Monthly Archives: August 2011

You named me WHAT? Part II

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Makarand karkare

A few days ago, I had written a post named “You named me WHAT?”, when I read the news that, a couple in Israel had named their child Like. I was reminded of that post by a very disturbing news, … Continue reading →

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Who is Groucho Marx?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Makarand karkare

I came across this name, Groucho Marx , on consecutive two days and started wondering who this person is. Yesterday, as I was researching for my article, Have you heard this?, I read the introduction to the BooksTalk.in. Right at … Continue reading →

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Have you heard this?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Makarand karkare

What is your idea of spending a pleasant evening when it’s drizzling outdoors? Normally, for me, it’s going for a short walk! But what if you don’t want to get too wet? That was my exact situation yesterday. I hit … Continue reading →

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Musings of a wanderer

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Makarand karkare

As most of my readers know by now, I love reading books. And an opportunity to get free books is just too difficult to pass. Such an opportunity actually presented itself. Blogadda.com, the largest community of bloggers in India, declared … Continue reading →

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Rules don’t make a Ram

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Makarand karkare

Yesterday’s Mumbai Mirror had an article, Rules don’t make a Ram, by Devdutt Pattnaik, which was a completely different take on the current events related to the anti-corruption movement spearheaded by Anna Hazare. I am a big fan of Devdutt. … Continue reading →

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Honest Traffic Police!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Makarand karkare

Many people would consider the title of this post an oxymoron. Traffic police and Honest!! It doesn’t fit. I had written a post In defence of Mumbai Police, when the legendary singer Asha Bhosale, had publically criticised Mumbai Police for … Continue reading →

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NRI kids come home to Gujrat gurukul

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Makarand karkare

According to this news in today’s TOI, Wary Of Westernization,Parents Send 20 Children To Learn Indian Culture About a month ago,they were strutting in their latest denims,but now,they are more keen on keeping their feet firmly on the ground and … Continue reading →

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Barber-ic Teacher

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Makarand karkare

There was a very strange news item in the TOI today. I have picked up the title of today’s post from the title of the news story. A teacher cut the hair of over 90 boys in the name of … Continue reading →

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Too good! And yet true!!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Makarand karkare

In his landmark book The World is Flat, Thomas Frieman predicted that with the advent of Internet, ability to search and social media, the world will become more honest. He says, In a flat world, you can’t run, you can’t … Continue reading →

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Caste in Ink

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Makarand karkare

I had written an article, Caste is cast in stone, a few days ago about how we as a society are still shackled by the caste prejudice. I was strongly reminded of it again today. Today’s front page news in … Continue reading →

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