Obituary: Velupillai Prabhakaran

There is an old indian proverb, transliterated here in tamil, it reads, “Amritham adhigam annalum, visham agum”, meaning that ‘Amrit’, the life giving potion discovered or created by the gods, can become posion if consumed in excess. Ironic it would seem, but very appropriate here. What started out as a fight for a good cause, [...]

Reward for LeT

This came as after thought, or after a lot of deliberation. I remember seeing an announcement from the FBI (or US Govt) on CNN, for a 25 million USD reward for the capture of Osama Bin Laden. Two days after the whole Mumbai affair was over, the outpouring of the people into the streets of [...]

Mumbai wakes up India

Only a few days before, we were fighting who has a right to be in Mumbai. I say we, fully knowing that i didnt support the thought or the proponent of this idea. But the we still applies, enough people like me (including me) didnt stand up and voice our opinion when it mattered. We [...]

Mumbai – wake up call

I woke up this morning at 6, to a phone call from the US. My brother called to inform about the Mumbai terrorist attack and hostage. It was on CNN and other US news channels, since the terrorists had holed themselves into two 5star hotels in Mumbai and held many foreigners hostage. Apparently there were [...]