I was driving down memory lane today when the memory of a GD(group discussion) we had at the old DYC came to life. And it literally came to life, posing the same questions to me as it did then. The discussion was about political corruption. And the Yaksha Prashna (read as: million dollar question) was that given the corrupt political system that we Indians have, should one vote or not? (more…) GD Star...

A big Hi to everyone associated with the blog. Here is something that I wrote for a class assignment. I thought it may be worthwhile to let people on the blog read it. Well, there is one caution: what I’ve written may just go over the heads of many a reader! I sincerely hope that it won’t. But if it does become hard to comprehend, I’ll be more than happy to clarify. Needless to say, comments are welcome. Also, it is...

Wishing everybody a very Happy New Year ! In my opinion, starting 2010 on a positive note would be a better choice than to be indifferent and think …Oh…it’s just another year… (I hope nobody thinks like that !). It is for this reason, I’ve decided to post an article and it hasn’t been written by me. The aricle was published in TOI on the 1st…I guess.  This article makes for  light reading  and...

‘No-brainers’ and ‘borrowed ideas’ seem to be the flavour of the season. What is even more astonishing is the fact that they’re arriving one-after-the-other. If the preceding sentences aren’t sufficiently suggestive, then let me clarify that I am referring to the Bollywood films that have been released this October. Since they form one of the largest portions of our total media consumption, it would be interesting to retrospect...