The Wall — Rahul Dravid — is more like a sieve these days. Ganguly was able to leave at the top of the game. He announced his retirement while the series was ongoing, hit a century after making the announcement, and was carried off the field by his teammates.
Month: December 2008
Shoe ‘bombs’ thrown at Bush in Iraq
Now, thanks to 2 Shoe ‘bombs’ thrown at Bush in Iraq, the press will be asked to remove their shoes at every press conference! One thing is for sure. Watch the video. Bush’s reflexes are pretty good.
Mumbai attacks: Media covered only deaths of rich people — Arundhati Roy
In the Guardian article titled Mumbai was not our 9/11, Arundhati Roy says: If you were watching television you may not have heard that ordinary people too died in Mumbai. They were mowed down in a busy railway station and a public hospital. The terrorists did not distinguish between poor and rich. They killed both… Continue reading Mumbai attacks: Media covered only deaths of rich people — Arundhati Roy
xml-rpc: Submitting a blog article from emacs
I found out that the wordpress blog program provides an xml-rpc interface and that the emacs packages weblogger.el and xml-rpc.el (available from Savannah) allow one to submit blog articles from emacs. I normally compose blog articles in emacs — unless the entry is very short — and then copy it to the wordpress editor. So… Continue reading xml-rpc: Submitting a blog article from emacs
Non State actors — WTF?
The murderers who attacked Mumbai have been called by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukerjee and Secretary of State Rice as “Non State Actors”. Imagine telling the victim’s family “Your father was killed by a non-state actor”. As euphemisms go, this one is pretty bad. If you want to say that the murderers were not state-sponsored,… Continue reading Non State actors — WTF?
Schools should not declare holiday when a minister dies
The practice, of declaring a school holiday when a minister dies, should be discontinued. The only exception — if one is required — is when a sitting Prime Minister or President dies in office. This happens more frequently in India because in the short 60 year time span since Independence, we have had several Prime… Continue reading Schools should not declare holiday when a minister dies
Outsourcing justice — the Mumbai attacks
However, when it comes to kicking butt (literally), we are not good. Let’s admit it. After all, we have too much of Gandhi’s — show the other cheek — blood coursing through our veins to be good in this department. All we can do is to wipe the blood off the counters/stalls/rooms, reopen the shop