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I just signed a message calling for unity following the attacks in Mumbai. Read the email below – Thanks ————————– Dear friends across India and the world, We’re all feeling the shock of the awful attacks in Mumbai. All our hearts go out to the victims and their families. The attacks were aimed at our [...]

Nothing wrong in imagining… as John Lennon would agree… This morning it was so depressing watching the news. I really wonder how much these Indian news channels are helping (the wrong party!) Many of the scenes from the idiot box are showing with full zoom where commandos are hiding – wouldn’t this give a clear [...]

Once up on a time even the terrorist had surely started off as an innocent man. Somewhere in some circumstances, maybe holding on to some past incident, someone exploits him – manipulates his intelligence. Makes him believe he’s fighting for some noble cause. To the extent that he rationalizes his merciless butchering of his fellow [...]

Too big for my shoes….? Originally uploaded by common man. Too big for my shoes? I may end up thinking so sometimes, but this picture proves quite the contrary… ! When my wife brought up this picture we took in a tourist center in Innsbruck, couldn’t resist posting it here. Now I’m back in Bangalore, [...]

In one of the daily kaggas, one of the things I felt is its warning us that detachment should not deteriorate into negligence. Of course, I know a lot more about negligence because I’ve been better at it But there have been a few detached moments as well have an idea about the difference, so [...]

There was once a school-going little boy, who liked to answer the teacher’s questions in the classroom. Whenever the teacher asked any question, he would lift his hand enthusiastically “me me me I know I know”. The teacher being bored of seeing his hand go up, would look around and pick someone else or maybe [...]