Dylan’s Birthday Rings Out In Shillong

Yesterday was Bob Dylan’s 68th birthday. And although he was a long way from the city of Shillong, in the small Indian state of Meghalaya, the fanfare & celebration were strong. For the past 38 years, the city has celebrated the birthday of the philosopher-musician legend. Hundreds of his fans poured into a sports club and enjoyed the musical performances of Dylan’s songs covered by local artists, with school students & out of state performers joining in as well. Shillong’s own Lou Majaw, singer / guitarist of Meghalaya  band The Great Society, initiated the birthday celebration back in 1972.

Majaw, 63, has used Dylan’s songs as an inspiration and his idea was to spread the works of Dylan as much as he can. A North-East Indian music legend in his own right, Majaw’s initial 1972 Dylan birthday bash was in front of just 30-40 people. Now it’s almost an entire city with a healthy dose of outsiders as well.

The Terror Of The Taj Ends

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The question has been raised : Will India go to war against Pakistan over this?

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I’m sure that most of you would have heard about the two days of terrorist attacks that have happened in many areas of Mumbai city, India’s commercial & largest city. The attacks started yesterday and have continued on today with atleast 125 deaths reported, including 81 Indian civilians, 14 policemen and six foreigners, including one Japanese, one Australian, one Briton, one Canadian, one Italian, and one German. Another 327 people have been reported to be injured.

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The militant Islamic group claims to call themselves as the Deccan Mujahideen which is just a front for the Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani group which has been involved in almost all terrorist attacks in India. Other than luxury hotels like the Taj & Oberoi, the bastard terrorists have also attacked a hospital & a cafe in Mumbai.

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Girl Murders Abusive Parents

What makes a person go off? Here’s a story about Priyanka Singh who could no longer take the abuse and the insults and just snapped and murdered her parents.

She was born & raised in Meerut to a father who suspected his wife of having an extra-marital affair and believed that Priyanka wasn’t his child but the outcome of that affair. Growing up, her father vented his anger & frustrations onto his daughter. Even her brother taunted her about being illegimate and asked his friend to sleep with Priyanka. The father otherwise ignored the girl and named his son as the sole inheritor of the family estate.

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On November 10, in a fit of rage apparently brought on by an argument, suffocated her 65 year old mother to death and stabbed her 70 year old father when he tried to intervene. Anju was also with her when this happened. The two girls have been taken to police custody and an investigation is in progress. Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women have sent a notice to the police for not heeding to Priyanka’s complaints regarding exploitation at home.

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Smoke Free Cochin

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I’m a former smoker but to tell you the truth, I smoked very infrequently. I smoked a few here & there with my friends when I was 17 & 18 and would have only finished off a pack in a month or two. I smoked because my friends smoked and because my cousins smoked. The most I have smoked is at 19 when I was in Bangalore and almost everyone in my hostel smoked. When I came back to Cochin, I smoked even lesser & lesser. Finally when I was 22 I stopped and have never smoked a cigarette since. The things irritate me now and I am glad that I got rid of those shitty things.

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The smell of smoke pisses me off now and I often rebuke my team members who come in to the office reaking of smoke. I abhor going into bars where most patrons smoke and fill the air with that disgusting smell. I hate public smoking and now I don’t have to bear it.

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Magic Is My Business & Business Is Good

There’s an article in today’s Indian Express about the godmen from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnakataka & Maharasthra who are all coming in to learn magic in the town of Nilambur in Kerala.

There are a few centers in Nilambur (Malappuram district) that are catering to teach these fake swamis in saffron how to trick their stoopid followers. The main tricks that are taught are how to produce divine ash from armpits, bringing forth a variety of articles like god’s images, idols and watches from the air (are you listening Sai Baba?). Once these swamis have mastered these magic tricks, they return home with glee, no doubt thinking of the poor idiots whose souls they will be playing with. The return investment for the fees in these coaching classes is returned multiple times; better convincing tricks means more devotees converted.

