On My Mind

Over 19 crore Indians sleep hungry. [1]  I checked for who could be held accountable. Google tells it's been 71 years now since the British passed on the responsibility of keeping Indians hungry to ourselves. We have tried all sorts of conventional means to fail in our responsibility including the public distribution of subsidised food grains, raising the income of poor, and food for work among others. Unfortunately, this has worked second only to Indian batsmen against swing bowling in England. In light of this revelation, it is only imperative that we try something unconventional. Serve Pizzas Indian efforts have so far been limited to providing foodgrains. This is so 20th century. This inward-looking attitude is responsible for the persistence of hunger. The 21st century is globalised. Hungry people don't want rice. They want global cuisines. They want their share of modernity and Pizza is a good start. Make people eat their words I am talking about killing tw...

Among the virtues celebrated by the human society, honour is one of the most important. But to different people, honour means different. From one such perception, emerges the concept of honour killing. In my interaction with different people, I have come to realise that most people don't understand it really well. Hence, here's an attempt to answer some FAQs relating to honour killings. 1. What exactly is honour killing? When a person kills another to protect her (*aspiring feminist alert*) honour, it is very intelligently termed as an honour killing. You may think that the killer is actually bringing dishonour to herself by murdering someone, but there's a reason we humans are convoluted beings. 2. What kind of honour qualifies under honour killing? All kinds! There is an absolute equality of opportunity here. Marrying into other religion, caste, same gotra, or simply marrying against the wishes of your family is enough to bring dishonour. If you are more hono...