Cricket

Cricket provides South Asians a fast track somnambulant nirvana; one in which no effort need be made and no tears need be shed, for wide awake worries.

Battling Belief, in Pakistan

Bombs for innocent children & adults holidaying in a public park, bouquets & battle cries for a bodyguard who duplicitously killed the one he protected and blows from fellow travellers for a one time pop star turned passionate evangelist - Pakistan is a nation battling belief. How can some (or should one say 'many') followers of such a large and widely influential religion be so wary of enquiry, exploration or even disbelief ? Are the Prophets so weak ?

Power of the Bet

Made to order nail biting flourishes and finishes in 20-20 cricket makes you believe in the power of the bet.

Design is not a science

Design is not a science; its a social science, with the associated ambiguity.

Form follows function

Form follows function; the one to celebrate its victory over meaning & substance.

Of belief, and Coma

Radical Islam is as spurious and toxic as radical Hinduism. Any belief system which is unnervingly certain can only lead to a comatose uncertainty - forever at war with itself.

Cinema is a lie

Conflicts on the set can only be subservient to the conflicts on screen - a sensitive film may not have been made in a sensitive manner - cinema is a lie, told truthfully.

Kanahiya, JNU waale

I wish I had Kanahiya's sense of faith and belief, his disarming child like trust in change. Go far dear one. And may God look after you, even though that's one institution you do not believe.

The problem with Design

The problem with design is that it so often misses the woods for the trees; substance for detail; the soul for the façade.

Taxing Times

Tax on life-time Provident Fund savings of a salaried person, who cannot hide his/her real income like a businessman, is a cruel move, sure to encourage dishonest roads not yet taken.