End of December came the corporate leave calendar to my inbox. The first thing I noticed was a long weekend of Indian Republic Day on 26th January, if I put Friday, a leave. Yaaay! It is always fun to use those connected leaves to travel and enjoy staying at home for lazy bones like me. … More Republic Day taken Personally
“Nothing is all wrong. Even a clock that has stopped running is correct twice a day.” The statement oozes with positivity and instills a sense of confidence even when everything around you seems to be tumbling. The incidence of JNU, anti-national slogans being propagated throughout the country, controversy related to whether or not one should … More PILF, Anupam Kher and India
Sandwiched! Politically correct! Fear of being judged! Do these words go hand in hand? Ever experienced these feelings within a blink of an eye? Well…Most of us have. Most of us would be relating to something which might have happened few days back or may be few moments back. What exactly is this? Why do we … More Right Vs Left
Loss of words. Loss of expression. Loss of hope and a feeling of helplessness. This is how I can sum up my morning the other day. It would have been called a brutal murder if only the victim had a shape of a living being. My words are not an exaggeration of what I witnessed. … More Rivers Talking 2: Killing the Nature
“Indian women Are Never Taught To Be Alone, and that’s A Problem” – Kavitha Rao As a routine, I log into Facebook the other day and the first update read the above-mentioned title. Since it portrayed the Indian women, feminist as I am, was compelled to read. The piece went about stating how Indian women … More The Typical Middle-class Indian
We the people of India First reaction-Isn’t it supposed to be the United States. I ask them why. Unity or patriotism is not the thing to be defined in the constitution of a nation. USA – WhatsApp China – WeChat Japan – Line Indonesia – Blackberry Messenger India – Any app but predominantly WhatsApp Does any … More Make In India – 1 Unread Message
After a lot of pestering and cribbing, I finally landed up watching Lokmanya. Not that I don’t watch such “Deshpremi” movies, but over the time they have finally failed to influence me. After a while you get used to a particular “type” and there remains no spark or an urge to get influenced. While watching … More Lok-Manya?
Dipika Pathak 