Posted on August 10, 2019
by neuroticphilosopher
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This are the words that came to me when the Indian government decided to do something for the benefit of Kashmiris by announcing they longer have a state, but now are under the central government with little or no say in their own governance(relegated… Continue Reading “Kashmir”
Category: Cinema, I think.., Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, World CultureTags: Article 370, Colonizer, Coup, Curfew, Haider, Human rights, India, India army, Indian Government, IOK, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir, Kashmiri, LOC, Plebiscite, Poetry, POK, Policies, politics, Seige, Shakespeare, Terrorism, UN, World affairs
People you have never met, can be portrayed a dire threat
Fleeing the war cries, they hear a voice, that can be yours, but its not clear
Or maybe it IS a drone, you let,
your votes sell, to pay a debt
If you looked at past letters, their lives can be, as yours Is.
Category: Entertainment, I think.., Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Science, World CultureTags: cricket, cricket world cup, Equal pay, fake news, far right, Humans of hindutva, India, Kaepernick, Leonard Cohen, Megan Rapinoe, News, Poetry, politics, real news, refugees, Right, soccer, Sports, Statistics, USWNT, war, Women's issues, world cup
While the whole world, and I am sure the underworld in some areas too, pulsates with Game of Thrones withdrawal (primarily) I am preferentially perturbed by the jarring end to VEEP. Also, I have never seen a single episode of GOT but I believe… Continue Reading “Time for hope and time to VEEP”
Category: Entertainment, I think.., Philosophy, Politics, World CultureTags: BJP, comedy, Gameofthrones, General elections, GOT, HBO, humor, Indian elections, Indian PM, Indian politics, Julia Louis-dreyfus, Modi, Narendra Modi, Political TV shows, Politicians, politics, Selina Meyer, TV shows, Veep, Veep cast
I remember ending the last blog post I did on the House of Cards in the hope of Claire Underwood becoming the President (or the series becomes worthless). For combinatoric reasons (#Metoo related complete exit of Spacey and the scope for a better story)… Continue Reading “Claire Hale in a trial for dark feminism”
Category: Cinema, Entertainment, I think.., Philosophy, Politics, Uncategorized, World CultureTags: Claire Hale, Claire Underwood, Donald Trump, Doug Stamper, feminism, House of Cards, Netflix, Political drama, politics, Review, Season6, Show review, Storytelling, truth, Underwoods
While I didn’t participate in the #MeToo movement on social media, for personal reasons, I am privileged to live in the time where it happened. I lament about all things going wrong in our time, but one must witness some things that will be… Continue Reading “Confidence and self esteem: learn’ings’ from TV”
Category: Books, Cinema, Entertainment, I think.., Philosophy, Politics, UncategorizedTags: #MeToo, Activism, British TV shows, Corfu, female lawyer, feminism, feminist movements, Habeas corpus, Indian TV, Indian women, inspiration, Keeley Hawes, love, Martha Costello, Maxine Peake, Melania Trump, midlife crisis, old love, QC, romance, Silk, The Durrells in Corfu, TV shows, universal suffrage, Women's issues