I was just wondering other day why is it always compulsory to move to your hometown every election if you want to vote? Won’t it be a good idea to vote from the place where you are currently located. I remember in last Loksabha polls, Kashmiri Pandits who migrated away from Kashmir were allowe[...]
Archive for the ‘Thoughts.. Worth a thought’ Category
March 24th, 2009 - 9:07 am § in Thoughts.. Worth a thought
The disgrace of being homosexual
Before you start reading, let me clarify I’m not homosexual. I’m writing this post just cause a recent movie provoked me to think about this. After my previous post on homosexuality, many people had mistaken me as being homosexual. In India, being homosexual is considered as a highly dis[...]
Social Media, Newspaper and Spamming
Today morning while reading TOI, I was wondering there are around 60% news that I am not interested in. And on TV, there are around 80% programs I won’t prefer to watch. The percentage is too high as compared to my mailbox where only 10-15% mails are the ones I would delete before opening. So [...]
March 19th, 2009 - 9:13 am § in Politics, Thoughts.. Worth a thought
Politics and Social Media
With L K Advani’s massive ad campaign in social media and many politicians joining the Social Media, the need has arised to draw demarcation line between the two. I won’t be writing too much here. Just couple of basic differences. 1) Politics is about your name. The party always gives im[...]
March 5th, 2009 - 8:13 pm § in Cricket, Mumbai, News and Informative, Politics, Thoughts.. Worth a thought
Lahore and Mumbai
Do you find anything common in the Lahore attack and Mumbai attack? 1. Both were direct attacks. No planting of bombs, no hidden blasts. Just face to face. As if the terrorists are giving a message. We will hit you right on your face. What will you do? 2. Both India and Pakistan had faced [...][...]
SlumDog Millionaire and Mumbai
In my previous post, I wrote about Mumbai being comprised of Slums, Dogs and Millionaires. Some people might prefer to disagree but I believe in this part. However, I consider I need to elaborate on it. Mumbai’s politics is basically controlled by two groups. 1st group is people who live in sl[...]
How did SDM win 8 Academy Awards?
(A) They created an excellent movie. (B) They created a hype around the movie. (C) It was by UPA government’s influence {The govt claim so} (D) It was written. Whatever might be the reason, We are proud of you. Mumbai is made up of Slums, Dogs and Millionaires. The mixture of the three is alwa[...]
