I often let it slip casually, in way of introduction that I am a tech retard. So it ought not to be surprising if my idea of Forums, online ones that is, were mostly a place that geeks hung out and inflated their egoes by going “I’ve got a quad core!” (I actually have no [...]

The road winded upwards leading to a colonial styled building, I got out of the car and walked through glass doors, an embellishment that reminded the visitor that he was not in the 1800s. Small banter is made with a fellow school mate in the lobby. Waiting. I do this a lot now a days. [...]

3 Even as he walks along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is. 4 If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great errors to rest. 5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from [...]

It had been such a long time since my mind was last stimulated in such a manner. Originally I looked forward to attending the conference on China’s Foreign policy by Dr Yan Xuetong because it would mean I get to leave the camp. His thoughts were rather different from the usual spiel which I’m accustomed to [...]

There are reasons why we ought to keep private conversations private. And conversations between two people, between just two people. This is what takes place when one holds a seeming soliloquy  with because  one party speaks in a manageable  volume but the other you insist  on keeping the decibels in a gratingly high  key.  Other  [...]

Characterisation is a unique thing. Placed in the hand of a master, fluidly reality is remade. Placed in the hand of the un-initiated(NOOBS) it becomes a walking standing joke, mostly because of how bad it is. The complete and abject difference  between a master and a the un-initiated being the closeness to reality in which [...]

Enclosed in a war zone, with aircondition, satellite TV as well as high speed connection, I bring to you “when talking becomes barking”. Contrary to the probable thoughts you harbour having just read the above line, I do not talk about higher ranking people (aliens, beast,insects did not seem right) barking orders at the lower ranking [...]

 Travis-Closer I’ve had enough Of this parade I’m thinking of The words to say We open up Unfinished parts Broken up It’s so mellow And when I see you then i know it will be next to me And when I need you then I know you will be there with me I’ll never leave you Just need to get closer, closer  Isn’t it apt? [...]

Its 6.58 am on Holy Thursday. The day before it all happens, 2008 years ago, approximately. I’ve kept a virgil, having not slept since 10 am the previous night. Only because I had duty to do and not so much because I intended to keep a virgil. Am awfully tired now, my body seems to be [...]

The civil service is expected shortly to be awarded a huge pay rise, which will be swiftly embraced, along with tougher performance standards, which will be studiously ignored. (What’s holding India back?) One need not look far to realise that there are other institutions whose inefficacy probably stems from the same root. I could not help but wonder [...]