“An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.” Thomas Paine Armed forces are the pride of any nation. Millions of armed men keep a constant vigil on our borders so that you and me can get along with our business of making a living and creating value added lives. From timeContinue reading “Why do modern societies need any armies ?”
Category Archives: Media
NDTV: A Colossal Media Mess
More than a decade ago, yours truly was one of the happy Indians residing in the Middle East when the first visuals of an English Indian news channel, Star News was beamed into his home. The channel was owned by Star TV of the Rupert Murdoch owned News Corporation International. In a strange twist theContinue reading “NDTV: A Colossal Media Mess”
The tale of a Walkman
The recent news of Sony discontinuing the Walkman brand marks the passing away of a fine legend. The other day while loitering through the world wide web, yours’ truly came across this news item announcing the news. The brief article written by a nostalgic fan, made me go back in time, to a period whenContinue reading “The tale of a Walkman”
Media and Accountability
“The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” Malcom X Of late,yours truly has been noticing about the frivolous and pretentious nature by which media has been trying toContinue reading “Media and Accountability”
Stunned!
I was stunned recently. Very much that it took me some time to regain my breath. Couldn’t speak or utter a word for a long time. It was really breathtaking. From time immemorial, the memorable saga of the Jewish race from the time when Abram was asked to move from Ur right through the messianicContinue reading “Stunned!”
The Will to Live!
It was months back in a desolate oil production facility that I first came across Jigsaw and his antics in the acclaimed movie franchise Saw. I saw the second version of the franchise then and this week took the third version too. Well the second version was cunningly brilliant, the third part was logically excellent!!Continue reading “The Will to Live!”
Mr.Bean: Life,Humour & Me
Mr. Bean..the man of infinite laughter and humour. I heard somewhere it only takes a genius to play a fool and Mr.Bean is one hell of an example for that. The tough situations he faces in life and how easily he finds a solution to them are commendable. As I write I am thinking ofContinue reading “Mr.Bean: Life,Humour & Me”
Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty… For tonight, we dine in hell!
Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas, Spartans and Xerxes are the flavor of the season. Yours truly went last week to catch the movie on theatres and after less than 2 hours does have a few things about the movie and hence the banter. No, no this ain’t the countless reviews you have come across ofContinue reading “Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty… For tonight, we dine in hell!”
Sachin Tendulkar: Stubborn Sunset
Sachin: The name invokes passion, anger, madness, charm..name any emotion and it is there. Sachin is there exhibiting. There was a time when the very mention of the name used to inspire an Indian with the willow!! Tendulkar had the nation with him. He took us through an odyssey, unforgettable one..Whenever India wins he gotContinue reading “Sachin Tendulkar: Stubborn Sunset”
Real beauty
Real beauty campaign of Dove is attracting people to think differently. Now with this campaign its like more or less a level playing field. I have always wondered whenever we buy a cosmetic or any fashion apparel we see models who are picture perfect.. I have never ever felt like one after using a soapContinue reading “Real beauty”
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