Later, I encountered various types of Police: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Showing posts with label Musings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Musings. Show all posts
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Encounters with the Indian Police
Later, I encountered various types of Police: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Thursday, 8 May 2014
The Captcha Encounter
Whenever, I try to comment on any blog and encounter the Captcha, my heart skips a beat.If you are brave enough to face so many artistically maligned, collapsed letters, then I salute your courage. I tremble when I see it and worse can never guess the letters in first attempt and sometimes, second or third.
It makes me think and I hate thinking, more so when it borders on introspection. Have I forgotten the alphabets? Now, I can sympathize with my Professor who had told me, he had difficulty understanding cursive writing. Maybe it’s nemesis. I shouldn’t have mocked such people.
There’s a chance that the problem doesn’t lie in my recollection of alphabets. There’s one explanation. Captcha is an amazing discovery to search robots intermingled with humans. I must be a robot. Are you having the same problem? Then, we, the robots should all unite against this Captcha. If you have seen many Hollywood movies, I don’t have to sketch our further plan to you. If not, rush to your nearest DVD store.
Do you use Captcha in your blog for filtering Spam? Are you an expert in Captcha recognition?
Do let me know your views on Captcha.
Sunday, 4 May 2014
A Letter to the Sun
Dearest Sunny,
I know you’ll be surprised (or probably annoyed) when you receive this letter. The truth is I can’t bear to look at you, hence this letter. No, I haven’t done anything stupid, it’s you who is in one of your tempers again.
You are my best friend and you bring warmth and joy in every life you touch, the kind of girl who guides people from darkness to light. But, this is when you are in a generous mood. When you are blazing with fury, there exists no man in this world who can face you. In that mood you transform from a benevolent angel to a holy terror.
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
A sweet treat
There are some days when you wake up and feel different. Those are the days when you behave in a manner so strange, that you reach a decision that after so many years we don't really know ourselves.
Kitchen is sort of a foreign domain to me. it's not that I can't cook which too my horror I can do very well. It's like an enigma of life when you are good at doing things you would rather avoid. Kitchen for me is like a horrifying place, I rather not visit unless by some serious machinations of fate or a parent.
And today, I ended up in the kitchen without bribery or compulsion and proceeded to make some sweets. Needless to say, this has awakened great, and I fear unwarranted, maternal expectations. Though, the sweets would lack polish, they certainly turned out tasty. (Now, I'm boasting. It is indeed a weird day!)
However, strange the day might have started, I'm not going to add to it by writing a recipe.
Do you love cooking or you would rather avoid it? Are you among those people who say 'you would love cooking if you your dear ones love your dishes' or some such stuff? Or do you like me think that like many other things cooking is a skill where the outcome has nothing to do with your inclination?
Do let me know your views, I'd love to hear them.
Kitchen is sort of a foreign domain to me. it's not that I can't cook which too my horror I can do very well. It's like an enigma of life when you are good at doing things you would rather avoid. Kitchen for me is like a horrifying place, I rather not visit unless by some serious machinations of fate or a parent.
And today, I ended up in the kitchen without bribery or compulsion and proceeded to make some sweets. Needless to say, this has awakened great, and I fear unwarranted, maternal expectations. Though, the sweets would lack polish, they certainly turned out tasty. (Now, I'm boasting. It is indeed a weird day!)
However, strange the day might have started, I'm not going to add to it by writing a recipe.
Do you love cooking or you would rather avoid it? Are you among those people who say 'you would love cooking if you your dear ones love your dishes' or some such stuff? Or do you like me think that like many other things cooking is a skill where the outcome has nothing to do with your inclination?
Do let me know your views, I'd love to hear them.
Friday, 14 March 2014
The so called box
"Creativity is outside the box," they say.
"Think outside the box," they say.
As a child, I saw the same world and there was no box.
When, and how did the box appear?
© Kiran Acharya
"Think outside the box," they say.
As a child, I saw the same world and there was no box.
When, and how did the box appear?
© Kiran Acharya
Thursday, 20 February 2014
What's in a name?
Shakespeare has aptly said, “What's
in a name?
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ”
And we all use the dialogue whenever we don’t recollect someone’s
name. The truth however is that name means a lot to us and serves as
an integral part of our life. I am not going into numerology and
stuff but I’m sure every one would prefer to be named rather than
being called specimen no. X.
Sunday, 12 January 2014
Faith & such -2
Do you believe in miracles? Everybody does. If you don’t agree, let me re-frame the question. Have you at any time in your life hoped for a miracle?
A crowded examination hall, question papers are being handed and you wish the questions turn out the ones you prepared last night.
A dim-lit room in the hospital, a loved one on the bed and with every ticking of the clock makes you anxious about the reports of the confirmatory diagnosis. All you have is a glimmer of hope that the earlier diagnosis was a mistake.
Or it could be a ordinary day, you want something and you hope for a miracle to hand it over.
Everyone hopes for a miracle at least once in their life. Sometimes, he gets it then, hopes for an another one. The basis of all faiths stem from a miracle. Most of the revolutionary inventions were accidents. All the religions of the world rely on miracles.
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Faith & Such -1
“As gravity is to the balance of the body, faith is to the balance of the mind.”
The first sentence uttered by Dr. Dattaprasad Dabholkar surprised me. It wasn’t the sentence, but the man saying it. Dr. Dattaprasad Dabholkar is the elder brother of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, a renowned anti-superstition activist who classifies faith as superstition against rationalism.
