Check out this news about the 'liberal' attitude of two British MPs- Roger Godsiff and Jeremy Corbyn. They have demanded "justice" for the barbarian named Afzal. So they hold Anti India placards on Indias Republic day (and if you are wondering when that is, Jan 26th). They claim the trial Afzal has gotten is not fair.
Well, If you oppose a country on its Republic day, you are bound to get some media attention (there is a slang for all this- Keeda karna) and then Godsiff's Birmingham constituency has a large Muslim population, with roots in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir! My points are- 1. why Afzal only? 2. Why Republic day? 3. Why British Parliamentarians (given Afzal may only have had a fake British passport, if at all)? If you still do not get it, you probably, never will.
Now I dont know if brings me joy or frustrates me more, but am I glad to see appeasement outside India? For all the whining of the BJP, they would atleast be relieved to know fools exist everywhere.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
A religious atheist
In another of my adventures on the internet, I found this peice of priceless misunderstanding . What profoundly impressed me in this blog is how our thinking is influenced and how rigidly we manipulate happenings to fit our views (and nothing else). For example, the concept of God, religion and political thinking. Some old-timer, sane, dead person, once advised not to mix all three or was it the last two? Because, the one with God and religion was not something Macaulay-like people could see in their society. The concept of religion, a modern day person has, is of a headquarters issuing out step-by-step instructions on the upkeeping of morals. And this borrowed concept is imbibed into our society blindly. There, right there, exists the difference between an organized religion and others- like Hinduism.
An Abrahamic religion is an example of an organized religion. Thus, you are expected to go to a Church if you are a Christian or offer namaz if you are a Muslim. But ask any Hindu if there is a compulsary need for him to attend a sermon (or like some people think, watch Fox news!). Somehow, inspite of their experiences with it, people tend to apply a single-dimensional western outlook to Hinduism. (and whats more, call themselves liberal!). Better still, do a random check on social networking sites like Orkut for the number of Hindus (names might help -Eg: 'Krish'na is a Hindu name as a Muslim or a Christian rarely has this one ;-) who claim to be 'Atheist', 'Agnostic', 'Spiritual but not religious', 'Religious humanist' , 'Unitarian universalist', 'Neo-paganist' etc as compared to people of any Abrahamic religion. It gives you quite the indication why Hinduism is, in reality, a liberal 'religion' unlike otherwise percieved and why they are different.
Whats with God and religion? Every religion has a God. Yes, definitely so, in an Abrahamic religion only. I challenge any Hindu, atheist or whoever to try and show me why a Hindu must believe in a God. Or why my political leaning cant be Right and I cant be an atheist at the same time. I can loathe the self-proclaimed liberals and still be an atheist and no self-hater can stop me from doing that.
"One who fights a monster, becomes one himself"-Neitzsche. Atheism is belief in non-existence of God. And like all other religious fundamentalists, atheistic fundamentlists will always claim to be intellectually superior. Even an Osama Bin Laden can claim superiority of intellect by default. For any frog in the well, the well is the ocean- Is it even a surprise?
All Atheists need not be liberal or rational and we have examples to show that. I end with this dialogue from RHTDM to the men of 'wisdom': "Chashma utaar aur duniya dekh".
PS: For all claims on superiority-by-non-existence-of-proof, try explaining Law of conservation of energy and creation of matter on the same blackboard. And unlike others, this religious atheist welcomes liberal, conservative or confused views. :-)
An Abrahamic religion is an example of an organized religion. Thus, you are expected to go to a Church if you are a Christian or offer namaz if you are a Muslim. But ask any Hindu if there is a compulsary need for him to attend a sermon (or like some people think, watch Fox news!). Somehow, inspite of their experiences with it, people tend to apply a single-dimensional western outlook to Hinduism. (and whats more, call themselves liberal!). Better still, do a random check on social networking sites like Orkut for the number of Hindus (names might help -Eg: 'Krish'na is a Hindu name as a Muslim or a Christian rarely has this one ;-) who claim to be 'Atheist', 'Agnostic', 'Spiritual but not religious', 'Religious humanist' , 'Unitarian universalist', 'Neo-paganist' etc as compared to people of any Abrahamic religion. It gives you quite the indication why Hinduism is, in reality, a liberal 'religion' unlike otherwise percieved and why they are different.
Whats with God and religion? Every religion has a God. Yes, definitely so, in an Abrahamic religion only. I challenge any Hindu, atheist or whoever to try and show me why a Hindu must believe in a God. Or why my political leaning cant be Right and I cant be an atheist at the same time. I can loathe the self-proclaimed liberals and still be an atheist and no self-hater can stop me from doing that.