All these swamis are such fake bastards who exploit the dumbos who already believe in non-exsistent gods and are even more gullible to belive ‘living gods’. Sai Baba has been the prime example. While he dazzles millions of devotees by gifting a titan watch that appears from thin air (lame ass trick fuckface- why don’t u make watches that says Sai Baba in it or the devotee’s name) that homo rapist is busy molesting his male devotees and sodomizing them. So similar in apperance is his colleague swami Premananda – these two jerkoffs hair styles are from the 70s. I keep wondering did these assholes get rejected from the Boney M tryouts. The afros are huge man!

Barbershop Banter

I had gone on Sunday to cut my hair at this place I usually go to, ever since I moved to the city. It was recommended to me by my sister as her husband & two sons get their hair cut there. Plus its walking distance from my apartment (and from her’s as well) and although I had felt that their prices were a little high, they always do a good job.

On Sunday when I went, a guy who had never cut my hair in the last 2 years that I had gone to them was the one available. From his accent, I knew he wasn’t a local Keralite. He had just started cutting my hair when he went towards the tv that was playing in the waiting area. He pleaded to me to wait a couple of minutes and I said “sure”. Turns out that they were interviewing people in Orissa about the latest bout of Communal violence in that Indian state. My barber was from Orissa and they were filming the news clip in his town. He had come down to Cochin for work and had been here for 4 years.

The problems in the area are among the Hindus and the Christians and the claims that Christian missionaries are agressively converting the poor locals into Christianity, with the promise of money & food. Each group have made several attacks on the other’s places or worship or camp. The killings have been many and churches, temples & houses have been burnt & destroyed in several villages in Orissa.

The guy who cut my hair said that the news crew had just interviewed his old teacher and that his mom & sisters were still living in that same village. He is tensed that the violence will reach his family farm and that his mother will be in trouble. They still stay there because they have lots of goats & chickens and some crops in that farm and moving from there would be a big lose financially. He says that he prays everyday that he gets to see his mother again.

Harthal Knows No Tears

Yesterday’s general strike or ‘harthal’ was called by the various trade unions & the LDF. Normal life in states with Left ruled governments like Kerala, West Bengal & Thripura were almost brought to a halt because of this. But it was especially cruel on one mother.

Rodia, a resident of Kattachira near Etttumanoor, was travelling by train to Cochin along with her elder son Sonal & her sister Maya. They were made to wait at the Thiruvananthapuram railway station for 3 hours, while waiting to board the Jayanthi Janata Express. Rodia’s 4 year old son Ronal was under treatment in Cochin for leukaemia. His mother had gone to the Regional Cancer Center in Thiruvananthapuram for looking into further treatment for her son, while her husband stayed with their younger son. However before she could reach the RCC, Ronal passed away.

Rodia’s sister Maya receieved a text message on her phone from her brother-in-law informing her that Ronal had breathed his last. She immediately gathered her sister & older nephew to the railway station to rush back to Cochin, without telling her sister of the grave news. But they had to wait for 3 hours at the station due to the rail blockade by the various Left groups.

When Rodia finally heard about the news of her son’s death, she broke down and her wails were heard by media persons at the station. Opposition party leader Ommen Chandy also reached the spot and he informed the Chief Minister about the poor lady’s plight. Some cops were ordered to accompany Rodia, Sonal & Maya to Kottayam in the train, as Ronal’s body was taken to his family’s house in Kattachira. It was 2:30 pm when she reached Kottayam and from there Rodia had police escort her to her son’s body.

The funeral for Ronal will be held in a church near his house at 10 am today.

Vande Mataram

I don’t care if you are a muslim or a christian or a jew or a hindu or a sikh or a jain or a buddhist or a parsi. Those differences means nothing to me. Your religion means nothing to me. Which is why I typed them without a capital letter in the begining of each. She is not perfect, she is not the most beautiful, she is not the most intelligent, she is not the most sophisticated, she is not the most brave. She is my mother and yours. Sometimes you forget that.

