I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. – Mahatma Gandhi, Young India, August 11, 1920 At this pivotal moment in human history when hundreds of millions are struggling in the dark shadows, it’s the right occasion to reflect on whether Democracy is the best […]
A few years back, one of our friends from Chennai got us a bunch of DVDs including one featuring three Rajinikanth films Thillu Mullu, Ranga and Moondru Mugam. For some reason, the DVD wouldn’t play in our Panasonic home-theater. So we kept it aside and completely forgot about it until we recently got an Acer […]
Peepli Live has not set the box office here on fire despite Midget Khan aggressively promoting it in the U.S. Aamir Khan left no stone unturned in promoting his production Peepli Live, supposedly a satire centering round a media circus on an Indian farmer’s proposed suicide to get government benefits. The heavy promotion notwithstanding, Peepli […]
Som Mittal, chief of India’s software association Nasscom, has lost the battle to prevent the Obama administration from going ahead with a Border Security bill funded by imposing higher fees on H1B Visas used by Indian IT companies. U.S. President Obama signed the $600 million bill Friday. The bill is expected to fund an additional […]
Only in Incredible India. Folks, only in Incredible India can a 60-year-old buffoon who cannot speak Hindi or English (the two official languages of the country and of Parliament) and to boot a first-time Member of Parliament, become a Central Cabinet Minister. Yes, we’re talking of the buffoon M.K.Azhagiri a.k.a M.K.Alagiri, India’s Union Minister for […]
Who’d have thought the U.S. government would draw upon the assistance of Indian software coolies to stem the inflow of amigos from across the Southern border. Here, read this excerpt from the NYT: A Senate bill approved Thursday night by unanimous consent would pay for more security along the Mexico border by raising fees for […]