Psy’s music was wafting through the speakers in my car. My newly installed sub woofer was thundering and I was enjoying my quiet drive in the city till i laid my eyes on the auto rickshaw in front of me. A typical sharing auto It was a big auto rickshaw with the main seat designed…
TRAI ordered all the TV Channels to restrict advertisements to 12 minutes per hour. As I read it, I wondered how TRAI would push in this difficult legislation and also if TRAI had the power to do such a thing (as many broadcasters claimed that it didn’t have). Anyway i thought to myself that…
Thankfully, the issue of lowering the age was amicably resolved and the minimum age remained at 18. This turn around may have come as a result of co-aliation pressures or the genuine concerns of certain parties for the welfare of the people. Either way, it calls for celebration and I am going to retire to…
These were the findings of the investigation team as predominantly reported across the national telly and newspapers. It was also reported that she was inadequately monitored and not given sufficient attention. These were the findings six months after her death. Firstly, does it take six months to conclude something as general as this? Secondly, how…
hi all Hope this post finds you in the pink of health and wealth! I am returning after a long hiatus as i had gone for the maha kumbh mela, the highlights of which i will post shortly. As i woke up from my bed today, I saw that the bill to lower the age…
I got the fastest internet connection (12Mbps) available in the city and upgraded to 8 Gb of RAM which i consider is a decent amount for ordinary people. I switched on the PC in great style and browsed all the sites which earlier used to take a noticeable time to load. I expected a great…
Women’s security Is it only me or is everyone feeling this way? I am feeling suffocated with the spate of rapes being reported everyday in the newspapers and TV channels. Has there been a sudden spurt in rapes or is it that there is an increase in the reporting of the crime? Either way, the…
A Tigress had fallen!! people have given her various names but ‘Nirbhaya’ seems to be more apt for her. We were all brought up on sayings like, “When rape is inevitable, spread your legs and enjoy it” (not because it becomes pleasurable but due to the helplessness of the situation). However, here was one girl…
(…cont’d … you can read part 1 here http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6343406740388235277#editor/target=post;postID=1711886958540902628) Part 2 ——- With regards to the 7 points mentioned in part 1, let us examine the role of the society. 1. She doesn’t take the family name forward. – It is widely accepted that a girl drops her father’s name on marrying her husband i.e…
I have a fear of flying but due to constraints of work, I need to fly at times. On one such occassion, I was upgraded to business class on a flight from Chennai to Delhi courtesy my frequent flyer points. I hoped to forget my fears and enjoy the business class luxuries for once. The…