Happy Independence Day to the over 1 billion Indians.

Torrential Rain In Cochin & India

It’s been raining quite a bit the last couple of days. And not just rain, I mean RAIN!

It rained a whole lot on Monday, almost continous for about 4 to 5 hours, a little let up and just when you think it was going to stop all together, it started up again. I got drenched from head to tow walking from hotel Park Central on Kallor-Kadavanthra road towards the Kallor bus stop.

Yesterday was no better. Raining almost throughout and drenching the citizens of Cochin. But we have not had it  as bad as some other cities in India. In Andhra Pradesh alone 42 people died in 48 hours because of sudden heavy rains. And some other areas of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, have had traffic being affected along some roads and a few deaths.

The Story Of The Bombs In India So Far

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My company has 3 big offices in Bangalore and I have a few friends who work in that city. We immediately tried to get in touch with them to see if they were alright. the phone lines were all blocked and the smses weren’t getting delivered. I was able to contact my friend Vinitha online – she was at home and on gtalk, having taken a leave from work. Another friend was in Cochin, having taken leave to come and visit her family.

Saturday, while Banglore began their slow process of recovering from the shock, the Gujarat serial Bomb blasts have rocked industrious Ahmedabad city of Gujarat in India. Till now 6 bomb blasts have been reported. The effected areas are Maninagar Chowk, Raipur, Bapunagar, Isanpur, Narol, Naroda, Juhapura. The 6 blasts later became 16, with 10 dead an over a 100 injured. An Islamic terrorist organization calling themselves the ‘Indian Mujahidden’ have claimed sole responsibility for the bomb blasts. All major cities were now told be be on alert as they could be next. And today in Surat (Gujarat) two cars with batteries & wires in the back seat were found abandoned.

This afternoon, an internet call was made to the number of a TV9 reporter, claiming to be from Pakistan and identifying him to be part of the Indian Mujahideen, said that Kerala was the next target and that it would happen at 7 in the evening. This information was soon replayed to all channels with the major cities of Cochin & Trivandrum on high alert. All cinema theatres have cancelled their evening shows and most stores & shopping malls have shut down. Police have surrounded most of the public areas and are combing through any areas that look like they could be harbouring detonating devices. Police dogs & bomb squads are everywhere. The police commissioner has asked for calm and for all citizens to be on the look out for anything suspicious.

As I type this, its a few minutes past 8 pm and so far nothing has happened in Cochin. That doesn’t mean to say that it won’t. This just brings to believe that Muslim fundamentalists are out to destroy the rest of the world and that religion and god will be the end of us. Hope to see a new day. Peace.

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Bomb The Country To Oblivion

Just a day after the multiple bomb blasts in Bangalore, the western city of Ahmedabad has been rocked by a series of explosions, killing atleast 29 and injuring over 100 people.
A little-known Islamist group calling itself the “Indian Mujahedeen” has reportedly claimed responsibility. More than 16 blasts hit residential areas, hospitals, crowded markets, a train station and a bus. Two of the 16 bombs targeted emergency hospitals trying to deal with the victims, many of them hit by flying nuts, bolts and ball bearings packed into the bombs. Officials say the bombs were detonated with timer devices and all exploded within the space of 36 minutes.

Many of the bigger cities across the country, including mine, have been put on a state of alert.

Happy Malayalam New Year

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The pic of the sadya above is similar to what I’m gonna have this afternoon. Payasam is one of my favourite things to have, but unlike most people, I like to have it cold or cooled rather than piping hot. Come on people we live in one of the hottest regions in the world, let’s cool off a bit.

I’m all for harvest season festivals. Ofcourse the ‘Vishu kanni‘ is something I have skipped since I was 14. Who the heck wants to see that faggot blowing his flute the first thing in the morning? Not me.

