Posted in Current Affairs at 11:46 pm by PuneTalks
The slaying of Benazir comes across as a major blow to the millions of people in the sub-continent who have grown sentimentally attached to the four most charismatic and illustrious families in South Asia. The Nehru-Gandhi family, the Bhutto family, the Sheikh Muzib-ur-Rehman and the Kumaratunga- Bhandaranaike family are there, right in the Top bracket, when there is any mention of the political elite of this part of the world. All members of these families were feted and felicitated when alive and mourned collectively by the nation when any of its members met a violent death.
These families have been eulogized in their countries so much that they have become synonymous with their countries to the outside world. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Education, Miscellaneous, PuneCity Info at 9:19 pm by PuneTalks
Didn’t you see my right foot?! In the middle of an argument over a minor accident the rickshaw driver claimed he had poked his right foot out to indicate that he was turning right. Pune has around 60-70 thousand three wheeler rickshaws. They are no doubt a very convenient form of taxi service. To many harried customers, rickshaw drivers are rude and indisciplined, but I don’t really find their behavior on the road to be any different than that of private vehicle owners. This is a country where everyone owns a piece of the road, so rules be damned. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Education, Miscellaneous, PuneCity Info at 9:11 pm by PuneTalks
New Delhi, Asian Games 1982. I have memories of broad, clean avenues and clean air. When I returned after a long gap in 1999, New Delhi was urban hell. My friend pointed out a particularly busy intersection and said, “that’s the most polluted intersection in Asia”. I went back in 2004, and something strange had happened. Something we Indians are not used to. Pollution had reduced dramatically. Air quality was better. The reason experts tell us, was the conversion of almost the entire public transport fleet (15-20 thousand vehicles by various estimates) of rickshaws, taxis and buses from diesel to CNG (Edit: Compressed Natural Gas). Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Miscellaneous at 12:18 pm by PuneTalks
Dear Karunanidhi-ji,
I am not a Hindu hardliner, but I am a believer in the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Just like the Christians believe in the concept of “The father, Son and the Holy ghost”, my faith in the trinity of Indian Gods is unshakeable.
I believe that lord Ram was born in Ayodhya, just as followers of other faith believe that their Gods were born in other Holy lands. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Miscellaneous at 11:40 am by PuneTalks
Just got back from seeing Chak De India. And came back with many memories…
My family has always been into sports. I’ve grown up seeing four of my mamas (mother’s brothers) play Table Tennis, of which two played for India. I remember going to the Gymkhana just to see my fave ‘mama’ in action. He was the youngest Junior National Champion during his time…only 13-14 then. And went on to be the National Champion in the Men’s league many years later. He then represented the country in at least 5 World Championships and other international events. He used to play in a very particular style…he would lose the first round and then aggressively zoom and clinch the next two rounds so easily that the opponent never had time to realize what came into this cool, calm player. I used to watch him observe his opponent’s every move with total concentration in that first round. Absolutely cool, nothing would faze him; nothing would break his concentration from his opponent. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs at 11:20 am by PuneTalks
The Special Court hearing the 1993 Blast case announced a six year rigorous jail term to the ageing star Sanjay Dutt and the media went on the overdrive, publishing and airing the views of those who thought that the judgment was too harsh on the actor. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Miscellaneous at 6:03 am by The Editor
We’ve had ‘The Writing Wall’ for over a year now and we’ve had quite a few people writing in and even a lot more folks reading.
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Posted in Current Affairs, PuneCity Info at 6:54 am by The Editor
Kerala is nice and green since there is no industry there; and also because Keralites go to other places(like Pune) and work. So if all of us have to go to Kerala on vacation and want it to be clean and green, we need to ensure that we have sufficient jobs in Pune, for Keralites.
That said(how much weirder can I get), now that we have decided on why we need to have jobs in Pune, we can concentrate on other peripheral issues. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Humour at 6:08 am by The Intellectual Terrorist
Since Pepsi and Coke are now being banned in most states and also in schools and offices, the soft drink companies have started selling the colas to farmers. Farmers are using these colas as pesticides and spraying them indiscriminately in their fields, causing greater concern for environmentalists. Over indulgent mothers are now worried that children will start eating more vegetables and consume coke clandestinely through natural means. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs, Sports at 9:52 am by The Editor
The Indian cricket team lacks 2 things: Killer Instinct and Self Belief.
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