Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी) , also known as “Krishnashtami”,”Saatam Aatham” ,”Gokulashtami”, “Ashtami Rohini”, “Srikrishna Jayanti”, “Sree Jayanthi” or sometimes merely as “Janmashtami”,…
Hindu festivals – Krishna Janmashtami Read More »
Pity the Saudi princess. First she treats herself to over a $100,000 in lingerie at an elite Paris boutique and then that boutique has the temerity – the temerity! – to demand that the princess pay ans sues her toward that end.
And now the princess…
Saudi Princess ‘Robbed’ Read More »
Yesterday evening I was at a friend’s place. Her daughter came home from play, greeted me good evening and asked me a question that poked my social conscience. She asked, “Aunty, I have two friends Arpita and Vicky. Mom asks me to call Arpita by..
Why should I call him bhaiyya, why not friend? Read More »
The Hudson River along Manhattan’s skyline was the sight of a traffic collusion between a helicopter and a small plane today, August 8, 2009.
A tour helicopter – Eurocopter AS 350 operated by Liberty Tours – and a Piper PA-32 plane – which…
New York Helicopter-Plane Crash Read More »
Nazism has a long history in Lebanon. In 1936, Pierre Gemayale was a young athlete at the Berlin Olympics. Fascinated by the organization of the Nazi state he wanted to emulate it in Lebanon and founded the student organization al-Katab [Phalange] in…
The Lebanese Auto Nazi Read More »
Bollywood actors are characterless. These are the dark ages, as now our children look up to these singing and dancing females as icons. In our times they were known as Bhand the person who dances for money, now these people have become stars of…
Bollywood Actresses Characterless and Rotten – Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev Read More »
Newly declassified State Department documents [thorough review in Ha’aretz] detail a lot about U.S. and Israeli thinking on Israel’s development of nuclear weapons.
First, we learn that then army chief-of-staff Yitzhak Rabin believed that Israel’s…
Israeli Nukes and Arab Irrationality Read More »
Saudi law does not have much a legislative body. Until a few years ago, there wasn’t even the facade of one. Now the Saudis have the honor of have a male-only parliament where half of the MPs are elected in elections where only men are allowed to vote;…
Saudi Law: Breast Enhancing Is Halal, While Nose Jobs Are Haram Read More »
A pinch, a slap, a wack with a stick or ruler,or sometimes made to stand in an uncomfortable position for long.I am sure all of us who have been through the process of school education, would have either witnessed or experienced first hand, some kind of..
Inspire the child, Save the rod Read More »
I fell in love with Bangalore in the first week after I landed in Bangalore. Cool climate, greenery around, innumerable joints, coffe shops, shopping malls and what not. For a foodie like me it was heaven. I have explored almost all the restaurants…
Bangalore, not so safe Read More »
