It seems one cannot open an Indian newspaper without reading about at least one rape happening somewhere every day. This time it is a gang rape of a journalist in Mumbai. The bastion of the last city supposedly safe for women has also fallen. Mumbai continues to be much safer for women than many other…
This is a very moving survivor’s account of the flooding at the Kedarnath shrine. It is hard to imagine the scale of destruction and the suddenness of it, even reading news reports. To actually live through that is horrific beyond words. I keep reading reports about how the Government is not doing its job, evacuating…
Not too long ago, I was researching baby names and paying close attention to what people were naming their babies. It didn’t take me long to realize that we Indians have a few unwritten rules for naming our babies. Here are the top 10 rules based on my research : 1. The name should start…
When temple authorities lie, it is much worse than when ordinary mortals do. When temple authorities tell big, fat whoppers, you wonder what the world is coming to, and how they think they can get away with it. The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has finally admitted to what the more cynical among us have always…
How many decades does it take to build a godown? CNN-IBN had an article a few weeks ago about how 10 million tons of wheat and rice are at risk of rotting in India, as they are stored in the open under tarpaulins. This isn’t new, as we know. Every few years, some newspaper publishes…
As most of you know, Desi Pundit died at midnight last night. The website has been shut down, and though you can probably still find old posts on Google’s cache, there are no archives on the site itself. Desi Pundit is not alone. Last week, Ultrabrown decided to close shop too. At this rate, I…
I am rooting for Slumdog Millionaire to win as many awards as possible in tomorrow’s Oscars. Certainly the Oscar for “Best Picture” as well. Does that mean I think it’s an amazing picture? Do I really think it’s better than some of the good movies churned up by Indian cinema? Not really. Off the top…
The Imagined Universe 