Various Points

After yet another hiatus, which is becoming ever more frequent, here is another attempt to kick start regular posting.

Let me save posts that require single-minded attention for later. Here is a collage of interesting tidbits:

• For people interested in Indian Politics, Brijesh Nair has updates regularly at his blog. He is also conducting some interesting state specific polls too. Here you can predict the winners of each constituency in Tamil Nadu.


• Shane Warne - chanakya, Drona and Arjuna all rolled into one, and his team had a bad start to IPL, which was a little surprising. But, this time Rajasthan Royals are sure missing last year's stalwarts like Sohail Tanvir and Shane Watson. Also, the conditions in SA might not be suited for everyone to throw their bat around. So, it would be interesting to see if Shane Warne's magic (in captaincy, his wizardry of leg spin can never be questioned) works.


• Even as i have noted my disgust at the faux outrage and chest beating by our countrymen over Slumdog Millionaire here. I find little to no noise from the same crowd when a news like Rubina put for adoption for a lot of money by her father is out. Disgusted at our apathy to real suffering? Yes. Outraged at our faux outrage on reel issues? Absolutely. Any of this surprising? Not even close, i say to myself.


• I have to go back to the crisis happening in SL. Even if we all assume that Prabhakaran represents everything that is evil, how can we turn a blind eye to the suffering of Tamil civilians? Wouldn't demonizing Prabhakaran and then not capturing him give the Sri Lankan government the much needed reason and excuse to use its military on the Tamils in Northern Srilanka as long as it sees fit, and also to never come to the negotiating table. It is time to force the SL govt and Tamils to the table and not keep this process hostage on a single issue like capture of Prabhakaran.


• Our politicians have provided much needed comical relief with their utter shamelessness. Anyone who remembers Jaya throwing Vaiko in the slammer for over a year under POTA would be laughing out loud at this pic below. I surely did.



• How many think that Indian Real Estate Bubble has burst and reached its bottom? DLF just asked the government to denotify four of the SEZs allotted to it due to a reduction in demand. More on economics later.