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Restless Soul
“What
is this life if full of care
We
have no time to stand and stare.”
-W.
H. Davies
The
words seemed to be directed at me, my life. I was impressed by the
poet, must be a psychic to know what we really need. So I decided to
follow his advice and ‘stand and stare’ at the trees, sky and all
of nature that I could find for a whole long day.
For
a while, it was a marvellous experience, I felt I should continue this
for my whole life, solitude, nature, perfect recipe for life.
Thursday, 24 October 2013
India- The wounded warrior.
On
15th August 1947, India gained independence from the yoke
of the British Raj. India, after long years of sleep, finally woke up at
the stoke of midnight. But, the dawn is still far off. We, Indians
have to get rid of the vestiges of colonialism before the sun rises
on Indian waters. The most important obstructions to our true freedom
are the corrupt political and bureaucratic system, the so called just
law system which remains inflexible to accommodate any claims of
justice but the scales of law can certainly weigh all the monetary
benefits, and the unapproachable public machineries with no sympathies
for the poor and neglected citizens.
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Dussehra-the golden day
For me, Dussehra has always been a golden day. It reminds me of a time when being rich was a feeling of innocence as opposed to the feeling of greed. No, I am not talking about the spirit of the festival though to actually understand what I'm saying you need to know at least one of the stories associated with the day. Before, I can get to that golden moments, I'll state the concerned story in brief.
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
The Lady in red
There She was, dressed in red, the
colour of love and of lust, the colour of war and of blood.
Riding a fierce tiger expressing
terror yet comfort, ruthlessness along with compassion.
Who is She? They call Her Durga, it's
one of Her many names.
She is the epitome of power, She is
love.
She represents every woman on earth who
is full of love but not powerless.
She is the symbol of
nari-shakti or female empowerment.
Friday, 4 October 2013
The trend that lingers
The title looks like a misnomer because trends don't linger. They change so rapidly that it's a mental exercise to keep up with them. They are very unpredictable too. There's a likelihood that it might soon be uncool to be awesome. I hope that doesn't happen soon. I'd hate to be uncool. ;)
The reason, I am rambling over trends is a purse I dug out of attic.
The reason, I am rambling over trends is a purse I dug out of attic.
Thursday, 3 October 2013
The lonely crowd
Have you ever observed the moving crowd in the city? People are moving about continuously without a glance in each other's direction. For all you know, you might be passing around the same set of people everyday without knowing anyone. The feel of the day, the sunshine, the mixed scent of the crowd, the streets, everything is so familiar yet so unfamiliar.
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Emergence of Gandhi- J.N
World war I ended at last and peace, instead of bringing us relief and progress, brought us repressive legislation and martial law in the Punjab. A bitter sense of humiliation and passionate anger filled our people. All the unending talk of constitutional reform and indianization of services was a mockery and an insult when the manhood of our country was being crushed. And the inexorable and continuous process of exploitation was deepening our poverty and sapping our vitality. We had become a derelict nation.
Yet what could we do, how change this vicious process? We seemed helpless in the grip of this all-powerful monster; our limbs were paralyzed, our minds deadened....
And then Gandhi came.
Friday, 27 September 2013
To vote or 'no vote'
Now, with option of negative voting opened, you can dwell upon the question, to vote or 'no vote'? Either ways, you can participate in the elections. For the first time, Indians can reject all the candidates contesting elections by using the option of no vote. The Supreme Court of India on Friday held that citizens have right to cast negative vote, a decision which would bring about positive change in the election system. This would encourage wider participation of people in the election process.
Saturday, 18 August 2012
Are you a feminist?
Are you a feminist? I bet 99% of you would answer in the negative. Well, let me re-frame the question? Are you against domestic violence or any other form of injustice met out to women? Now, I am sure, each and everyone of you, including an occasional wife-beater will answer in the affirmative. Everybody likes to known as a just and kind human being. Then, why doesn't anyone want to be called a feminist? Because, everyone thinks of a feminist as an ugly, man-hating female. I am a female myself and wouldn't accept the term in my college years, so I don't blame you all.
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Let's play the blame game
You haven't heard of the blame game? Of course, you have. I'll show you some of the moves and help you remember.
"The corruption ! It's spreading like a forest fire. All the govt. officials take bribes, including the highest officers to the lowest grade ones. Why doesn’t the government do some thing like pass a bill? That's why they are elected. I don't believe they want us to stop giving bribes. As if the corruption system thrives on people giving bribes. Hello, the problem is the ones taking bribes not us the people giving bribes. We are working people and obviously very busy. We cannot afford to stand in queues or wait for days for officials to finish their processing. And you blame us for giving bribe to cut through a queue.
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Course of Nature
“Change is the course of Nature;
This does not infer upon humans,
The right to force
The change upon nature.”
What are you supposed to feel when you have a rendezvous with nature after almost twelve years of separation from it? I don’t know what people feel in such a situation but I felt bereft. Maybe I am not so good with long distance relationships but something had definitely changed. The first thing I had to consider was ‘have I changed? Have I grown so accustomed to concrete and technology that I can no longer relate to the greens and wild?’ But I knew the answer to this one. No, no one can change enough not to fall in love with the swaying leaves, dancing butterflies, the glorious sunshine but something was definitely different.
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