Published by March 17th, 2008 in India, Politics, Religion, Secularism and Spotlight Series. 0 Comments[ This is Essay # 26 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
In search of Ramrajya [Continued from here - First part, Second part]
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V Ramaswamy
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A tolerant society must be built through large-scale, effective public action by citizens and civic organizations. This must build upon past and existing initiatives. A peace / conflict-resolution [...]
Gender power in KSEB ads
Published by March 14th, 2008 in Advertisement, Infrastructure and Women. 0 CommentsVenkiteswaran writes about the recent ‘public interest’ advertisements run in Television by Kerala State Electricity Board and digs on the deeper issues.
There is no doubt that the domestic consumer needs to be extremely careful and diligent about the use and abuse of power. What are made ’secondary’ in the process, are the more crucial and [...]
In search of Ramrajya - Part II
Published by March 14th, 2008 in India, Politics, Religion, Secularism, Society and Spotlight Series. 1 Comment[ This is Essay # 26 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
In search of Ramrajya [Continued from here]
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V Ramaswamy
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In his poem Yahaan Sey Sheher Ko Dekho, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, the great Urdu poet of the subcontinent, talks about the ugly underbelly of the city, of exploitation, suffering, injustice. He says that once [...]
Meera Manohar makes a come back to music blogging and she has posted a Tamil song dedicated to her son.
Sanour ‘Sunny’ Mohammad is the new music blogger on the block. A sound engineer by profession who works with music director Sandeep Chowta, he has posted Yeh Jo Desh Hai from Swades.
In search of Ramrajya - Part I
Published by March 12th, 2008 in India, Politics, Religion, Secularism and Spotlight Series. 1 Comment[ This is Essay # 26 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
In search of Ramrajya
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V Ramaswamy
“Let no one commit the mistake of thinking that Ramrajya means a rule of the Hindus. My Ram is another name for Khuda or God. I want Khuda Raj, which is the same thing as the Kingdom [...]
Maddy is remembering the singer, Kozhikode Abdul Khader.
Probably he should start looking at this situation in the 50’s. Baburaj was actually a Bengali, Abdul Khader was from Burma and Mehaboob sometimes spoke Urdu at home. They all worked in Malayalam movies and provided memorable hits, which we enjoy even today – So music really has [...]
Soumitra Sarkar and Vidyu Appaiah have sung and posted the song Hey Shona, from the Hindi movie Ta Ra Rum Pum. A feast for your ears.
Arunachal Diary posts pictures after a visit to Kardo, on Maha Sivararaathri day.
One of my colleague, after observing so many locals making part of the devotees who came to offer prayer, remarked, “Now, one cannot deny that Hinduism has made inroad into the Apatani society and it wouldn’t be long when majority will be Hindu.” [...]
Is bad governance in our Constitution?
Published by March 10th, 2008 in Government, India, Politics and Spotlight Series. 4 Comments[ This is Essay # 25 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
Is bad governance in our Constitution?
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Shruti Rajagopalan
I enjoy following politics and, even more so, observing politicians. Watching the frontrunners through the debates for the primaries and general mud slinging in the US Presidential Elections or the Cypriots pick a leader from [...]
[ This is Essay # 24 in our Spotlight Series. Click here for the archives.]
On Indian Education
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Atanu Dey
These are some commonly agreed upon facts related to education. First, it is an investment and the benefits arise much after the costs have been paid. It therefore requires foresight and will, and also disposable resources. Second, it [...]
‘It’s The Tourists Who Are At Fault’
Published by March 6th, 2008 in Government, Media, Society, Women, sexual harrassment and sexuality. 0 CommentsPen Pricks write about an editorial of Gomantak Times, a Goan daily, regarding the alleged rape of a foreigner in Goa at the beginning of the year.
Sanjay, are you in your senses? Do you realise what you are writing here? You are absolving the State of its most important responsibility? Foreigners attend these rave parties [...]
Sunil Doiphode publishes a suspense thriller in three blogs and in three languages - English, Hindi and Marathi. Check it out.
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