Archive for May, 2006

Fanaa - the movie


2006
05.29

fanaa
Well, I’m accused of making money out of the debate on reservation. For a change, let me post something different [to make more money? ;)].

I went to watch Fanaa, primarily to see Kajol……but there were many surprises in hold. And indeed they all left a very good impression together. Of course, I did miss my poet-friend Sukhvinder while the hero and heroine conversed in shayaries. And yes, there is lots of mushy romanticism and unrealism to satiate anyone.

I liked the movie for the beautiful Kashmir valley, for making a terrorist the hero, the character of Malini Tyagi that Taboo played and for the big surprise that the theatre in Hyderabad where I watched it had pieces of paper to be blown in the air for Amir and Kajol in equal amounts……good return after a break for marriage! 

Against Anti-reservation


2006
05.19

This is in continuation with the earlier post.

I was thinking why cannot anyone file a case under the Atrocities Act against all those casteist blogs and discussions happening online….
Debating Reservations is a different from demeaning those who benefit from them.

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In the name of Anti-reservation


2006
05.18

What is happening in the name of anti-reservation here?
I read quite a number of blogs, which merely spread casteism unadulterated…. Brutal comments like:
 ”Once, places are “reserved” you can never free them. The filthy bastards will never let go of them.”
 ”get an SCST certificate, and see how the doors open for you. You don’t have to even study you know.”
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Thesis submission


2006
05.16

I guess you lose all your interest in your PhD by the time you finish writing and then you just want to dump it while trying to submit it in the concerned university.

Whatever it is, finally my thesis submission is over. After a prolonged delay of almost a year……….after eleventh hour corrections, after various moments of almost giving-up, after months going without fellowship………………..after all………it’s over. Not in any mood for celebration, just exhaustion………joining a project next week itself.

Thanks to all those who encouraged me, brought me back several times, shared my confusions and held hands together in helplessness.

 

Webby Awards Announced


2006
05.11


Webby Logo
The 2006 Webby Awards have been announced.
I had voted for Babycentre and am happy to know that they have won the People’s Voice Award under Family and Parenting. 
Remember Segragation, which won the best homepage award has been my favourite too.
Waiting to know what others think about these winners…

But I hear that you need to pay an incredible sum of $245 to enter the final round…..If it’s true, it’s pretty bad!!