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 […]

New Definitions

New Year New Definition: Democracy = for the lunatics, by the crazies & of the imbecilesGovernment = NationElections = DemocracyOpposing views = Anti NationalBootlicking = PatrioticMedia = Black HolesDevelopment = Corporate growthProtests = Social EvilSecularism = Majoritarian appeasementMythology= HistoryHistory = Fiction

Gandhis- The Favorite Punching bags for Indian Liberals

Last Week I saw an interview of renowned Indian Historian Dr. Ramchandra Guha on The Wire about why the Gandhis must quit politics for the betterment of country & the party. He is considered a liberal in Indian circles and has even got flak for his criticism of the current government. He, like other liberals, […]

Insécurités

Vos insécurités pourraient : vous garder sur vos en-têtesvous pousser dans l’abîmevous tenir éveillévous faire vous endormirvous garder enchaînévous rendre librevous garder au chaudvous faire froidenrichir votre existencemettre fin à votre existence

Insecurities

Your insecurities could: keep you on your toespush you into abysskeep you awakemake you fall asleepkeep you chainedmake you freekeep you warmmake you coldenrich your existenceend your existence