"One who fights a monster, becomes one himself"-Neitzsche. Atheism is belief in non-existence of God. And like all other religious fundamentalists, atheistic fundamentlists will always claim to be intellectually superior. Even an Osama Bin Laden can claim superiority of intellect by default. For any frog in the well, the well is the ocean- Is it even a surprise?
All Atheists need not be liberal or rational and we have examples to show that. I end with this dialogue from RHTDM to the men of 'wisdom': "Chashma utaar aur duniya dekh".
PS: For all claims on superiority-by-non-existence-of-proof, try explaining Law of conservation of energy and creation of matter on the same blackboard. And unlike others, this religious atheist welcomes liberal, conservative or confused views. :-)
Some words....
Ah, I had decided I wont post more than one blog a day but then i come across this one and am so(ooo) given into it that I couldnt resist. Some words just inspire you so much...(that you decide to blog on them!). For example, consider this stanza, I came across from my random internet browsing:
I am no fan of Fiction but I read philosophy, science, history and political writings. But a few of them you cannot afford to miss out: Great Expectations (Charles dickens), Mill on the floss (George Eliot), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(Mark Twain), Nirmala and Godaan (Munshi Premchand), Pushp ki abhilasha (Makhanlal Chaturvedi), Mera Naya bachpan (Subhadra Kumari Chauhan). This is a decent site for all those people who like hindi poems. Also I had read this essay (X std, AP Board syllabus, I language Hindi) called "Nakhoon kyon badhte hain?" by Suryakanth Tripathi 'Nirala' (I think) I want to read it again, does anyone know if its available on the net??
Looks like book review is coming up next. Man, life is getting so exciting. Wonder why I still go with 'Life Sucks'. ;)
- Tujko peeda mein dhundhungi, (तुझको पीड़ा में ढूंढूंगी)
- Tumme dhundhungi peeda (तुझमें ढूंढूंगी पीड़ा)
- (I'll search you in pain,
- I'll search pain in you)
I am no fan of Fiction but I read philosophy, science, history and political writings. But a few of them you cannot afford to miss out: Great Expectations (Charles dickens), Mill on the floss (George Eliot), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(Mark Twain), Nirmala and Godaan (Munshi Premchand), Pushp ki abhilasha (Makhanlal Chaturvedi), Mera Naya bachpan (Subhadra Kumari Chauhan). This is a decent site for all those people who like hindi poems. Also I had read this essay (X std, AP Board syllabus, I language Hindi) called "Nakhoon kyon badhte hain?" by Suryakanth Tripathi 'Nirala' (I think) I want to read it again, does anyone know if its available on the net??
Looks like book review is coming up next. Man, life is getting so exciting. Wonder why I still go with 'Life Sucks'. ;)
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
On maturity
Over the last few days, I feel I have grown-up and this must come as a respite to the numerous divine souls on orkut or otherwise who have requested me to (well, dont get too excited- I say this because I am getting my wisdom tooth now). What gives me this feeling is something I realized when I was talking to someone today.
In life you generally do not end up getting what you wanted, atleast not always. My general perception of a life-well-lived used to be the one where you could get most of what you wanted and could blatantly blame what you didnt, on parents, dog or luck- strictly in that order. (Thomas Brugenzi, no, that still wasnt me). Life would really get messy with thinking about it time and again and so on. In the end, I still would end up not far from where I had begun- only this time, I would hate myself so much more for not being able to get it. Such arrogancy!
I now realize that a big part of maturity, and that is wholly my thought because this is my blog, is to know when to give up and more importantly, how to give up what you dont get. In other words, it is realizing how good you are and living fully within that matrix. When I say "how good you are", I do not mean obviously your looks or piousness or religiosity et al., its more of knowing how much pressure you can handle in a given situation.
I see a lot of people define their lives by saving money, apparently for tomorrow. (And if I were to believe the 'sooth'sayer next door, not for much long). People are so involved in living their lives for tomorrow that they forget they have to live today and by doing so they make sure that tomorrow never comes! Its nice to be thinking of the future, securing your and your family's future and all that but seriously one must take a deep breath and relax, have a cup of coffee or two and do something they really like doing.