Train Baby

In Rajasthan, a 33 year old pregnant woman was travelling from her village by train to the city of Ahmedabad for a routine medical checkup. While on the train, she began to go into labour. She delivered the baby prematurely in the train toilet on Tuesday night at midnight. The baby fell onto the railway track (I don’t know if the train was moving or stationary at the time or how the baby fell onto the track) and turned blue but suffered no major injuries. The baby girl is in the hospital and has some breathing problems, so she is on oxygen supplement and antibiotics but is stable.

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Harthal & Bandh Nation

We are the Land of Harthals & Bandhs. We will pick up a banner & a flag at the drop of a …dhoti and we will march on the streets, pledging allegiance to our political party without a moment’s thought. We will raise a hue and cry whenever we think that someone has hurt one of our religions, when someone says something that we don’t like, when a fallen dictator in another country, which most of us have never seen or have no connection with, is killed for the numerous crimes committed against humanity and his own people in particular, we will sit in a group reading newspapers & drinking hot tea while we debate the ills of other states & nations while totally oblivious about our own affairs, we will do nothing about the poor state of our roads and then hang on the doors of vehicles which have just been in an accident. We have a hundred superstitions and dumb ideologies which we disguise and then call it ‘tradition & culture’ and then call other cultures ‘weird’, we also have more rituals than you can count and individuality is frowned upon and so is progress. We have are communists dressed up as capitalists and think that elephant dung in temples is the coolest thing in the world. And we also make life difficult for the normal guy who wants to go to work, school, college, go about his normal business, cause we are Malayalees!

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Ok you have to read about my introduction to him which took place in March of 2006.

I still remember him so well. I blogged about meeting & speaking with him in my previous blog.

BRSC Man or Bus Riding Social Commentator Man was in the same bus as I was in today evening. I had a doubt that it was him as he moved towards the side, on my left, and paid for his ticket. Soon enough he started talking to me about the absurdity of some procession by a political / religious group, which was causing problems for normal people. Several buses were not plying their normal routes and instead having to go round about that would cost them an hour atleast and many extra kilometers. Some buses decided that they were not going to run at all in the evening and hence the ones that did run were packed!

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We started talking about the problems that such procession creates and then I mentioned the fact that I remembered him from that day, all those months ago. He remembered me too and we continued our chat. He is a non-political atheist like myself, just wanting to get home after he had to go to visit a sick relative and worried about what hour he was was gonna get back. Why can’t the stupid political parties and religious fuck alls just leave the rest of us alone and not trouble us by blocking our roads and restricting us from what we should be allowed to do? I don’t think thats possible cause for that to happen these idiots will have to grow a brain!

NDTV Office Attacked By Hindu Right Wing Party

A group of 15-20 people calling themselves the Hindu Samrajya Sena ransacked NDTV’s office in Ahmedabad for including famous painter M F Hussain in an opinion poll on Bharat Ratna.

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The Right-wing Hindu group barged into NDTV’s office, broke office furniture, destroyed studio equipment and even smashed office air-conditioners and other electrical fittings.

One of the staff members, who was in the office at the time was attacked and beaten up with hockey sticks. The group also plastered NDTV”s office with poster and banners.

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I saw the office premises ransacked and office equipment smashed to bits. The Ahmadebad correspondent, though he has audio trouble, tried in vain to control his emotions at the atrocity committed in his work place and the fact that these political goons will probably go unpunished. The stupid police, whose office is just 15 minutes away, took 2 hours to get the NDTV office and that too after many calls to them. Finally it was only after calling the Police Commissioner that the ‘to protect & serve’ assholes lifted themselves off their asses and went to check on the scene of the crime.

The woman anchor then contacted the Gujarat BJP president Parshottam Rupala, who had no interest in the matter. She contacted him as the Hindu Samrajya Sena claims to have affiliations to the RSS and thereby the BJP. But that moron, who sounded so uncouth & disinterested wanted no part of it. He said that he had never even heard of the right wing group. Yeah right! I bet he’d even say that he had never heard of his own mother, if she was guilty of a crime.

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