As I write, Mumbai is under attack. The death toll is in 3 digit figures. There is fear everywhere. The media is full of pictures of the dead, dying and blood on the streets.People want revenge.Some speak of attacking and destroying nations. Some of an entire community. Some speak of using nukes. There is soContinueContinue reading “Mumbai Attack !!”
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Ubuntu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1999): A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliatedContinueContinue reading “Ubuntu”
Pirates Ahoy !
I just finished watching another of those pirate of the Caribbean theme movies. Always feels like a healthy rush of blood and adrenaline to watch one of these pirate movies. Let me pen my thoughts here. The sea is always ever so fascinating. Wild, unpredictable, mighty and so much mystery around it even today. ItContinueContinue reading “Pirates Ahoy !”
A Step in style !
One of the greatest thrills of life is to take a walk, or better borrowing Lou Reed’s famous number title “Take a walk on the wild side” The most important asset you must have to indulge in this is a pair of shoes, not just an ordinary good pair of shoes but a great pairContinueContinue reading “A Step in style !”
M2A3 you rock !
My site manixware.com suffered a major collapse as the renewal for the website and the content expired on 9/11. (Of all the dates). I guess I missed it going around business as usual. Thanks to my dear friend, M2A3. I know she is glad that I have encoded her name, as she definately is notContinueContinue reading “M2A3 you rock !”
And it rained …
Lower Parel in Mumbai isnt exactly a place which brings a lot of smiles to many faces. Right in the heart of Mumbai, this suburb however has shaped 50 years of Mumbai history like no other. Once a place full of mills with lakhs of employees living in and around the same Mills Area, itContinueContinue reading “And it rained …”
Are We Alone ?
Carl Sagan is perhaps one of the earliest influences on me for the wonderful hobby of Astronomy, especially the aspect that works on exploring for life which may exist beyond our planet. As a child I used to watch some of his highly infectious ideas on good old Doordarshan in programs which used to comeContinueContinue reading “Are We Alone ?”
Goodbye Countrywide India !
Every beginning has an end. Every journey has a destination. Today, a small journey in my life ends here.On my last working day today, I would like to say a big thanks to each and everyone of you. In your unique way you have helped me to create what I leave behind with wonderful memories.ContinueContinue reading “Goodbye Countrywide India !”
A photo a day
I was browsing through digg and I decided to do something innovative. I looked up the most popular articles in the past 365 days. One of them caught my eye. A guy who took a photo a day for some 18 years. The article about this feat is written very well here. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15131 I feltContinueContinue reading “A photo a day”
Chuck Norris Vs. Rajnikant !
I am not sure if many are aware of the founding father of Modern America – Chuck Norris. He is the guy who made “Delta Force” possible. It is also well known that the US Army learnt all its moves from his movies. All this way way back when I was in pre-school and learningContinueContinue reading “Chuck Norris Vs. Rajnikant !”