Happiness is a state of your mind and we obviously so look for it outside. Life comes at you and you dont want to live?I end with this verse from Chandogya Upanishad (which I think is in context, although you may not):
Yo vai bhuma tat sukham;
Nalpe sukham asti Bhumaiva sukham
And finally the disclaimer: It might just appear that I am being extravagantly faking knowledge but, believe me, that isnt the case. I am still as much stupid as you last knew me, only (perhaps) I spoke that much less. (For people finding it hard to believe- I am quite an introvert, when and if you ever meet me, (your) God forbid, touch wood).
In life you generally do not end up getting what you wanted, atleast not always. My general perception of a life-well-lived used to be the one where you could get most of what you wanted and could blatantly blame what you didnt, on parents, dog or luck- strictly in that order. (Thomas Brugenzi, no, that still wasnt me). Life would really get messy with thinking about it time and again and so on. In the end, I still would end up not far from where I had begun- only this time, I would hate myself so much more for not being able to get it. Such arrogancy!
I now realize that a big part of maturity, and that is wholly my thought because this is my blog, is to know when to give up and more importantly, how to give up what you dont get. In other words, it is realizing how good you are and living fully within that matrix. When I say "how good you are", I do not mean obviously your looks or piousness or religiosity et al., its more of knowing how much pressure you can handle in a given situation.
I see a lot of people define their lives by saving money, apparently for tomorrow. (And if I were to believe the 'sooth'sayer next door, not for much long). People are so involved in living their lives for tomorrow that they forget they have to live today and by doing so they make sure that tomorrow never comes! Its nice to be thinking of the future, securing your and your family's future and all that but seriously one must take a deep breath and relax, have a cup of coffee or two and do something they really like doing.
Happiness is a state of your mind and we obviously so look for it outside. Life comes at you and you dont want to live?I end with this verse from Chandogya Upanishad (which I think is in context, although you may not):
Yo vai bhuma tat sukham;
Nalpe sukham asti Bhumaiva sukham
And finally the disclaimer: It might just appear that I am being extravagantly faking knowledge but, believe me, that isnt the case. I am still as much stupid as you last knew me, only (perhaps) I spoke that much less. (For people finding it hard to believe- I am quite an introvert, when and if you ever meet me, (your) God forbid, touch wood).
Monday, January 15, 2007
I like.....
I was very influenced by Anurag's Must watch blog (and character, but lets keep that aside for today). I am definitely not good at movies (except that I have watched RHTDM 133 times in all -swear not for Diya Mirza... or that guy.... or any of the guys or gals- damn its so difficult to be precise and yes if something else is brewing in that mind of yours- no, it was just for the story- I liked it). My list of movies would include that one and Pulp fiction, Forrest Gump, Ben Hur, Ameircan Pie, Naa ninna bidalaare (Kannada) and Hungama (Hindi). In all other movies I have been in, I have either slept off or irritated my neighbor so much that they didnt talk to me for a long time. (After watching a few others, I cribbed badly on Orkut and got thrown out of a couple of communities).
When it comes to tv shows, I love That 70s show, Swat Kats, Friends and South Park. Thats pretty much it.
Ok heres my favourite. Music. I love it -any kind. As long as its loud and as long as I have coffee next to me I can stay. (I have a coffee mug that inspires the life out of me: "Life's short, Stay Awake"). So heres what I am going to do: I will post the music I like and youtube links to it. And I will keep updating it and date it so you know if theres anything new (Its funny I just thought what if no one ever read it? See, that would be insane. But who cares. Most things we do are Insane.) Also let me know your personal favourites. So here is my list for today:
Date: January 15th 2006
Genre: Rock and pop
When it comes to tv shows, I love That 70s show, Swat Kats, Friends and South Park. Thats pretty much it.
