Author: B Shantanu

A story of hope…and a small dream

Regular readers may remember one of my fond dreams that I first mentioned on the blog more than a year ago. This dream was the “Hope Summit” – first indicated in a post in...

Of Haj Pilgrims and Unruly Fliers

Or “The Great Joke that is Indian Media” – Part XII, courtesy BarbarIndians. *** Excerpted from India’s “insecure” minorities *** Haj pilgrims confine crew in AI plane for 15 hours Mumbai, Jan 3, PTI:...

Reading the Bhagavad Gita…

The first post of 2010 – a brief excerpt from Chapter 3,  The Way of Action (emphasis mine): Arjuna asked: Hey God, if you feel that, wisdom is superior to action, Why are you...

Mini blogging break

Dear All: I will be on a mini blogging break for the next few days (and a little less active on Twitter). Pl. expect some delay in my responses to your comments and in...