04 Aug
Posted by: admin in: Hindi Cinema, Indian Society, Kishore Kumar, Philosophy
Deewana Kishore Kumar And Deewana Me!
In a nation of so much internal strife and negatives, very few names can instill the kind of joy and passion Kishore Midas Kumar does. He belongs to that rare breed, which could hop over man-made religious, linguistic and ideological boundaries and leave their audiences fufilled and joyous. I do [...]
27 Jul
Posted by: Outspoken Gujarati in: Gujarati Matters, Indian Politics, Indian Society
Ahmedabad Blasts Shatter Gujarat’s Peace
Let me clarify this in advance. Outspoken Gujarati is not a Hindu or VHP zealot. Outspoken Gujju is not a Muslim hater. He is not an anti-peace or violence loving soul either. In fact, you might find him totally different, if you stayed with him in conversation for longer. He is [...]
05 Feb
Posted by: admin in: Cricket, General, Indian Society
Image Courtesy Sydney Morning Herald
I came across the following story in Sydney Morning Herald, (also check…and this) and ended up writing down the following letter to its editor:
I have been logging on to your website each night, in fact very late by the Indian Standard Time, hoping to get the mainstream Australian viewpoint about [...]
The sky is the limit, they say it for those who can make it to the really top in life. However, I found it frightening to even look at the same blue sky, as this story of mine will say! I got this shot captured on my cellphone camera, while walking down the SG [...]
13 Jan
Posted by: admin in: Indian Society, Meditation, Osho Rajneesh, Philosophy
I was just reading these excerpts from a book on Osho Rajneesh, which claims to have taken a wide range of opinions into its account. Although none of the controversies, Osho is spoken of, were listed in the paragraphs I read there, the Indian born guru was a controversial figure indeed in the [...]
30 Dec
Posted by: admin in: Gujarati Matters, Indian Politics, Indian Society
Narendra Modi acknowledging his jubilant supporters in Ahmedabad soon after winning the 2007 Gujarat assembly polls.
It was an unprecedented electoral win for Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat in India, in the just concluded 2007 assembly polls. He was facing the toughest challenge from within and outside of his organization, the BJP and its [...]