Archive for June, 2004

Hybridization

Wednesday, June 30th, 2004

I have written this poem “Identity” and received many interesting responses in my comment box. Those responses prompted me to write another post.
I don’t have any problem with different cultures and people assimilating these cultures. In fact this assimilation opens our mind and enriches us in many ways. This assimilation is happening since time immemorial [...]

Identity

Thursday, June 24th, 2004

I have learnt to talk like an American.
I have learnt to laugh like an American.
I have learnt to greet like an American.
I have learnt to listen to American songs.
I have learnt to drink their drinks.
I have learnt to eat American food.
I have learnt to term that bland McDonald’s burger as “cool”.
Totally disregarding opinion of my [...]

From Ajay

Monday, June 14th, 2004

Hi Alka,
I cannot vouch for the integrity of these statements, but can get them verified, if u need to.
Here goes:
An Appeal on behalf of the residents of the slums of Delhi
The brief facts are as follows:
· The manufacturers’ associations of two industrial areas in Delhi, the capital of India, had petitioned the High Court [...]

Theirs Vs Ours

Saturday, June 12th, 2004

Theirs
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Australia, “FORMER tennis star Nicole Bradtke embodied Melbourne’s Olympic spirit yesterday by watching the Athens torch relay only hours after giving birth………………. Only 18 hours after her second child, Jensen arrived, Nicole left hospital to cheer on her basketballer husband as he carried the torch.”
USA has released its list of torch runners.
I kept searching [...]

When You are Suffering from Tonsillitis:

Thursday, June 10th, 2004

• You can’t laugh to your heart’s content.
• You can’t be a disturbing element as often as possible.
• [...]

If HE Can Visit Us

Friday, June 4th, 2004

For how long shrewdness and manipulative-ness will prevail? It is pervasive. But will it triumph ultimately? I often wonder, is this world belongs to selfish, scheming and “Me first” people?
I was watching about Confucius’ life on History channel. He died as a disillusioned man. He sensed that nobody would listen to his uttering. Like [...]

Is Someone Willing to Help Me?

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004

This request is from the all the HOMELESS flora and fauna of the notified area of the Panchmarhi forest.
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I can’t speak. I can’t file petitions. I can’t lead protest marches. I can’t argue my case, brilliantly, in front of a Supreme Court Judge. I can not go to prison for a day. I can’t [...]