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Entries from June 2007

CPIM in Kerala - I

June 13th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Warning : Politics Ahead (jokes here, Other)
Yet Another Warning : Amateurish thoughts, Severe lack of data too
Would anybody be interested in asking what ails the CPIM in Kerala OR is there an ailment.
There should be something pretty serious happening within the party, otherwise the media wouldn’t be making so much of noise OR Would the […]

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Tags: Politics · kerala

On Critical Attitude

June 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The critical attitude
Strikes many people as unfruitful
That is because they find the state
Impervious to their criticism
But what in this case is an unfruitful attitude
Is merely a feeble attitude. Give criticism arms
And states can be demolished by it.
Canalising a river
Grafting a fruit tree
Educating a person
Transforming a state
These are instances of fruitful criticism
And at the same time […]

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Tags: poetry

Crazy kerala elephants, D’ya like elephants?

June 10th, 2007 · 12 Comments

There once, was this friend of mine who wanted to be a dog. In the same vein, I thought I wanted to be an elephant; but on an afterthought I realized that’s not exactly what I wanted, I wanted to be an elephant’s friend. Its like you go and mess up with the local rowdies […]

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Tags: World's Greatest Photos

On a weekend

June 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Calvin: I’ve been thinking, Hobbes.
Hobbes: On a weekend?
Calvin: Well, it wasn’t on purpose……
Have you kids heard the story of the most beautiful girl in the world marrying a farmer’s son. The son himself a farmer.
whaatz this genre called….fairy tale huh?
Over the weekend, it wasn’t on purpose.

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Tags: India · Bollywood

Do you believe in UFOs?

June 1st, 2007 · 5 Comments

My current favourites CNN-IBN has another lead story, there are UFO sightings all across the country - not quite - at least Bangalore and Delhi for now. The show is expectecd to release in B and C class centres by the weekend. There is this eye witness account as well

My Name is Srinivasa Rao, working […]

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Tags: Third rate journalism