the hysteria surrounding pending verdict of allahabad high court on babri-ramjanmabhoomi is deferred to our horror again. i say, if we have faith in our judiciary let’s allow it to take its own path. what say guys?
Product of intense surfing through the Official Attyachar site; when bored at work!
September 16, 2010
Coastal Treat – Fall 2010
September 15, 2010
Nirvāna is a central concept in Indian religions – ohh yes I enjoyed a bounty of the phenomenon recently. To free ourselves (me and my wife) from the mundane, we managed an escape to Bekal, a small coastal hamlet located at the tip of Kerala bordering Karnataka. Interestingly, the resort cottage we had booked was a namesake of the phenomenon…not bad.
Some 500 odd kms from Bangalore westwards, the blue Arabian sea makes rough roaring sounds when it hits the giant rocks in the shoreline of Bekal. A sound that proved to be soothing, wiping away the toxis decibels accumulated in a week of travel inside a city – huff, such a relief. Striking differences in the small beaches were noticeable in Bekal as it was hard to find tourists even to click a picture of us together….in a positive way, its heaven for someone looking to relax. Sun played hide and seek throughout the day as heavy monsoon winds hovered above the west coast regularly.
Opposite to the resort was the Bekal Fort, which was noticeable for more than one reason. Apart from being the largest in Kerala, the fort has a Hanuman Temple inside and an ancient Muslim Mosque nearby – bearing testimony of harmony. Googling would yield more information as fort premises has nil information about its history (though its caretaken by Arch. Survey of India).
The West Coastal Railway passing through most of the north Malabar presents a great spectacle. During our journey back to Bangalore, we chose to board a train to Mangalore and it was refreshing matching our expectations. Well, locomotives with their respective shed livery and Indian Railways has always fascinated me.
Small private beach areas and serene surroundings definitely makes up for the sub-standard connectivity to Bangalore and limited fooding and lodging facilities.
Will update about upcoming trips.
Debanjan
Obama’s Fear of the Darkness a.k.a. Outsourcing!
September 9, 2010
Jittered by the sight of Indo-Pak duo Rohan Bopanna & Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi continuing to make history at the US Open, reaching their maiden grand slam final, top seeded Bryan Brothers approached President Barack Obama, in an incognito summit, to put a halt to their winning streak. Obama was more than happy to oblige ever since he had a ‘big time’ complex with the Bollywood hunk John Abraham’s butt.
Consequence: OHIO BANNING OUTSOURCING
Reasoning: Discouraging the creation of jobs & profits in other countries will aid in hindering the progress of the developing nations, rendering them poor, fighting for survival!
“i.e. death of tennis, chess, soccer and snooker in the subcontinent. We no longer need to be afraid of the likes of Vishwanathan Anand, Paes/Bhupathi pair or even Pankaj Advani/Geet Sethi for that matter. Beware! Don’t stifle them in Cricket, yet. Then they may think of championing in other sports. Let them play cricket till we build up a ‘National Team’. By that time, even the stalwarts like Sachin & Sehwag will hopefully retire and hence winning wouldn’t be that difficult. Yes, We Can!” said an elated Obama after the hardcore threesome brainstorming session.
He also came up with a blinder of a speech by modifying some verses from Marianne Williamson’s book ‘A Return to Love’ saying, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is those third-world call centers who take our jobs away. It is our darkness (Precisely when it’s daytime for Indian call centers), not our light that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in every Americans (Screw the rest!). And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same (But don’t let those ‘Indian Slumdogs’ come up in life). As we are liberated from our own fear (outsourcing), our presence will automatically screw others and compel them to write their own epitaph.”
Wikipedia Going Glocal !
September 2, 2010
In a bid to localize the global content, the Wikimedia Foundation added Wikiglocal to the list of projects in its kitty. In an exclusive interview, Executive Director, Sue Gardner, discussed the changes in the industry and the reasons that lead to this transition. “Wikimedia is funded primarily through donations by hundreds of thousands of individuals, but also through several grants and gifts of servers and hosting,” said Ms. Gardner. “There are a lot of disputed territories, practices and customs in this big, bad, ugly world which may be pristine to ones eye while deeply flawed to another’s. Thus ‘Wikiglocal‘ is a tailor-made platform which helps in synthesizing this information thereby giving customized knowledge to those scoundrels who wants it that way!”
In short, you may find ‘Arunachal Pradesh‘ as an integral part of India when viewed from the subcontinent while it may be named ‘Xinxaou’ province if some Chinese views it from Mainland China. Similarly, if a Pakistani wants to go(ogle) ‘Sania Mirza’, they will be graciously directed to ‘Sania Malik’s‘ page (see pic). Same goes for Jesusama – Believe it or Not!
Beaten at the Oscars by ex wife Kathryn Bigelow’s Hurt Locker; James Cameron has completely lost it!
August 27, 2010
Bigelow’s Hurt Locker success traumatized legendary James Cameron, who is all set to take revenge by conquering the next Oscars with the re-release of his legacy – ‘AVATAR’. The new version is said to contain an extra nine minutes, including a racy uncut pre-marital alien tentacle sex. (Phew!). Tamil actress Khushboo, who recently won a long and tough legal battle for her comments on pre-marital sex, was thrilled to endorse the movie on request of Mr. Cameroon.
Cameron’s actual script was briefly posted online and featured some breathless descriptions of the scene! “
,” read the narrative (in Navi). For all those who are yet to master the language, here’s the depiction :
“The tendrils intertwine with gentle undulations. Jake rocks with the direct contact between his nervous system and hers. The ultimate intimacy,” read the narrative (in English).
Cameron is fervently hoping that the Oscar jury will get overwhelmed seeing the blue creatures make out in 3D. And if that’s not enough to ensure a seat at the Oscars, the director/producer is remaking ‘TITANIC’ in 4D. Cameron is experimenting with this novel concept that will give the audience a never-before-felt experience; especially when one gets a feel of the celebrity sputum hitting one’s face, throughout the ‘who-can-spit-the-longest’ competition between Jack & Rose.
P.S. Chinese, Japanese, Malayalam & Slovenian translations are also available!
Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’ decoded after 63 long years!
August 20, 2010
Indian Independence Day Special Edition
(4 days late; thereby demonstrating the Indian-ness)
Expert cryptologists led by Dr. DaVinci of Old Monk Buddies Research Centre, have managed to decipher the famous I-Day speech by Jawaharlal Nehru, said to contain several hidden messages to Lady Edwina Mountbatten, including the usage of the term India in reference to Nehru himself. Thus the inspirational speech with subliminal pointers, “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom”, secretly meant to set up a hush-hush date between the two for a ‘coochie-coo’ 
session, has been gravely mistaken as one arising out of Nehru’s overwhelming pride for the nation. After interpreting its true meaning, one can’t stop but fathom whether his long suppressed soul (Ref: The Ugly Truth (Movie)), found the much awaited utterance…
The Connexion 
