Dad, This country is great! These guys have amazing street food. I know, I know, mom had advised me to stay away from street side stalls, but its very clean. I guess, you have an image from your teen days. I will be back in a month, see you then. Want anything specific from “your”… [Read more…]
September 25, 2011
“No, you have missed it. You will not be able to take the Brussels flight.” Raj Bhajan stood there breathing heavily and literally jumping at the front desk. Pretty sure, that at a distance, a little kid whispered, “Mom, look! Toad from X-men.” Here he was, excited, headed back to India after 3 years, 1… [Read more…]
August 19, 2011
Its been an exciting week for Indians and the Indian media. I have been reading various posts and news articles on whether there is a need for such a protest and whether this will clean up our country? Yes, we do need this movement and no, this alone will not clean up the system. We… [Read more…]
March 5, 2011
Raj looked down the black hollow barrel. The shiny coat on the metal was sparkling in the low incandescent light. It had come all down to this, had he been a little less angry, a little quiet, a little more thought, things could have been different. There was some one banging his door, he couldn’t… [Read more…]
March 3, 2011
We all know that, don’t we? Better roads and infrastructure leads to a better economy. But how about throwing some insight from a common man’s perspective? These are the few things which needs to be fixed for a happier Indian. Agriculture – Food price inflation Public transport system – Trains More cars for the booming… [Read more…]
January 22, 2011
A random post on what might be possibly driving entrepreneurs to awesomeness! And my random thoughts to go along with the post. To be an entrepreneur, one would need to step aside, be ready to march forward only with one’s ideas. It becomes easy, if the society has the entrepreneurial spirit, else it would be… [Read more…]
January 15, 2011
24th June 2008 I stand in the line, this is painful! The foot path is all uneven, the heat is unbearable, sweat everywhere! I see a line of brilliant heads waiting to get their identity stamped and what they think is their fundamental right, to fly away to another country. I saw the other people… [Read more…]
January 13, 2011
What if you had only an hour to live? Before I start pondering, I would like to share a wonderful saying. “If you live every day as if it were your last and then some day you’ll be right”. I am C, I am homeless, live on streets and I beg for food. I was… [Read more…]
January 4, 2011
Random mumblings! “Oh! You are a vegetarian, that’s sad! Not a vegan? Then, it’s not that bad, is it?” Of all the comments I have got, that was the funniest. I get such comments quite often when you go out with people, meet new living creatures who cannot survive without meat. The worst part is… [Read more…]
December 23, 2010
Sometimes I ask myself, am I doing what I want to. Is it the right thing to do? All I do is stare into a piece of paper, draw a few lines and move onto the next sheet as if my work had no soul. “Raj!” Someone called out my name with anger, an anger… [Read more…]
January 8, 2012
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