Empty Vessels are filled with Ghosts

Italo Calvino said: The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts. There are ghosts all around. One ghost which frequents me is the one that says, "What will people think of you?" as in, "Hey, you are going to eat with your hands?? Oh, the typical Indian that you are! What…

Respect Martyrdom you Fools

In the wake of the government promising a huge sum of money to the slain martyr - NSG Major Sandeep Unnikrisnan, I'm proud(!) of the people who worked behind the scenes to make the donation a reality. The 5 lac rupees promised by the government is a huge relief to the family. The Major would…

In Dependence

Celebrating 61 years of Freedom is a moment whose joy can be matched only by a mother who has given birth to a child. When the mother, our mother, India is celebrating the moment of birth as a free country with such intensity even after 61 years, it shows the strength of the dreams seen…