From Galileo to Einstein, scientists who have questioned the popular thinking, have faced the wrath of the establishment. It is also interesting to note that wars have had a tendency to accelerate the process of scientific inventions. May it be the atomic power, or computers, wars have been the reason behind the great leaps in technology. The point is – society and science are inseparable. While philosophers of the past have tried to build bridges between the two, the complexities of modern science seldom allow to so. The gap between science and philosophy is growing fast. Continue reading
I remember reading Anton Chekhov’s ‘
प्रिय भाई सौरभ,
उत्थिष्ठ भारत ” सौरभ राय ’भगीरथ’ के उत्कृष्ट काव्य-संग्रह की सबसे पहली विशेषता – जिससे मैं प्रभावित हुई, वह है इसका ‘समर्पण पृष्ठ’ और आभार पृष्ठ . समर्पण के और आभार की पंक्तियाँ कवि के सकारात्मक कोमल ह्रदय के पुष्पित संस्कार हैं … और जिस जमीन पर संस्कार हो, उसके शब्द अर्जुन के बाण और कर्ण के कवच की याद दिलाते हैं . उम्र के 24वें पड़ाव पर इस युवा कवि ने इतनी अद्भुत परिक्रमा की है कि प्रतीत होता है कि वेद,उपनिषद,युगों की अविरल बहती स्थापित भावनाओं को छूकर समय ने इसके उन्नत ललाट पर रोली-अक्षत लगाया है . 
One of the most defining, although underrated films of Indian parallel cinema. The film’s script finds its origin in an unpublished story by Ismat Chugtai, worked on by Kaifi Azmi and Shama Zaidi. The subject deals with the plight of an Indian Muslim family, who chose to stay back in their ancestral home in Agra and not immigrate to the newly formed state of Pakistan in 1947. The film brilliantly sculpts out the most common problem Indians faced during partition – alienation and identity crisis. 
“I may disagree with what you say but I will defend to death your right to say it.” I often hear friends and readers say that 
Let me think
just for a while…
In that withered garden,
more bare than even a desert now,
which branch first burst into blossom?
And which was the first to lose its colors
before everything succumbed to regret?
At what exact moment
were the trees drained of blood
so when the veins snapped,
nothing could be saved?
Oh, let me think… 
On a winter morning, during the Bangalore office hours, about a hundred vehicles stood, honking discreetly at the traffic signal to go green. Soon afterwards, when the signal went green, like shepherds daunting their herds of sheep, the vehicles behind started to honk continuously at the ones in-front. Every vehicle honked indifferently. The honking continued while the pedestrians silently suffered. This is the everyday story of every traffic jam, in every city of India. 
We all have some books we absolutely love. We love them so much that we 
Having watched Maya Darpan (Kumar Shahani, 1972), I find it disheartening that Kumar Shahani (along with M S Sathyu and Mani Kaul), remains one of the most underrated Indian film directors. His films are virtually extinct in most forms of media and are rarely discussed, even in the film study circuits. The film stands out as an exotic masterpiece of Indian cinema. 
I was wondering what sense does a new year make? The ‘year’ section of the ‘date column’ getting auto-changed in text editors is no big deal. What is the fuss all about? I then realized that any milestone is a check point. It is the time to pause, think, look back, fix things, and plan ahead. It is time to smile, learn and rejuvenate. Speaking of milestones, this happens to be my 600th article 
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the NRI
The NRI is a popular online magazine dedicated to the vast and diverse international community of Indians residing outside India. I have been the political columnist here for quite a while now, with the purpose of forging a closer understanding between Resident and Non Resident Indians and creating a greater sociopolitical awareness amongst those who want to reconnect with their Indian roots. Some of my most popular articles, published in this magazine. Here is a list my articles published in the NRI-
21 SikhsRemembering ‘The Wizard’Water, Water, EverywhereAccess (To Our Freedom) DeniedThe Curious Case Of Balwant Singh RajoanaParliament vs MilitarySkeletons In Our ClosetThe Great Wall Of IndiaWhere Is India’s Iron Lady?Caste-ing VotesTwisted Indian MediaDuty To VoteEconomics KillsIndians That Are Too Cool For SchoolRamayana And PoliticsDear AnnaThe Next ContenderFright ClubSainath vs ArundhatiLiberty And DignitySaffron TerrorWorld Class Cities?Patriotic CinemaNews Channels Vs NewspapersBravehearts Of IndiaDandi March IIThe Trouble With TelanganaI Won’t Pay!Sex At Twelve?The Power Of Indian MusicLessons From The Binayak Sen CaseProfile: Singeetham Srinivasa RaoIntellectual Property For The IntellectualsMusings Of A Confused AgnosticPreventing Another 26/11Rage Against The MediaAncient Indian MathematicsAyodhya: The Good, The Bad And The UglyNuke Bill – Whose Liability? Whose Bills?Join Me
