Religion

Not so long ago, i had mentioned to a friend the unique nature of Indian culture to assimilate alien concepts, particularly where theology is concerned. Thus, while the Hindu believes in trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh which are perhaps a notch below the all pervasive Shakti or “a cosmic power”, it accepts all sorts of individuals [...]

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Meta-physics

Imaging the sand of the… desert and imagine a trillion universes – not worlds but universes – encapsulated in each grain of that desert; and within each universe an infinity of others. We tower over these universes from our pitiful vantage points… with one swing of my boot i may knock a billion billion worlds [...]

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Pakistan

Just saw an ad on CNN aimed at increasing business investments in Pakistan. It is presumable that the advertisement was paid for by some agency of the government of Pakistan. Not unlike the !ncredible India campaign executed by the Ministry of Tourism in India, this particular ad amused me. It was all big buildings, happy [...]

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Rush

is amazing! Be it Different Strings, or 2112 or Tears.. totally rocking!
I so don’t want to work today. Total productivity of the day: 0.0001%
~*~

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Voice

Such an incredible thing. Voice. Humans generally like speaking, to share maybe or just to say something. (ha!).. people write to communicate their thoughts as well, but there are some issues with writing. To being with, one needs to be educated – literate; and then you need someplace to write stuff. Like this blog. You [...]

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Bliss

How do you define the feeling of bliss? Isn’t it subjective? I recently had the pleasure to visit Peru, do the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, stay at a beach house south of Lima and experience bliss. But then, staying home listening to good music, blissfully drinking beer and memorizing the nostalgia of a life [...]

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Wish list

So.
Finally. I have decided to make a wish list. In the year of 2008 CE, I have attained maturity to desire toys. Here is my wishlist:

Canon 350 D (aka Rebel XT) with a Quantaray 55-200 MM lens. I know the lens is a cheap, but with my student budget, this is all I can afford. Lens ideas [...]

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Ultimate Pleasure

There is no pleasure like the pleasure of stuffing own tummy with good food. On a sunday afternoon. Stuffing it to the point of drowsiness. And then spending the day away watching a good movie.
Ahh! This is so called bliss. Full stomach, luxury of being able to sleep and then the luxury of not sleeping.
~*~

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On Ramayan

While watching Swades today, i had these profound thougths on Ramayana. The epic is considered to depict the win of good over evil, but let us step back a little bit and dig a little deeper into the characters. Ravana has been widely considered as a great scholar. His “abduction” of Sita can be thought [...]

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Dillemma

So I have this new dilemma. An acquintance of mine had his laptop stolen from his apartment (where 7 people stay in a 2 bed-room) a week ago.
Here are the circumstances of the theft: The flat-mates have varied schedule and not all of them have the keys to the house. Hence the apartment is always open. [...]

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