Sometimes, I try to define secularism to myself. Neither I am an unsecular like VHP and chums and nor I find myself secular like Congress, Left , Media or Human Rights activists observing encounter of Ishrat Jahan. The former phrase doesn't need an explanation, but for latter I'll explain you why I feel so. Ishrat Jahan, a student was traveling in a car intercepted by Gujrat police. There was firing from that car. Even if we assume that there was no firing, vehicle must have tried to escap...
Recently , I heard a comment made by Harsha Bhogle on Sehwag - " His assessment of risk is more akin to that of an equity investor than a debt fund manager " This is vintage Harsha Bhogle indeed.
Pune , argubaly has the largest number of two wheelers in Asia. The total number of registered vehicles in the city have by far exceeded Mumbai's. Whole city is smoked and choked. So looking at the traffic woes Pune is facing, these are a few lines which aptly define the situation. Arz kiya hai - Yeh Bola Pune ke kutte se Gaon ka kutta, Kahan se seekhi tuney ada dum dabane ki, Dum dabane ko meri Buzdili mat samajh, Kahan hai jagah dum talaq hilane ki!
There has been such a windfall of taxes in PC's budget that I am still recuperating from it. I already have lost some Rs 3000/- with the newly introduced "educational" cess, and I am still counting. These FMs don't realize that when they increase service tax or include a new service in the tax net, it's not the service provider but the consumer who suffers. Service provider simply passes the burden to the consumer. Damn !
Well, What to say , though , a lot to say. Ever since Laloo ji has become Rail mantri , I have begun to have this uneasy feeling. And this is not without reason , as Laloo has proved it in short span. I live approximately 1500 km from my home city . Two third of my folks stay there. I and they feel urge to visit each other. Now, we are not richie-rich. We lie somewhere in middle of middle-middle class and upper-middle class. So traveling by our domestic Maharaja or any other airlines is...
Moveover Anna , Welcome Sharapova ! Here comes a new Russian tennis sensation from Siberia, who is just 17 years old. Unlike Anna , Maria Sharapova can actually play Tennis. While Anna never reached the semi-finals of any Grand Slam event, Sharapova is set to meet Serena Williams at Wimbledon Finals, 2004. Hope she maintains her form for coming years as women tennis has lacked glamour since Steffis and Sabatinis have left the scene. Meanwhile, don't miss the finals guys for sheer ...
Yes guys, if you would have noticed, some 40 + posts and 270 hits later, Confusing Musings is one month old today. I won't call it a long journey 'cos it has just begun. It's not a great beginning because readers haven't poured in. I was not expecting it, either. But even one word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success. I have had a fare share of mine. So I will keep going on. Keep reading!
I mean with my employers. Last week they gave me the scare by blocking http://www.blogger.com/ . So I had to move to http://manishchauhan.joeuser.com from http://manishchauhan.blogspot.com . This morning, they have again provided access to that site. My cherished, loyal audience is forced to have a topsy-turvy roller coaster ride. I apologize. So for your convenience and my inconvenience, I will maintain and update both. Feel free to pick your choose.
Comment from Manish (Manke) on my previous post , reminded me of an incident relating the concept of Hindi in Mumbai. Most of you who have watched Old Hindi movies and not-so-old Hindi movies must be remembering Leela Mishra. The ever lovable grandma of Hindi cinema. Tough facade but good at heart. The famous Mausi from Sholay . Some 50 years back, when she arrived at Mumbai to try luck in movies, she was facing quite a difficulty in finding a house maid. No sooner did she h...
At least that's the impression I got when I landed over here, five years back. All those Puneri junta over there, pardon me if you feel offended. I myself love Pune ( though not as much as Lucknow ), but I was really shocked to see how little informed general public is over here about the rest of the country. I realized the reason much later. My sister took admission in XI standard in a reputed school on Paud Road. Imagine the questions asked by her classmates for first few weeks....
Reflecting upon the developments shaping up since past few days, our irrepressible Neta brethren have seems to run into some trouble. Especially those, who have graduated into politics from the world of crime. When they are into crime , police is behind - trying catching them, while in politics they are both behind and front - saluting. But lately, there is a twist in the tale. - A Criminal Court has issued arrest warrant in a case of mass murder against Sibu Soren, Cabinet Minister C...
There is a story in TOI . This is about the discovery of diamonds in Uttar Pradesh. This in itself is an encouraging news for my home state, but that's not why this posting has been made. Here comes the more intriguing part. The discovery has been done by a guy called Anurag Srivastava who is research assistant in GSI, Lucknow. Incidentally, he was my two year senior at school. His younger brother, Anuj Srivastava was in same class as mine but in Biology section. There was somethi...
The day began badly for me. My landlady expired last night. Next, when I checked my bloggers site in the office, I came to know that my company has blocked the site www.blogger.com. I can't blog from there. It really pained me. That's why I am sulking since the morning. I have shifted Confusing Musings to this new site but the biggest problem is that I can't change my templates settings. That means no links to Photos, no webpage counter. Sulk! Sulk!! Sulk!!!
Certainly, Sehwag won't put his money where his mouth is. Neither will I. There are reasons behind it. Just have a glance at the following pattern. - "Given a chance, I would like to play in middle order in test matches. However, in one dayers, I would like to open." Considering this comment was made immediately after he completed his triple century, it had everyone completely bamboozled. - "I am more comfortable if I have a defensive batsman at other end while opening in a test m...
Friday we had our company's annual Bash. Each year, company organizes a picnic-cum-gettogether at some venue in or near the city. In last five years I have seen in the quality of celebration is getting worse year by year. In year 1999 and 2000, we (with our families) were taken to Lonawala, where we stayed in a 5 Star hotel ( Fariya's ) over night. We use to party, dance, enjoys whole night. It used to be a royal experience. Then company started growing rapidly, resulting in scaling down o...