A shocking video of how cows are slaughtered in India, of all places, where cow is deemed sacred and legally protected.
Please think twice before you buy that cool leather jacket, belt or any other accessory.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Holy Cow - Really?
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Off the Books
Interesting interview with Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh. I have lived in Atlanta downtown for 4 years which has a predominant African American population. I have wondered once in a while how they really sustain their livelyhood, but never delved deeper into that.
However, my other Indian friends living in the suburbs have always had a perception that it is better to avoid downtown. I have seen that these inner city residents are relatively more social and friendly than they are believed to be.
The book by Sudhir Venkatesh, based on his observations spanning more than a decade of parts of Chicago, which are deemed dangerous even during the day - Off the Books - The underground economy of the urban poor should be definitely worth checking out.
However, my other Indian friends living in the suburbs have always had a perception that it is better to avoid downtown. I have seen that these inner city residents are relatively more social and friendly than they are believed to be.
The book by Sudhir Venkatesh, based on his observations spanning more than a decade of parts of Chicago, which are deemed dangerous even during the day - Off the Books - The underground economy of the urban poor should be definitely worth checking out.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Circuit - What a character!!
Lage Raho Munnabhai has become one of my most favourite movies - ever. I have watched it numerous times so far. The character that I like the most is Circuit. Both Munna and Circuit are divine fools as the writer rightly puts it. However to me Circuit comes across as the perfect role model of a devotee. He lives by the simple rule - Bhai ne bola na - to karne ka, simple hain re (Bhai told so - so just do it, it is that simple). For him all that Bhai says is golden. Be it getting a corpse for anatomy practicals,getting professors to answer the quiz about Mahatma Gandhi,getting Chinese Hakka noodles at 3 AM or be it anything else. Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE
A scene that reminds us of the principle of sharing/giving in a humorous but profound way is his conversation with Professor Vattikutti, who is a character that follows rules or lives by the law (But without understanding the purpose). Vattikutti is against Munna's method of winning the quiz - because it's cheating - of course. But Circuit tells him - Dekh apne ko Gandhiji ke bare mein kuch pata nahin hain is liye tere se pooch raha hun, agar kal tujhe bhai log ke bare main information chahiye tu pooch na - main tereko sab ka information dunga. Gyan share karne ke liye rehta hain, kya tu sada raha hain apne paas rakh ke. (Dude - Since we don't know about Gandhiji we are requesting you, if you need any information about underworld, just ask and I will tell everything to you. Knowledge is to be shared, why are you wasting it by keeping it to yourselves?). Such a simple principle, but isn't that what happens a lot of times. We think all that we know should benefit "us" only. But wouldn't it grow if we share it freely?
Circuit exhibits complete surrender to Munna, no matter what, Bhai cannot be wrong. Focused mind and living life with principles he truly believes in. What a character!
A scene that reminds us of the principle of sharing/giving in a humorous but profound way is his conversation with Professor Vattikutti, who is a character that follows rules or lives by the law (But without understanding the purpose). Vattikutti is against Munna's method of winning the quiz - because it's cheating - of course. But Circuit tells him - Dekh apne ko Gandhiji ke bare mein kuch pata nahin hain is liye tere se pooch raha hun, agar kal tujhe bhai log ke bare main information chahiye tu pooch na - main tereko sab ka information dunga. Gyan share karne ke liye rehta hain, kya tu sada raha hain apne paas rakh ke. (Dude - Since we don't know about Gandhiji we are requesting you, if you need any information about underworld, just ask and I will tell everything to you. Knowledge is to be shared, why are you wasting it by keeping it to yourselves?). Such a simple principle, but isn't that what happens a lot of times. We think all that we know should benefit "us" only. But wouldn't it grow if we share it freely?
Circuit exhibits complete surrender to Munna, no matter what, Bhai cannot be wrong. Focused mind and living life with principles he truly believes in. What a character!
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