IWD ’21

We name everything after youMother Earth, Mother tongue, Mother land etc,Is it done out of love?Is it done out of respect?I highly doubt it We name it so we could get away with our violence against you,We name it so we could shame you for your “immoral” behavior,We name it so we could confine youWe […]

Self-Censorship

It’s 3 AM in the morning. There she was lying on her bed, suddenly awakened by feeling of anxiousness. She wondered why? Was it the horrendous meeting with her colleagues at office in the morning? Was it the constant bickering with her partner that evening? Was it something else? She couldn’t point out exactly what’s […]

Book : Promise Me you’ll shoot yourself

H: Hey Celine, how have you been?C: I am fine. Tell me what topic you have in your mind today?H: Would it be okay, if we discuss about a book?C: Book? Would you stop discussing if I say no?H: Of course not. Why should I?C: Go, ahead. What is this book?H: The Book title is […]

Observations

A few tweets could damage the sovereignty of a nation. People we worshiped as heroes in Childhood, turned out to be spineless morons People complain that governments don’t keep up with technology. It could be, but governments know how to cut the access to technology and they’re pretty good at it. People can be imprisoned […]

Stop Sharing – You’re not a Journalist

How to avoid spreading Fake News??? Don’t trust any forward messages (especially political ones) that you receive, no matter who sends. Delete the message & move on – It’s the best you can do. Tell the person(s) not to forward such messages to you. If the message interests you, verify the message before believing it […]

Gandhi – Mahatma or a normal flawed human?

Celine : Hey Hildy how have you been? long time no seeHildy : I am fine Celine. How have you been?C: I am fine, thanks. Btw, hey you know the significance of Jan 30th?H : Yes.C: What is it?H : It is the last but one day of the first month of the year.C: OMG! […]

Weekly Highlights

Stream of consciousness We live in an era, where one state’s access to high speed internet has been denied for a year and a half and no one seems to care. Source We live in an era, where a Parliamentary democracy is made to look deliberately as a Presidential style (read authoritarian/totalitarian). How can one […]

Démocratie – Balise ou une blague?

Oxymores/Jokes qui aident à vendre la démocratie Presse libre Élections libres Libre parole Liberté individuelle Droit de manifester Droit à la vie privée Liberté religieuse Droit de vote Mobilité sociale Liberté de choix Système judiciaire libre et équitable Et le plus grand de tous « Pour le peuple, par le peuple, et du peuple » […]

Democracy – A Beacon or A Joke??

List of Oxymorons/Jokes that help sell democracy Free press Free Elections Free speech Individual liberty Right to Protest Right to privacy Religious Freedom Right to Vote Social Mobility Freedom of choice Free and fair Judiciary & the best of all “For the people, by the people, & of the people” 🙂

Where do you stand ?

Caste based ReservationEconomic reservation Welfare politicsIncome Tax cuts Farm loan waiverCorporate loan waive off 100 Day job guaranteeHome Loan interest rate cuts Cabbies asking for little extraBargaining with small vendors People rushing to get home b4 lock down by BusPeople rushing to get home b4 lock down by Air Despising whites when treated as black […]