Emotionally Speaking

Maiden Bollywood Flash Mob in Helsinki, Finland

Not many Indians know that the love of Bollywood and Indian culture and things has smitten many Finns. I know many (including one of my best friends) who love the Indian films, food, music and culture. Recently, Finalnd (Helsinki) added to the list of rising Bolly flash mobs in India and abroad. A number of [...]

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An evening with Pakistani students in JNU Campus: A first-hand report of the interactive session

A delegation of some 40 Pakistanis was in the JNU campus for an interactive sessions with JNU students yesterday evening at the Sutlej Hostel mess of JNU campus (which proved to be small for the occasion). The programme was scheduled to a begin at 9:30 pm but the guests arrived at about 11 pm due [...]

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The Age of Stupid’s Green Carpet Premiere at PVR Delhi and Shekhar Kapur: a first-hand report

Yesterday evening [22 September 2009] I was at the Green Carpet Premiere of the hard-hitting ‘drama-documentary-animation’ on climate change ‘The Age of Stupid’ at PVR Premiere [Select Citywalk, Saket, New Delhi, India] organised by Greenpeace and tcktcktck [a global alliance of civil society calling for binding climate change agreements] supported by the PVR CSR wing. [...]

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I m halal, the first ever Search Engine for Muslims : A first-hand report

Dutch company AZS media group ltd on 1 September 2009 has launched ‘Imhalal’ : the first even search engine for Muslims “after seven months of intensive development!” This is my experience of the search engine on 6 September 2009 [time about 6 pm IST]. The official word on the search engine This is what the [...]

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64th Birthday: My 64 words on the great Hero of Freedom and Democracy

Today is the 64th birthday of Aung Saan Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy activist and ‘prisoner of conscience’ who has spearheaded the movement for democracy in Burma against all odds. There is this website (link) where you can submit your 64 words for the cause. Also read this article by  Mukul Sharma on Kafila. Long live [...]

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Diplomacy and Musharraf [March,2005]

This was my paper for the course of Diplomacy [M.A.] in March 2005. I have not edited/updated it. It was written without any special study/research. It has humour more than anything else. General Pervez Musharraf has scripted one of the greatest diplomatic successes of the recent times. He is the man who has made the [...]

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