30 Jan 2006
Posted by Oblivion in
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| 5:52pm
Silence is my beloved
Speech, the mistress
I am married to both
I am Life
When errands are done
It is to the beloved
That I must return to
I am Life
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30 Jan 2006
Posted by Oblivion in
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| 5:45pm
IITians form political party
All the very best!
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27 Jan 2006
Posted by Oblivion in
General
| 8:26pm
Listless moments of sweet uncertainty
Hankering of an unreasonable heart
A life that rested at her mercy
All now gone and vanished
Where to and why, I wonder
Days of easy mirth and tender tears
When a glance made all the difference
Between delight and gloom
All now gone and vanished
Where to and why, I wonder
Words whose mere utterance was musical
And made life a rapturous prose
Laughter that my ears treasured
All now gone and vanished
Where to and why, I wonder
Smiles that filled the days with joy
Tears that shattered the world
A world meant for only two
All now gone and vanished
Where to and why, I wonder
Tresses that danced with the breeze
Flowers that longed to adorn her
Are all gone, leaving behind
A frigid heart and memories ethereal
Why this had to be so, I wonder
Current Mood: Happy
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27 Jan 2006
Posted by Oblivion in
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| 3:54am
Another Republic Day, with its characteristic pomp and hype, is over. Impressive phrases, exaggerated statistics, inane talk-shows, lopsided analyses - overall, a good PR exercise. Somehow, it works. Year after year after year! For how many more years, I wonder?
If at all we care for India, we should lift the bedecked curtain and be honest enough to acknowledge its sorry state -
"You see a big, big shift within the Indian elite in terms of what its priorities are. Something in politicians, the way they abase themselves before the United States, is quite shocking; if you remember that it was India which had pioneered non-alignment and independent foreign policies."
If reality matters: Interview with Tariq Ali
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23 Jan 2006
Posted by Oblivion in
General
| 8:47pm
Perched aloft the leafless branch
He looked into the distance
And beheld the flight of many a bird
Shaken, devastated and homeless
Grim looked the sky
The road strewn with blood
The blood of his kin
Play wouldn't amuse him any more
Leaving behind the leafless branch
Days of promise and opulent home
He reached for the skies
To embrace languid melancholy
And embark on the journey to nowhere
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21 Jan 2006
Posted by Oblivion in
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| 4:12pm
"It is true that we cannot 'escape History', since we are in it up to our necks. But one may propose to fight within History to preserve from History that part of man which is not its proper province."
- Albert Camus
"He who despairs over an event is a coward, but he who holds hopes for the human condition is a fool."
- Albert Camus
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11 Jan 2006
Posted by Oblivion in
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| 11:57am
"Performance appraisals impede genuine feedback, and there
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5 Jan 2006
Posted by Oblivion in
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| 3:12pm
Current Mood: Happy
Current Music: Yanni
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