Slow down, you move too fast, you've got to make the morning last...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Anti Corruption
Anna Hazare undertook a fast unto death demanding that the government take concrete steps towards bringing in anti-corruption legislation. The internet, especially Twitter, Facebook and email is abuzz with people demanding an end to corruption - organising candle lighting, meetings, speeches etc.
This morning Anna Hazare has ended his fast after the government has begun consituting a committe for drafting the Lokpal Bill. The first steps in what one hopes is the right direction.
Later the same evening, I am in Malleswaram market, desparately looking for a place to park my bicycle. I find a spot right under a big P, just as a tow-away van of the traffic police arrives. These chaps are notorious for taking away bikes parked even a millimeter outside the designated zones, so I hang around to see who is the victim. But there isn't one. Instead, the chaps in the truck unload one of the scooters they had picked up, and the owner, presumably, hands them what looks like a few hundred rupee notes.
Who are we blaming for corruption again?
Looks like its back to life as usual...
This morning Anna Hazare has ended his fast after the government has begun consituting a committe for drafting the Lokpal Bill. The first steps in what one hopes is the right direction.
Later the same evening, I am in Malleswaram market, desparately looking for a place to park my bicycle. I find a spot right under a big P, just as a tow-away van of the traffic police arrives. These chaps are notorious for taking away bikes parked even a millimeter outside the designated zones, so I hang around to see who is the victim. But there isn't one. Instead, the chaps in the truck unload one of the scooters they had picked up, and the owner, presumably, hands them what looks like a few hundred rupee notes.
Who are we blaming for corruption again?
Looks like its back to life as usual...
Friday, April 1, 2011
The Written Word
Because, ..., it is so easy and it costs so little labour to write down ten bushels of barley, or a hundred head of cattle, or ten fields of spelt -
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Nature
Nature is not kind;
It treats all things impartially.
The Sage is not kind,
And treats all people impartially.
Nature is like a bellows,
Empty, yet never ceasing its supply.
The more it moves, the more it yields;
So the sage draws upon experience
And cannot be exhausted.
-- Lao Tse, "Tao Te Ching"
It treats all things impartially.
The Sage is not kind,
And treats all people impartially.
Nature is like a bellows,
Empty, yet never ceasing its supply.
The more it moves, the more it yields;
So the sage draws upon experience
And cannot be exhausted.
-- Lao Tse, "Tao Te Ching"
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
For the Smokers
Some interesting images I found on the web...
P.S: I assume these images are in the public domain. If you have reason to believe otherwise or own the rights to these , please leave a comment ASAP and I will take appropriate action.
Open day 2011 at IISc
The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore will be celebrating National Science Day with a showcase of ongoing research and development. Like last year, OPEN DAY 2011 will be a campus-wide event where one may visit exhibits put up at each department. Unlike last year however, Open Day 2011 will be a two day event, which should be sufficient time to view the exhibits at all the departments.
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