Category: Miscellaneous

Comment moderation policy relaxed

To allow for a more robust and engaging discussion on my blog on various topics, I am relaxing the comment moderation rules with immediate effect. From now on, if you are an “approved” commentator...

“Kaatil” by Munshi Premchand

A heart-rending story by that doyen of Hindi/Urdu writing of early 20th century, Munshi Premchand (Thanks to Jagmohan for pointing me to it) Unfortunately, it is in Devanagari script and I am not sure that...

Weekend Reading: N-Deal, China, Sarah Palin

First, this great post on the N-Deal from BarbarIndian: The mis-argumentative Indian (recommended). Next, Bhaskar Roy writes on China’s Assasin’s Mace strategy re. the recent N-deal… and finally, why Sarah palin may not be that different from a Muslim...

Big Bang, Nataraj and end of the world

The “Big Bang” experiment seems to have started well and I am still able to write and post this…which can only mean that the world has not come to an end … I feel...

Uh-Oh!

From a recent issues of TIME Magazine: ..The Centers for Disease Control has been undercounting the number of new HIV cases in the U.S. Revised figures put the number of newly infected Americans at...