In our class and caste infected society where people in high position of power jealously maintain distance from others, it is pleasing to see a retired Supreme Court judge talking with common people, and at times making others to give answers to people.One needs not agree or disagree with his praise or condemnation of certain … Continue reading In praise of: Justice Markendey Katju
Category: About a person
Hey girl
When I think of you, lying in my bed. And can't even masturbate; I know I still love you. Ah! Hey girl! It is not easy Falling for other girl and 'restart'. When you had a crooked lover And you loved her, With your crooked heart.
A friend departs
I do not consider myself to be a very social person. I have few friends. When I lost one of them to suicide recently; I came to know how much it can disturb one. Siva was my classmate when I was doing my masters at IIT Bombay. In social hierarchy of IIT he belonged to … Continue reading A friend departs
In praise of : Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Students of psychology and history will have to tell us why M.S. Dhoni is not considered the greatest of Indian cricketers while many others with much less to show for themselves are considered worthy of this title by many? I agree that comparison between generation can be misleading but comparison between achievements should not be. … Continue reading In praise of : Mahendra Singh Dhoni
In praise of : P. Sainath
"IF this silly fellow keeps writing the things he does and saying the things he says, then he has no future at all. Certainly no one in power or positions of authority can ever forgive him,” -- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, What I try to do is look at the survival strategies of the poor, which … Continue reading In praise of : P. Sainath
Obituary : Prof. R. E. Belford
(Following obituary was sent to IITB community by director of IIT Bombay. This is written by his colleagues) Prof. R. E. Bedford 1926 - 2012Prof. R. E. Bedford, Professor Emeritus at IIT Bombay, passed away in Chennai on 25th June 2012, aged 86. He was a faculty member at IIT Bombay from 1958 to 1986, … Continue reading Obituary : Prof. R. E. Belford
Some talks by P. Sainath
P. Sainath on Western democracy. On 'How planning commission measure poverty'. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RaGZHBIWpU0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>On Economics of Food
In praise of : Sachin Tendulkar
I am interested in greatness, not in damn dots. -- John Arlott, writing on W. G. Grace It is said that cricket chauvinism runs across two axes, those of nation and generation. So when Steve Waugh came to the crease in the first test of the 1998-9 Ashes, A fellow countryman Bill Lawry welcomed him … Continue reading In praise of : Sachin Tendulkar
In praise of: Gandhi’s Editor
It has been said that 'behind every great thinker lies a lesser begin who shall translate, collate, annotate or otherwise facilitate his work.' So James Boswell followed Dr. Johnson around the pubs of London, first 'committing to memory, and thereafter to print, every word uttered in cups'. Ernest Jones and Strachey assumed the job of … Continue reading In praise of: Gandhi’s Editor
On Ramachandra Guha
The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, all in one.-- John … Continue reading On Ramachandra Guha
