I am reposting an old post of mine as a tribute to Lord Venkateswara in the year 2019 and with a view to be of some assistance to his devotees. This was my third visit to Tirupati. The first was after my marriage where we hardly had any time to know what was happening around…
My car has electrically adjustable outer rear view mirrors – or ORVM’s as they call them. My car cleaner regularly tilts them anyway he wishes when he cleans the car mirrors. Today while at a traffic signal i realised that my mirrors were awry and adjusted my left one first and then my right. as…
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i saw the movie ‘mistress of spices’ yesterday. the spell binding heroine i.e aishwarya rai laments that her parents were not happy (in the movie) with the birth of a girl child as it means more ‘dahej’ or dowry. that is the bottom line. people do not want girls – not because they dont…
Lest you forget… The juvenile rapist of Nirbhaya who was supposed to be the most brutal of all is still at large!!! keep an eye out for the likes of him.. will ya!
It may be a little late to write about the movie Dangal but i was so impressed watching it a few days back that i decided to write about it. much has been written about the movie so i wont delve further on that. the real mr phogat and daughters I am amazed by the…
“We have regressed as a Nation” thundered my favourite heroine. I cringed hearing this on national TV, coming from a well read and respected lady. Everytime an issue is raised about our National identity or history, we are made to feel guilty with words like -fringe groups -intolerance -regressive mind set -they cannot subdue us…
lowering age for sexual consent hi all there are various reports in the media that the law for lowering the age to 16 was already passed. There is no clarity if it is indeed so. Its time to find out if that really is the case as this is a major shift in policy…….
A lot of Govts have offered some fantastic schemes for the single girl child. 1. Ladli Scheme of Delhi2. Balri Rakshak Yojana in Punjab3. Ladli Scheme of Haryana4. Girl Child Protection Scheme in AP5. Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana-Bihar…. and so on A list of popular schemes can be accessed here SPECIAL FINANCIAL INCENTIVE SCHEMES…
media -peddling unimportant news As I read the story of wing commander MS Dhillon read the stroy of wing cdr dhillon here – it suddenly struck me that this young man passed away in the line of duty while I was sipping my drink in my living room and watching one of the discussions on…