On Islamic Fundamentalism – Taslima Nasrin
This article is adapted from Taslima Nasrin’s April 28, 1996 speech at Harvard University, sponsored hy the Humanist Chaplaincy. Read more »
Wed
17
Oct '07
Tue
16
Oct '07
Pesticides, colas and other important things that we should really be concerned about – like our own goddamn LIFE !!
I was shocked to learn that colas contain pesticides. I was under the impression that they contained rat poison, Baygon spray, and lead from batteries. But my alcoholic father, on his death bed, convinced me that these were the main ingredients in the arrack he drank. So the colas looked a lot milder. Just pesticides huhn? Read more »
Fri
05
Oct '07
CK Prahlad Speech
I had no problem accepting this invitation at all. This is the best thing we can do in India, to respect and also show gratitude, not just to our parents, mother and father, but the teacher who makes us so. Read more »
Sat
14
Jul '07
Khushwant Singh – the man, the writer
Khushwant Singh is many things to many people. More you read about him, hungrier you get. He is the high priest of journalism and can be said to be India’s best. he is a free thinker and an international celebrity. Khushwant Singh had become a legend and an icon in his lifetime. He is a lawyer, critic and columnist. He is a prolific writer and historian. He is a man people love to hate and may even agree “Not a nice man to know”. Yet, you would love to read him day after day to no end. Read more »
Wed
11
Jul '07
For aspiring writers
Wallace Stegner, Francine Prose, John Kenneth Galbraith, and others offer advice to aspiring wordsmiths. Read more »
Tue
10
Jul '07
Ascot Days
It is a Saturday late afternoon in Ascot and I am at club grounds watching a practice game since League game on this Saturday afternoon is washed out due to rains . Read more »
Wed
13
Jun '07
Fun Facts
One of Hewlett Packard’s first ideas was an automatic urinal flusher. Read more »
Tue
12
Jun '07
Vanilla ice cream equals car problems ?
This is a weird but true story …
A complaint was received by the Pontiac Division of General Motors:
“This is the second time I have written you, and I don’t blame you
for not answering me, because I kind of sounded crazy, but it is a Read more »
Interesting Facts
1. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is “screeched.”
2. “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt” Read more »
Sun
18
Mar '07
Don’t mourn India’s defeat, Rather celebrate Bangladesh’s victory – Sudhir Bisht
I had given up watching Indian cricket team on TV, given its dismal performance on field, off late. But then 17th March was special since it was the first match for our team against the rabbits of the world cricket—the Bangladesh. I had made plans to watch it live on the South African channel S4, in anticipation of an easy victory. Read more »
