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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Posing for the firing squads

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One cannot dispute the single-minded resolve of the people across the Mediterranean Arab world for change.  The droves that come out of their homes everyday and face the firing squads are no less sincere in their desire for seeking change than 18th century French or the revolutionaries of Iran. 

I find poetry conveniently missing in the reporting of massacres of protesters in the global media.  There are only brief moments in generations that revolutionary movements occur.  Time knocks on the Mediterranean.  Unfortunately, perhaps the TV, Film and Media industries prefer revolutions nicely scripted through paid writers instead of leaving them in the hands of those posing for the firing squads. 

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Punjabi Months

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  1. Po [December]
  2. Maagh [Jan]
  3. Phagan [Feb]
  4. Chaiter [March]
  5. Baisaakh [April]
  6. Jaytth [May]
  7. Haarr [June]
  8. Saavan [July]
  9. Bhaadroun [August]
  10. As-suu [Sept]
  11. Kat-aa [October]
  12. Magar [Novermber]

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Mickey Mouse Revolutions?

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The revolutions of Arabia are, not surprisingly, turning out to be mickey mouse revolutions at best.  Egypt is firmly in the grip of the military dictators who are attempting to cushion the blows of the young against an old order.  Libyan nationalists, hoping to secure a different future find themselves, again not surprisingly, stuck between a senile old leader trying to wipe them out and NATO air strikes meant to convey who controls the ace card as well as invite the side willing to sign a Faustian pact vis a vis oil contracts.  Bahrain is now occupied by the defender of the two holy mosques.  The Yemeni leader is willing to leave but only after handpicking his successor.

Attempts to stage manage the aspirations of the people who seek change seem to be an exercise in vain. But regional an international forces would much like to see a mere facade of the new with cosmetic changes rather than what the protesters demand.  
More things change...

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Post Cricket Semi-Final Analysis by Sabzi Mandi Vendors

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"Sister-fuckers!"

"They lost a match that was won!"

"Sons of thieves!"

"Sister-fuckers!"