Ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya
UPDATE: ‘I saw men holding heads & hair of women, then cut throats’- chilling tale of Hindu killings by Rohingyas
Category: Politics
False dichotomy of generation degradation
A lot of people say, 2nd generation of feminists had genuine concerns, 3rd generation of feminists are all about victim-hood. Make no mistake – it is because your mother was a feminist but you wouldn’t dare believe she would agree to the current feminism. Not only this difference between 2nd...
Anti Hindi
Personally I am of the opinion that all states should be declared a nation and India should simply dissolve. I think we all deserve it. As far as language is concerned, I am not a Hindi proponent, but I don’t think there is any Hindi imperialism. In this country if...
Utopia won’t happen, forget it
The utopia won’t happen, here is a thought experiment to prove it: Imagine two men – A and B. Now imagine A has $100 and B has $0. This is to model economic inequality. Now imagine B asks A for half of his money ($50). This is to model economic utopia....
Satyamev Jayate, really?
Many people have trouble reading what I post or share. Most people are living a life of lie and can’t see a possibility of being exposed. Hence exposure becomes a noble cause in itself. A cause that brings a lot of unwanted attention of unscrupulous elements of the society, or...
Power dynamics – finding your place
I see a lot of people talking about differences. What they hold dear, what they despise… sometimes it is language, sometimes religion, sometimes it is how they treat women, and sometimes it is about the sports, or even looks. There is certain fun to be had in recognising these differences...
Hindu philosophy is getting attacked by regressive Judiciary
Indian judiciary has decided to become de-facto leader on what constitutes Hinduism and what is not instead of following the law, after Narendra Modi has come into power. Rule of law and court of law are being replaced by rule of power and court of opinions while judiciary avoids accountability...
What is the problem?
Here is a sample conversion from my Facebook feed: Hindu friend 1: Be wise…vote BJP. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/27-communal-riots-in-up-since-sp-formed-govt-cm-admits-in-house/1083234/ (The secular SP government has overseen more riots in last 2 years than the communal BJP in Gujarat which saw only 1 riot in last 10 years) Muslim friend: solution of communal riot is...
Male Chauvinism, Masculinity and Logic
I have encountered following traits as socially being interchangeable: Male Chauvinism Masculinity Logic If you don’t follow this list, try reading it from below. Examples: Men are logical while women are not. Men don’t cry. Women are emotional. Girls are’t good at Maths. I mean to say, it is fairly...
Marketing and Technology
So I had a chat with my boss. After a massive fuck-up, where I refused to deal with constant belittling from a DTL (Domain Tech Lead in PayPal) and then started working from home instead, I was contacted by managers and architects to ask me ‘what is going on?’. After...