Choking

Taking stock of the Diwali Aftermath

Today, if nothing else is a day of contradictions and pure hypocrisy. First of all diwali has always been in the scanner of people. There’s only one thing that a lot of people have had a problem with which is bursting crackers…

The artist who revealed the true nature of humans

When I read the background material for this article, I wasn’t even sure where to begin with. Neither am I sure at this point whether I should be. While this thing happened in 1974, it is a reflection of what human beings truly are and that is…

The other side of Diwali

The Indian version of Christmas+Bollywood=Diwali is just round the corner and we couldn’t be more excited. The excitement is already in the air. Packets of sweets making their rounds, people dressing up to work like they’re in some yash chopra themed wedding, the lights and yes fun…

Killing the Ravan within

For long we have associated the demon king ravana with evil. From movies to common practice, any person who was evil was compared to being a ravana. On the occasion of Vijaydashmi we hear the story of the Ram-Ravan from multiple sources, some go on to preach that we should kill our…

5 classic hindi movies that I can watch over and over

Bollywood nowadays is overrated. Catchy song, too much nudity, zero talent actors and a pathetic story line that is saved by a Yo Yo Honey Singh, badshah song or an item dance by Sunny Leone. There was however a simpler time. Movies were…

The secret life of an introvert

Some people in India believe that if a person is an introvert there is something terribly wrong with him. The fact that he/she doesn’t partake in social activities, that person is being rude and obnoxious. He forever will remain a loner and suffer all his life. The truth…

Why Lousie Delage is the hero we need

First of all a little perspective. Louise Delage is a young 25 something who’s living the life everyone envies. With over 101k followers she’s an online sensation people talk about. All of that in barely 150 posts. Check out some of her pics.

Surgical strike on an Adarsh Liberal

Looking at how the agenda of a few sections of the society is working after Uri

Today my facebook wall was full of people blaming people and especially Modi of starting a possible war…

Bundle of sorrows

So this is one story I’ve read in one book from my childhood days. The message is loud and clear yet something we choose to ignore. I won’t narrate the entire story but here’s a smaller version

The hyper nationalist

So I read about an article about Salil Chaturvedi. Here’s how it goes. He is a disabled in a wheel chair who got hit in the cinema hall for “not standing up for the national anthem”

The person has been wheelchair bound since 1984. He’s also a writer, a disability…