Disclaimer* I am not pro-LTTE or pro-Sri Lankan Army, but recent events have made me break my self-imposed hiatus and state my views.
Now that LTTE Prabhakharan is dead and the Sri Lankan Army has triumphed every mainstream media channel is quick to dub him a “fascist, terrorist, warlord, zealot, etc.” The same media which [...]
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End of a warlord & zealot?
Posted in India Uncut, tagged LTTE, Prabhakharan, Sri Lankan Army on May 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Women’s sexuality & the pink knickers campaign
Posted in India Uncut, tagged pink chuddi campaign, women's secuality on March 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When I recently visited Bangalore I was surprised to find that the hottest topic being discussed there was not the recession, but women’s sexuality. After the Mangalore pub incident and 53 other cases of moral policing by the right-wing elements in that state, one could say progressive views were the need of the hour.
While I [...]
Wives, Mistresses of politicians – the showdown
Posted in India Uncut, tagged Amarmani Tripathi, Antonio Villaraigosa, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Dolly Kyle, Elizabeth Ward Gracen, Gennifer Flowers, Hillary Clinton, Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Wiley, Larry Craig, Madhumita Shukla, Mayor Gavin Newsome, Monica Lewinksy, Monica Lewinsky, NJ Governor Jim McGreevey, Prince Harry, Prince William, Sally Perdue on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair broke out, I remember being quite surprised at the lurid interest the Western media showed. The Indian media for the most part never concerns itself with the private lives of politicians. Other than for politician Amarmani Tripathi- suicide/murder-poet Madhumita Shukla, the Indian media really hasn’t hounded anyone for [...]
I have been tagged!
Posted in India Uncut, tagged Can I May I, chewing gum, draining the cup, irritating things, tag, tagged on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My friend has tagged me!
And I am supposed to tell the www, the 10 most irritating things about me. I don’t pretend to be scrupulously fair or objective in recounting them
Ok, here goes:
In college, my friends wanted to beat me up when I prolonged class by asking inane questions.
I chat online (instant messaging) [...]
Questions, we get asked!
Posted in India Uncut, tagged A Tiger in Malgudi, and-drawn rickshaws, archery skills, atheism, cars, Christianity, elephants, forests, Hindu, Hindu women, Hinduism, India corruption, Indian men, Indians, Indians abroad, Islam, Jewish, R K Narayanan, red dot, Salman Rushdie, silly questions on India, snake charmers, tigers, vegetarian, way of life, wife's red dot on February 2, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Indians abroad face very silly and annoying questions about India! Next time you get asked an annoying question on India, answer it like this…read on, it’s funny!
Q. What does that red dot on women’s forehead mean?
A. Well, in ancient times, Indian men used to practice archery skills by target practicing [...]
Letters & More II
Posted in I protest, India Uncut, tagged Christian, Christianity, Confederates, D G S Dinakaran, Muslim, Muslim terrorists, Narendra Modi, Nazis, Osama bin Laden, Paul dinakaran, RSS, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on January 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In line with the idea that ” all Muslims are terrorists,” another person mailed me:
“obviously you live in la la land
how about you check out the real world
www.crusadewatch.org
www.jihadwatch.org”
I replied to him: ” that just because Osama Bin Laden was a Muslim, does not mean All Muslims are terrorists or that all Muslims [...]
Letters & More
Posted in I protest, India Uncut, tagged anti-Hindu, Dara Singh, East Timor, hindu nationalists, Hindus, India, Israel, Kashmir, Kosova, minorities, Mizoram Christians, Muslim terrorism, Pakistan, propogate christianity, racist on January 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Sometimes I get letters that I just don’t know what to do with. Scream, tear my hair or just mark it as spam?
Here’s a sample copy from a rightist:
Seems as though this blog starter is a hardcore Anti-Hindu and a racist trying to spread shit against religion. The name RACHEL reveals your hidden agenda. How [...]
Celebs blog @
Posted in Cinema, India Uncut, tagged Aamir Khan, Abhinav Bindra, Adam Curry, Ajay Devegan, Amitabh Batchan, Anna Kournikova, Bipasha Basu, Crane Bedi, Cyrus Broacha, Deepak Chopra, Dev Benegal, Gul Panag, Jackie Chan, John Abraham, Karan Johar, Kiran Bedi, Krishnamachari Srikanth, Laloo Prasad Yadav, Madhavan, Mallika Chopra, Mamooty, Micheal Moore, Milind Deora, Nancy Pelosi, Nandita Das, Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton, Posh Spice, Ram Gopal Verma, Shekhar Kapur, Tom Green, Victoria Beckham on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The hot word now is blogging, so celebrities have also latched onto it.
Do check out a few of these links:
Adam Curry – The former MTV veejay has a blog that is updated daily.
Aamir Khan – Can’t accuse this guy of blog neglect, but he has a tendency to go on and on about his films. [...]
