BEING WEAK IS NOT AN OPTION!!

In one of the first lectures of Sanskrit in 8th class, our teacher told us a story. I remembered it quite recently for no reason but that story is worth sharing with you. In ancient times, the ritual of sacrifices was very common. We already know from many stories of Mahabharata and Ramayana that practice of Ashvamedha (horse sacrifice) was quite popular and prestigious among kings at that times. Practice of Ashvamedha was popular but...

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IS SUBRAMANIUM SWAMI A CANNIBAL?

I have been following many debates, discussions and writings of Dr. Subramanium Swami. And I must say, his debating skills are extraordinary. Swami might be vegetarian by diet, but when it comes to debates, he eats people alive. He tears their arguments in pieces. He can make Arnub Goswami to lower down his tone and bite his head off. He gets applaud of audience by defending most unpopular of beliefs. (Not that all people agree with him, but way...

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Let's not play this game (poem)

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Government is literally playing with words!!

Recently a lot has been written about the Modi government. This Government believes in banning, it is spreading communalism, it makes more promises than delivery, and much more. Amidst all criticism and applaud for the new government, media and most people did not notice that this government is much more innovative than previous governments. What makes me think that this government is more innovative? See the names given to government schemes,...

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Racial discrimination in India? Really??

Yesterday, I read a news in Firstpost that –Union home minister Rajnath Singh was addressing to students on the eve of Teacher’s Day in Pune and a student from South Sudan complained about racial discrimination faced by him. He said, “Whenever we go out in public places, especially in some college campuses, people call us ‘Aye Kaalia or Blackie’.”  I was not shocked to know about this, but it concerned me. Thousands of students, graduates...

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Again

I again want to fall in love With myselfI want to redeem myself fromThe graveyard of doubtI again want to compose myself As a whole personNot just the scattered personalities I wanted to be.I again want that freedom of mind Before choosing an optionI just don’t want to be that kidWho is still in confusionWhether to order chocolate or ice-cream  I have learned cost-benefit analysis Way too muchNow, I am afraid whether to invest Such...

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Religion, you don’t have power to daunt me anymore!

Don’t bother yourself with the religious theories. You already know what is right and wrong. You are the sole decider of your actions. You are the best judge about what is right thing to do. Whenever you are not finding answer to the questions you have, you don’t need to look at the books which many people would tell you that are holy. Your inner conscious is the best mentor you have. Ask him and you will get an answer. Believe in basic principal...

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Urge to share

If there's any kind of magic in this world, it must be in attempt of understanding someone, sharing something. -from movie "Before Sunrise" We all have feelings and as a normal human being we all have need to share those things with someone. That someone may be your friend, sister, brother. Maybe be it’s your girlfriend or boyfriends, if you are lucky enough to get one. Even the strongest persons have this urge to share his feelings...

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Spontaneous

 On a very fine day, somebody asked him, “What do you want to be?” He quickly said, “Spontaneous.” You must be wondering what that means. He wants to burn asses of those who try to be smart without a reason. He wants to come up with the wittiest comebacks possible. If somebody asks him what his views on a particular issue are, he wishes, he would be coming with a very different dimension, a very different angle which normal person wouldn’t...

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Why fear debate?

It’s been a hot topic now-a-days – Freedom of speech and expression. I have already written about it one year back. But recent events have sparked my curiosity to know more about it. AIB roast videos, killing of Avijit Ray in Dhaka, Charlie Hebdo magazine case, fringe element’s glorification of Nathuram Godse, ban on India’s Daughter documentary, and frequent threats to writers who challenge the ideas of religion and many more events happened in...

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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - A Further Perspective

There has been huge buzz about the “Swattch Bharat Movement”, the campaign by our honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Advertisements on T.V., photos on social media like Facebook, twitter are roaming around. Everybody is now somehow aware about cleanliness (we are actually following it or not is real question), need of dustbins in public places, not spitting on roads and public walls, not to urinate in public places and so on. There are...

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