Gay and lesbian sex legalized
Well, it was high time. By quashing section 377 the Delhi High Court has given a ray of hope to the citizens of the country: good things happen here too, it’s not just about politics, religion,...
View ArticleIf you swallow a seed
If you swallow a seed or if a small seed gets stuck somewhere inside your nose or ear it can sprout and start turning into a plant. No wonder our mother used to scare us that if you swallow a seed...
View ArticleMedia is compelled to go overboard
I don’t remember if it was on We The People or the Big Fight (debate programmes on current affairs broadcast by NDTV), they were discussing the pressure of media and public opinion on recent judgments...
View ArticleYour vision improves with proper outlook
The new studies have shown that how clearly you can see depends a lot on your attitude. Here’s the link to the news. This is something I have actually experienced. My vision gets blurry when writing a...
View ArticleAn old aunt died
All alone, forsaken by her own children (she was over 85), in an old age home being funded by her brothers (my maternal NRI uncles). When I think of her, the old saying “swarg-naraq sab yahin hai”...
View ArticleDoes it make you less happy to have children?
Just quickly went through this article that talks about how your level of happiness increases after having your own kid or kids. The article also refers to a survey that established that people are...
View ArticleAbout doing good to others
Not that we do good to make people feel obliged, but often the outcomes are surprising. We always extend a helping hand — in monitory terms and other ways — whenever we can, to people who need help....
View ArticleKite flying on Independence Day
Kite flying used to be a major part of the Independence Day celebrations when I was a kid. Strangely I never experienced the same phenomena once we left Lajpat Nagar. I remember I could never fly a...
View ArticleThe stark difference between Alexander and Chengiz Khan
Recently the noted lyricist Javed Akhtar posted two Tweets my wife today pointed me to: “If you plunder from west to east you are great like Alexander. if you do the same from east to west you are a...
View ArticleA strange dream about my work
Day before yesterday I had a strange dream, but before that, a bit of backdrop. My two sources of income have so far been my website — http://amrithallan.com — and my consulting services to Steve...
View ArticleMy crude Twitter update on using fear of rape as political tool
There was a debate going on on television in which Arnab Goswami was screaming at an AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) representative regarding how they were trying to use the fear of rape to instigate people...
View Article
