I hate the fact that there are only two strong Indian politicians.. one is Mayavati.. the other is Narendra Modi....
I had this false impression that the Indian politics had really matured after the last Lok Sabha elections, which were fought on the issue of development!
alas.. Hindutva and Caste politics are the only way to a sure shot victory.
I hope that Modi loses this election... But then I know how politics is :(
Monday, December 10, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Diwali at IIT Kharagpur - II
Even though I did post once on the same theme a couple of years back.. but i feel that there is no fear at all of repeating myself...
Illumination at IIT is at a different league.... So is Rangoli... And anyone any any anyone who has lived in kgp during a diwali knows what i mean.
The preparations for this event go beyond a month.... Much more than any other single event/thing in KGP (as much as i can think of right now).
This was the Gold winning theme from our hostel.
Just a rough idea of the work... 20-30 people with 20-35 night-outs each. 200 guys with 1-2 nightouts. Money between 50-95 thousand. 20000 to 50000 diyas..... and each of this for about 10 hostels.
If you are bowled by the pics... trust me you dont know how much grander and opulent the real thing is... You have to have to come to kharagpur during a Diwali to see it.
Illumination at IIT is at a different league.... So is Rangoli... And anyone any any anyone who has lived in kgp during a diwali knows what i mean.
The preparations for this event go beyond a month.... Much more than any other single event/thing in KGP (as much as i can think of right now).
This was the Gold winning theme from our hostel.
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Just a rough idea of the work... 20-30 people with 20-35 night-outs each. 200 guys with 1-2 nightouts. Money between 50-95 thousand. 20000 to 50000 diyas..... and each of this for about 10 hostels.
If you are bowled by the pics... trust me you dont know how much grander and opulent the real thing is... You have to have to come to kharagpur during a Diwali to see it.
Friday, October 12, 2007
How chinese... how Indian as well :)
http://www.adinochang.com/archives/chinese-culture-versus-german-culture.html
Saturday, October 06, 2007
As bad as it gets...
if u have ne plans for this one... Dil Dosti Etc.2007 give it a skip.... this is the worst movie ever made... I wonder if Hindu college had heard the story and the dialogs before allowing the film makers to shoot on campus.... or if they did.. what message they were trying to send..
I should say that I did see the movie in 15-20 mins flat... but i dont regret.
May be that is why i may have missed the whole concept on which the movie was.....
neone who liked this one? or who thinks i should spend some more time seeing the whole movie?
I should say that I did see the movie in 15-20 mins flat... but i dont regret.
May be that is why i may have missed the whole concept on which the movie was.....
neone who liked this one? or who thinks i should spend some more time seeing the whole movie?
Monday, September 03, 2007
Lauding Chuhara....
Well i am not a person who understands arts.... my attempt at learning it was an abysmal failure :(
But i liked all the work of our own Chuhara.... This one is dedicated to him :)
Here is his profile link....
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Religion and Me.
I have always thought of Religion(in the Hindu Society) as a way of the Brahmins to have a free lunch. They have been successful for over centuries now to have their free meal. To me the Brahmins are the most unproductive part of the Indian Society. I consider myself a Hindu to the extent that my parents are. I don't believe in Religion. To me, Religion is only spiritual, in the sense that i may like parts of different Religions say Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism or Christianity. I believe in the principle of Moral Values than Religious ones.
Religion has always been one point of confrontation between me and my mom... She is the religious kind of a woman (not an extreme one though), the kind that most Indian middle class women are. I mean she prays daily for 10 minutes, goes to the temples occasionally and is extremely devotional. But this is not the point of confrontation.
Like many at my age and with the kind of education that I have received, I don't spend a minute in a month praying. I think that there are many of my kind and that I am not the odd person out. There have been times when we have had serious and intense arguments. My mom thinks it necessary to pray daily or atleast weekly and I am the kind who will not do it.. No matter what.
To me, the worst thing is that many of my relatives(not my parents thankfully) give huge donations to the temples and the priests. I hate it. I just hate it. How can they not think of the people dying on the street everyday and make such extravagant donations in the name of GOD! If only they could educate one person in their life time, I think it would be a much bigger donation to GOD and even he would stand and laud. To me, providing food to the under privileged is a much bigger donation that filling the large bellies of the shameless priest who sits in the temple waiting for another fool to come and give a huge donation to the temple.
This post is for all those who give money to the priest in one of your favorite temples. Please donate to the poor, to one of the schools that provide free education, to one of the charities and instead of wasting hours in the name of god, do something for god's children, goto a backward area and teach something to someone.
PS:
1) I dont mean to label all the Brahmins in one category. I understand that some of them are very hardworking and pious and do not go for their prayers for money. It is only a reminder that our society is undergoing a change and it needs to keep undergoing more and more reforms daily.
2) If you will, you might label me anti-religious. I would be proud of myself if the followers of RSS or VHP labeled me Anti-Hindu (I dont want to be a Hindu of their kind). To me they are as bad as some of the Islamic Radicals if not worse.
3) I am agnostic or an Atheist (Actually I am confused about this one) . My ideas relate to the Arya Samaj kind of philosophy even them i dont agree to fully.
Religion has always been one point of confrontation between me and my mom... She is the religious kind of a woman (not an extreme one though), the kind that most Indian middle class women are. I mean she prays daily for 10 minutes, goes to the temples occasionally and is extremely devotional. But this is not the point of confrontation.
Like many at my age and with the kind of education that I have received, I don't spend a minute in a month praying. I think that there are many of my kind and that I am not the odd person out. There have been times when we have had serious and intense arguments. My mom thinks it necessary to pray daily or atleast weekly and I am the kind who will not do it.. No matter what.
To me, the worst thing is that many of my relatives(not my parents thankfully) give huge donations to the temples and the priests. I hate it. I just hate it. How can they not think of the people dying on the street everyday and make such extravagant donations in the name of GOD! If only they could educate one person in their life time, I think it would be a much bigger donation to GOD and even he would stand and laud. To me, providing food to the under privileged is a much bigger donation that filling the large bellies of the shameless priest who sits in the temple waiting for another fool to come and give a huge donation to the temple.
This post is for all those who give money to the priest in one of your favorite temples. Please donate to the poor, to one of the schools that provide free education, to one of the charities and instead of wasting hours in the name of god, do something for god's children, goto a backward area and teach something to someone.
PS:
1) I dont mean to label all the Brahmins in one category. I understand that some of them are very hardworking and pious and do not go for their prayers for money. It is only a reminder that our society is undergoing a change and it needs to keep undergoing more and more reforms daily.
2) If you will, you might label me anti-religious. I would be proud of myself if the followers of RSS or VHP labeled me Anti-Hindu (I dont want to be a Hindu of their kind). To me they are as bad as some of the Islamic Radicals if not worse.
3) I am agnostic or an Atheist (Actually I am confused about this one) . My ideas relate to the Arya Samaj kind of philosophy even them i dont agree to fully.
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