Q: It was great seeing you so heartily congratulate the centurion from the opposing team. And it’s not the first time. Even on the field, you don’t seem to hesitate appreciating the rival team’s batsman or bowlers for a good shot or a good ball during play. A: Yes, I like to appreciate good plays…
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING! (written when on the bench in the US!)
– a letter from the US Dear friend, It was nice to see your email. I wanted to reply immediately but was too busy doing nothing. My company is exploiting me – they overload me with so much nothing that I struggle to keep up with my own personal activities – like replying to emails.…
Social Media thoughts!
I am not sure why social media gets such a bad rap. I not only thoroughly enjoy spending time on Facebook and Twitter but I also learn a lot from these platforms. I get news from all over the world within seconds of things happening and a really wide range of opinions and views on…
English-vinglish!
I read today that a certain state in India has built and runs a large number of government English medium schools. As is the norm these days, social media has exploded in a storm of political mockery and nationalistic outrage at the fact that that state chose English as the medium of instruction, and not…
To Hijab or to Hijab is the question!
I don’t know whether the Hijab has been prescribed by the Quran. Even Muslims are divided in their opinion. Accordingly, some wear the Hijab and some don’t. Really, I don’t care either way. The High Court of Karnataka decided that the Hijab is not prescribed by the Quran. The Court’s other observation is that schools…
India makes progress on LGBTQ / Transgender issues! Thanks to Bollywood!
I saw the movie Badhai Do yesterday and Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui a few days back. Just some random thoughts based on those movies: I think India is becoming far more progressive and liberal on LGBTQ and Transgender issues than the US, which seems to be regressing on all LGBTQ, Transgender and Abortion issues. The US…
Elephantine memories!
My maternal grandfather was terribly mischievous. He created and got into a lot of serious trouble throughout his life.Once my grandfather coated the insides of a coconut with a whole lot of ‘chunnambhu’ or ‘chuna’ (I think it is called lime cement in English, the kind used in our ‘paan’), fed it to an elephant…
India’s diplomatic tightrope walking – my commentary in the India West Journal newspaper in California
Russia and Ukraine are currently engaged in a totally unnecessary but devastating war in which there will be no eventual winner but much tragedy and many losers, whichever way it goes. Thousands of civilians and military personnel have already lost their lives, millions of human beings have or will become refugees, major property has been…
I am US citizen and I have every right to opine on India! My article published in The Quint!
https://www.thequint.com/voices/blogs/taking-up-foreign-citizenship-should-not-bar-right-of-opinion-on-indian-matters A few days back, I was ticked off by a friend when I voiced my concern over the state of politics in India. I had taken up American citizenship, he said, surrendered my Indian passport in the process and stayed out of the country for almost 25 years. The small argument inevitably led to…
The US leaves Afghanistan: Is it abandonment, defeat or realization? My blog in the Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/mynuscript/the-us-leaves-afghanistan-is-it-abandonment-defeat-or-realization-36917/ Over the last two or three weeks, a stunned world has watched the Taliban sweep almost unopposed across the length and breadth of Afghanistan, while the US scrambles to evacuate its citizens, troops and allies from the country. In almost all such cases, the US automatically becomes the world’s scapegoat. It is being blamed…