Re-enacting History? Atleast thats what is claimed to be attempted here. I dont get the point of re-doing the Salt March of 1930. Either the BBC has not presented the whole picture, or this is just a stupid publicity gimmick by Mr. Tushar Gandhi to remind people that his great-grandfather is the "Father of the Nation".

The Salt March was symbolic ( Read more... )

I am watching Kal Ho Naa Ho right now. And I cannot help but cringe everytime they make obviously racist, or culturally-insensitive remarks ( Read more... )

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I have a geology exam tomorrow. I am so nervous. I missed the last exam because I wasnt feeling well. And to be quite honest, I havent been feeling any better this morning. Maybe there is a sneaky relation to the week I have my geology exam and me falling ill. Oh well, I must do well on this one because my folks have been emailing me with the usual ( Read more... )

I suppose its not hard for us as humans to be so self-involved, that when some people make certain comments that ring a bell in some distant location of our head, we wonder whether they intend to insinuate their knowledge of that dirty secret of our present or the past. You wonder, what were the odds of the person mentioning that name, or that a ( Read more... )

I had promised not to procrastinate till I had the Uma Narayan dinner party all done, but this had to be noted ( Read more... )

I think when you listen to a song way too much, you start believing every word of it, and in essence, it becomes you. Somehow it begins to reflect you and how you feel, even if that really is not the case. Its a great way of burying yourself under self-pity and making yourself feel much worse than you would normally feel. I love how I conveniently ( Read more... )

so the Princeton debate tournament happened this weekend. And even though I really wanted to debate, I just couldnt enjoy myself. I felt so unmotivated.
I am back on campus now, and the realisation of all the work ahead of me is weighing me down.
I just want to cuddle up next to someone special who can make this all easier.

J-show was funny. I dont know why people always said bullshit about it. Well, I can see how and why. But, its all so cute. Its soo hard to make a good job, and I think the juniors tickled us in the right places. I mean, sure I loved the video from last year's j-show that they showed at orientation, but i dont think it was as good. It was definitely ( Read more... )

The truth is, we all have reached a point where we just cant get along anymore. We just harbor all these notions, all these ideas. And well, we are all rigid ( Read more... )