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Well we are welcoming another long weekend after the Pateti and Dussehra weeks. But this time, its slightly different. The 13th of October is election day and not just another festival. It is indeed a festival of democracy but I won't be wrong in assuming that very few people perceive it that way. The general public mood regarding elections was evident in the recent Lok Sabha elections where the voter turnout from a cosmopolitan city like Mumbai was a pathetic 43%. So I have decided that I won't… Continue

India celebrates its 63rd Independence Day on the 15th of August 2009. A vibrant democracy that it is today , it still remains a 'perennially developing' country (a near-synonym for 'underdeveloped'). The Independence Day in itself has become an annual ritual for our leade… Continue

"Rains wreak havoc in city" , "Milan Subway submerged" , "Mithi river overflows" , "Highest rainfall recorded in city's history....."
Sounds familiar , doesn't it ?? That used to be the front page story of every newspaper since the historic 994 mm rainfall in Mumbai city on 26th July , 2005. The Milans and the Mithis of the city finally got their due attention.

The city witnessed unusually torrential rains lashing it left, right and centre since 2005. Yes we blamed the government and municipal… Continue

Well couldn't have found a better topic for my last blog before exams. The picture and title say it all but I must concede one fact that reviewing a movie that is pretty regionalistic in its content but still all-inclusive in its essence is indeed tricky business. On the personal front… Continue

Subhashchandra Bose once said to his fellow Indians, "Tum mujhe khoon do, aur mein tumhe aazaadi doonga..."("You give me your blood and I'll give you freedom...") . These words came during the extremely difficult and do-or-die situations of our Freedom Struggle. That was a time when all of India came together and fought for its independence from the British Rule. It was the sheer grit and determination of the average Indian who came out in large numbers to achieve a common goal ; Independence.… Continue