Ok heres my favourite. Music. I love it -any kind. As long as its loud and as long as I have coffee next to me I can stay. (I have a coffee mug that inspires the life out of me: "Life's short, Stay Awake"). So heres what I am going to do: I will post the music I like and youtube links to it. And I will keep updating it and date it so you know if theres anything new (Its funny I just thought what if no one ever read it? See, that would be insane. But who cares. Most things we do are Insane.) Also let me know your personal favourites. So here is my list for today:
Date: January 15th 2006
Genre: Rock and pop
1. Coldplay- Clocks
2. Cyndi Lauper- Time after time
3. Guns N Roses- :Sweet Child of Mine, November Rain
4. Metallica: Wherever I may roam (An all time favourite), Nothing Else matters, Enter Sandman, One, Unforgiven II
5. U2:Elevation, Vertigo
6. Greenday:Boulevard of Broken Dreams
7. RHCP:Californication
8 Iron Maiden:Educated Fool (another favourite)
9. Linkin Park:PaperCut, Numb, Somewhere I belong, Crawling, One step closer, In the end, Faint
10. Three Days Grace:Animal I have become, I hate everything about you
11. Robbie Williams: Feel
12. Engima: Gravity of Love
13. Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing
14. Creed: Sacrifice, Higher
15. Hoobastank: The reason
16. Evanescence: Everybodys fool, My immortal
17. Eagles: Hotel California
18. Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb
19. Maroon5: Shiver
20. Bond: Explosive, Shine
2. Cyndi Lauper- Time after time
3. Guns N Roses- :Sweet Child of Mine, November Rain
4. Metallica: Wherever I may roam (An all time favourite), Nothing Else matters, Enter Sandman, One, Unforgiven II
5. U2:Elevation, Vertigo
6. Greenday:Boulevard of Broken Dreams
7. RHCP:Californication
8 Iron Maiden:Educated Fool (another favourite)
9. Linkin Park:PaperCut, Numb, Somewhere I belong, Crawling, One step closer, In the end, Faint
10. Three Days Grace:Animal I have become, I hate everything about you
11. Robbie Williams: Feel
12. Engima: Gravity of Love
13. Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing
14. Creed: Sacrifice, Higher
15. Hoobastank: The reason
16. Evanescence: Everybodys fool, My immortal
17. Eagles: Hotel California
18. Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb
19. Maroon5: Shiver
20. Bond: Explosive, Shine
Sunday, January 14, 2007
About me
I am disillusioned to put it mildly. But when someone asks me to describe myself, I go blank. I mean, for all you know, that is all I may just be but le me try and describe myself and venture to look at what others think of themselves.
Orkut is one place where you find this question and many people go ....daaaaaaaaaaamn it, yuuuuck or the likes. And then there are some who are the "I am me" types. Some self-anointed-wit-masters come up with nutty quotes like "its a two letter word" or "Ithink I am odd, I think I agree" and stuff. But I seriously doubt if anyone asked you that in an interview, you would come up with anything remotely what you put up in your orkut profile.
Life is so damn strange. You get a PhD in Material Science and can describe the domain interaction in the most complex semiconductor material, but you cannot clearly define yourself. Atleast I cant. No, neither can I explain the domain interaction well nor do I have a PhD but you get the point. Many people in a formal interview that I have been around in start off with, my name is so-and-so, I am from so-and-so, I have a degree ....blah blah blah. Yeah! got it. I guess I asked tou to describe yourself and not the degrees you've got or the best restaurant in the place you come from. So who the hell are you, now.
So, Who am I? I now go venturing out into self-description (and to an extent, hate) after a lot of thought .. umm no... after a lot of being in some kind of a state where you appear to be thinking . So forbear at your own prerogative. Heres what I think about me:
I suck at most things in life. And I dont give a damn about the rest.
To know more about the nit-wit kind of shit you are used to, go and have a look at my homepage or orkut profile (if you can find me, that is). Life sucks man. Damn it does. You ******* even dont know yourself.
Ok, I was just told I am very insensitive. I think I agree.
Orkut is one place where you find this question and many people go ....daaaaaaaaaaamn it, yuuuuck or the likes. And then there are some who are the "I am me" types. Some self-anointed-wit-masters come up with nutty quotes like "its a two letter word" or "Ithink I am odd, I think I agree" and stuff. But I seriously doubt if anyone asked you that in an interview, you would come up with anything remotely what you put up in your orkut profile.
Life is so damn strange. You get a PhD in Material Science and can describe the domain interaction in the most complex semiconductor material, but you cannot clearly define yourself. Atleast I cant. No, neither can I explain the domain interaction well nor do I have a PhD but you get the point. Many people in a formal interview that I have been around in start off with, my name is so-and-so, I am from so-and-so, I have a degree ....blah blah blah. Yeah! got it. I guess I asked tou to describe yourself and not the degrees you've got or the best restaurant in the place you come from. So who the hell are you, now.
So, Who am I? I now go venturing out into self-description (and to an extent, hate) after a lot of thought .. umm no... after a lot of being in some kind of a state where you appear to be thinking . So forbear at your own prerogative. Heres what I think about me:
I suck at most things in life. And I dont give a damn about the rest.
To know more about the nit-wit kind of shit you are used to, go and have a look at my homepage or orkut profile (if you can find me, that is). Life sucks man. Damn it does. You ******* even dont know yourself.
Ok, I was just told I am very insensitive. I think I agree.
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