Ideas & Views

as i opened the online technology news websites, invariably every site is talking about the sony and nintendo game consoles. some sites also have news about myspace being sued by universal music for encouraging users to share their copyrighted mp3 files. is this all there to technology? what are we doing to the society in terms of technology? music, video and games? is that all? when there are more pressing issues like resolving the situation in iraq and afghanistan , curing autism, making life better for the poor and unhealthy, do the technology gurus talk about mp3s, mpeg 4s and wii ? don't they have that small piece of flesh called heart? think of a war torn iraqi teenager, an innocent human who have lost every member of his family to the brutal exchange of bullets and has no roof on his head, no place to go, nothing to eat. it is tough to swallow a morsel of food if you think of his spate. how do these technocrats spend all the money and efforts on luxurious things like a ...

Cell phone rings in vibrate mode in my neighbor's cube. neighbor: hey, what is it? i told you i am busy and asked you to call me at night after 9! what is it now? voice on the phone: -- neighbor: but you said your registration last day is tomorrow. haven't you registered for courses yet? did you talk to your professor or advisor? voice on the phone: -- neighbor: you said you wanted to take 2 courses. why don't you go over the course handout, ask your professor and just register for any 2 courses. this is pretty simple, right, not a big task. just pick up any 2 courses from your department. voice on the phone: -- neighbor: oh, what is your professor saying? why can't you register for courses? You still have time?? (not waiting for a reply) see, i am in the middle of something here. cannot talk to you right now. you cannot be disturbing me like this. call me at night. u got it? ok? the phone conversation ends. neighbor's voice was raised high and sounded stern th...

Phone rings in my neighbor's cube. Neighbor: hi, Mark here! Voice on the phone:hi honey, this is me. Neighbour: hey, waz up? Voice on the phone: one of my friends is having a card game at her house tonight. i was planning to go and have some time out there. i was wondering when you can get back from work today. i wud be finished preparing dinner and feeding Daisy. you can feed the 2 boys and keep an eye on them ??say the party is at Charlotte's house at 6?? Neighbour: Mm, let me see. i still have something to finish before winding up. say, i leave here at 6 so i can be home at around 6:30? i will feed the boys, don't worry. when will you be back ? Voice on the phone: oh, i should be back by 9. that's so sweet of you dear. hope the boys dont trouble you much. you might want to put them to sleep if they get too troublesome. Neighbour: Mmmm, now you are asking for more. See, what a nice husband you have got. you are gonna be happy for that. Be back on time, honey. Ok. b...

whoever is reading my blog might form a notion that i am too sarcastic and cynical for silly things. i need to agree because i care about small things that matter. man's most powerful resource is his imagination. for once, creativity is every man's cup of tea, not just the creame de le' creame or the born-with-a-golden-touch guys . everyone is born with it and it is totally upto him to nourish it. our societal set-up and family environment, on the other hand, are content with mediocrity. the spirit for imaginative and original work gets killed by the time one grows up. they end up earning for a living and does not give any thought to the type of work they would love to do. passion takes a backseat. creativity is buried deep in the graveyard of monotonous and sterotypical work place. i was compelled to think seriously about this when Ron raised this topic over lunch. he had seen a car whose nameplate read "MYPRIUS". someone takes time and effort to go to the DMV ...

this is the very first dance drama that i saw and it is an out of the world experience. one of my close friends and dancer said "it is once in a blue moon that you would come across such a mind-blowing performance". she cannot be truer. what do i know to write about this Dance Drama called " Ekaantha Seetha "? on the pamphlet, i read that it is choreographed by bharatanatyam dance gurus, Sri and Smt . Dhananjayans . the ticket fees are contributed towards Shankara Nethralaya Eye Foundation. i just popped in. watching the dance drama was sheer joy and overwhelming bliss that has to be shared. hence, i decided to write about it and spread the word that there is a renaissance going on. " ekaantha seetha " is a sanskrit phrase which means "a lonely furrow" - ekaantha meaning lonely( tranquility to be more precise) and seetha meaning furrow. yes, our epic character seetha is found from earth when king janaka is performing a yagna for havin...