Posted in Current Affairs at 11:48 pm by BangaloreTalks
The slaying of Benazir comes across as a major blow to the millions of people in the sub-continent who have grown sentimentally attached to the four most charismatic and illustrious families in South Asia. The Nehru-Gandhi family, the Bhutto family, the Sheikh Muzib-ur-Rehman and the Kumaratunga- Bhandaranaike family are there, right in the Top bracket, when there is any mention of the political elite of this part of the world. All members of these families were feted and felicitated when alive and mourned collectively by the nation when any of its members met a violent death.
These families have been eulogized in their countries so much that they have become synonymous with their countries to the outside world. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Humour at 6:08 am by The Intellectual Terrorist
Since Pepsi and Coke are now being banned in most states and also in schools and offices, the soft drink companies have started selling the colas to farmers. Farmers are using these colas as pesticides and spraying them indiscriminately in their fields, causing greater concern for environmentalists. Over indulgent mothers are now worried that children will start eating more vegetables and consume coke clandestinely through natural means. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Inspiration at 1:19 pm by BangaloreTalks
My mother used purdah. She wore a burqa with a net cover in front of the face. It reminded me of the meatsafes in my grandmother’s house. One had a net door made of cloth, the other of metal. But the objective was the same: keeping the meat safe. My mother was put under a burqa by her conservative family. 
They told her that wearing a burqa would mean obeying Allah. And if you obey Allah, He would be happy with you and not let you burn in hellfire. My mother was afraid of Allah and also of her own father. He would threaten her with grave consequences if she didn’t wear the burqa. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Sports at 9:52 am by The Editor
The Indian cricket team lacks 2 things: Killer Instinct and Self Belief. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Miscellaneous at 10:56 am by BangaloreTalks
So the Supreme Court has stayed the execution of Santosh Kumar Singh. It wasn’t wholly unexpected and yet it does feel strange. The spirit of Priyadarshini will need few more weeks or may be months to finally rest in peace. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Inspiration at 7:12 am by BangaloreTalks
“If you are to suffer, you should suffer in the interest of the country.” – Jawaharlal Nehru, speaking to villagers who were to be displaced by the Hirakud Dam, 1948. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs at 9:32 am by BangaloreTalks
Arundhati Roy, Guardian – Saturday September 29, 2001
In the aftermath of the unconscionable September 11 suicide attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Centre, an American newscaster said: “Good and evil rarely manifest themselves as clearly as they did last Tuesday. People who we don’t know massacred people who we do. And they did so with contemptuous glee.” Then he broke down and wept. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs at 9:28 am by BangaloreTalks
How many children, in how many classrooms, over how many centuries, have hang-glided through the past, transported on the wings of these words? And now the bombs are falling, incinerating and humiliating that ancient civilisation
Arundhati Roy, Wednesday April 2, 2003 The Guardian Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs at 11:04 pm by The Editor
Another bomb blast.
More people killed.
The government issues strong warnings.
Nothing happens.
Until a few months later .. when another bomb blasts. And the same cycle repeats.
What’s the solution? What do you think we should do as a country, as a political entity, as a people?
Let us know what you think. We will be sending the consolidated messages to major news channels in 3 weeks.
Add your thoughts in the comments section.
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Posted in Current Affairs at 6:14 am by The Intellectual Terrorist
Today there were serial blasts in over 6 trains(and one station, a total of 7 blasts) in Mumbai city. The time the bombs detonated was 6:00 pm, which is the time the trains are full as office goers return home. The timing was bang on target, maximum bodies in a minimum time frame. I’ve traveled Mumbai trains in peak hours and people barely get space to stand. A bomb exploding in such a confined place would definitely do it’s job. Read more »
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