vtk
- Bio
- i am a doctor by profession indian by nationality born in calcutta to parents hailing from kerala . was intoduced into OS by a dear friend
MY RECENT POSTS
- THE CURIOUS CASE OF OSAMA BIN
LADEN AND THE US SEALS
May 05, 2011 09:52AM - Racism raises its ugly head
June 09, 2009 10:36AM - Shoe throwing - a novel way of
protest
April 08, 2009 11:00AM - THE GREAT KERALA WEDDING
April 05, 2009 04:47AM - MOON LANDING REAL OR HOAX
April 03, 2009 02:00AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Great stuff moana . You
remind me of late Kamala das
suraiya
aka madhavikutty .
W…”
June 09, 2009 10:54AM - “what a pheartrending
post . sorry couldnt read it
earlier . i
feel i can now
unde…”
May 02, 2009 03:57AM - “well rolling he may have
but the congress was forced
to
backtrack . ithink this
i…”
April 10, 2009 11:10AM - “moana this was inspired
by one of your blogs .
obviously you
know which one
iam r…”
April 08, 2009 06:33AM - “thanks for your comments
.
rolling and smith i
guess snaps would be in place
fo…”
April 08, 2009 06:19AM
THE CURIOUS CASE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN AND THE US SEALS
The curious case of Osama Bin Laden and the US Seals
The world most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden has been killed in Pakistan by US forces a few days back and his body has been buried at sea. To recap at around 1 am local timeon 1St May US forces… Read full post »
Racism raises its ugly head
In a year that has seen a Black President taking over in USA and a Sikh Prime minister in India it seems incredible that so called racist attacks should occur against Indian students in Australia.
Let us look at it from all angles .
Firstly the term race is meant… Read full post »
Shoe throwing - a novel way of protest
boo hoo.boo hoo.Of late shoe throwing
has become a cool way of registering ones protest . 3
incidents in the past few months reinforce this .In the first one
an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at George Bush .The throw
was so sudden and carefully aimed that Bush ha… Read full post »
THE GREAT KERALA WEDDING
Marriages
they say are made in heaven but in Kerala India it is more
like a Shakespearean play
Note- most of these are typical of a Hindu wedding but some are common to other communities as well
Act 1 - This begins as… Read full post »
MOON LANDING REAL OR HOAX
Almost 40 years have passed since NASA sApollo 11 landed on the moon .But still many doubts persist in the minds of people whethere it actually took placeor not . It has been also the topic of several discussions, books ,tv shows . Some of the doubts and reasons given for… Read full post »
The great indian circus
Well folks its here the GreatIndian Circus the great indian show the elections. The show or tamasha as it is called in Hindi has no parallels in the world . India prides itself in being the biggest democracy in the world and the Indian politicians are huffing and puffing it out … Read full post »
calcutta adda
The word adda basically means gathering or getogether . and nowhere is this more pervading than in Calcutta . It is supposedly a favourite pastime with both Bengalis and non Bengalis and if you have lived at any point of your life in calcutta you will know how it feels… Read full post »
media in kerala
Kerala is a small state in the southernmost part of india . and it boasts of the highest literacy rate of the country. It is therefore little wonder that this small state boasts of at least 70 plus newspapers including vernacular papers and that does not include multiple editions of the… Read full post »
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