Do we have any purpose here?

Newspapers these days are filled with lots of negativity. Sometimes you get numb by the things happening around you, by the things you read or hear. People in their twenties are dying for no reason, some are getting life threatening diseases, accidents, rapes and what not. I am afraid, most of the people are becoming indifferent about these news or just accepting it as part of their routine. You read these dreadful news daily in newspapers,...

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Irony In Choosing Words

It is very interesting to note how we choose different words (or rather exploit them) for the similar situations.  Let me tell you few examples. 1) In Indian society, we celebrate 'chastity' of women and 'celibacy' of men but not the other way around. We call Savitri as ‘Sati-Savitri' for her devotion towards her husband; and call sacred vow by Devavrata (Bhishma) as 'Bhishm Pratigya' for his bramhacharya pledge. After he took the celibacy...

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I Am An Atheist And A Hindu !

(This blog is in continuation of this article) For many people reading this blog, title is bit confusing or rather a paradox as it seems. How could a person be an atheist and affiliated to a religion? Those from western cultural background find this concept difficult to understand. Let me break it for you. What I love about Hinduism is its pluralist nature, its vastness and abundance, its diversity or rather vagueness as many people would...

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We Expect Media to be Vigilant Watchdog, Not an Anti-Establishment Hawk

Former President Abdul Kalam once wrote about Indian media - "Why is the Indian media is so negative? In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism and crime."Then he went on to tell an experience, "I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish...

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