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Anti-engineering | A whiff of life
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A whiff of life. December 4, 2011. December 5, 2011. Such sturdiness has certainly had its death rattle; that is, if it has not perished altogether. I wonder if such absolute consumerism is going to be sustainable in the long term ( in the short term t does by generating more employment), especially with the limited resources that we have now. Made in japan; planned obsolence; consumerism. Wanted – Old worldly charms. Acquired Identity →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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dog woman | A whiff of life
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A whiff of life. April 27, 2012. April 27, 2012. She was fifty-something – past the age of sexual vulnerability (generally, that is – there could still be perverts with queer fetishes), so she lived off the kerb of the busy high-street between a shop selling vegetables and the National Association of Blind. Even so, she had a pack of street dogs for her company and protection. Apparently the only family she had. Now. The infinite ways in which a helpless human body can be appropriated. Top Posts and Pages.
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a chilli story | A whiff of life
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A whiff of life. January 6, 2012. January 6, 2012. After all you live but once. A few days while shopping I came across a new variety of dried red chilli called Mankatti chilli. I’ve been a patron of the bright-red coloured Salem chilli – but this seemed alluring – not for its appearance for it was more shrivelled and so less pretty than our staple chilli – the prime mover was its price which was atleast 25 % less (which is a good deal in these inflationary times). Being away at office I could not watch ...
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A whiff of life | Bottled and blogged | Page 2
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A whiff of life. Original Love, Retroverted. August 28, 2011. August 28, 2011. And today a week later – I’m decided to take up the “Theory of numbers” (yes that is a whole discipline) as a pure hobby; I Googled for and today made a pilgrimage to the Tata Book House to get hold of the book that looked most useful to me to start up. Even if I’m able to UNDERSTAND the unsolved Riemann’s hypothesis, I’d deem this endeavour as worthwhile. I for an Eye. August 23, 2011. August 23, 2011. I sometimes feel if I s...
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Marriage, arranged – the motive | A whiff of life
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A whiff of life. Marriage, arranged – the motive. June 8, 2015. June 9, 2015. Recently, At a friend’s wedding I found myself saddled with old pals ( all male ) all of whom were surprisingly still single. That kept me wondering : were they still waiting for that perfect partner, or had they many options all of which they wanted to keep open – without committing to one ( “commitmentOphobia”? In time I realized that my hatred was misdirected at the female gender, when it should have really been targeted at ...
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Acquired Identity | A whiff of life
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A whiff of life. December 16, 2011. December 16, 2011. A few days ago I saw a truck registered in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the very first one I’d seen in Bangalore. It pushed me down my memory lane, the length of which had given me my identity. I’d always grappled with an answer to the question as innocuous as “where are you from? 8221; – the ubiquitous attempt by the inquirer to categorize myself – to pack me into a silo. 8221; – meaning I SHOULD belong to where my parents do. Yet if I answ...
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Wanted – Old worldly charms | A whiff of life
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A whiff of life. Wanted – Old worldly charms. November 18, 2011. December 5, 2011. Understandably, the editors are offering cash rewards ( upto Rs 1000 for one good joke). Either the readers’ sense of humour has deteriorated or, what looks more probable readership has sunk rock bottom. Thanks Reliance for the favours received. Oh such old-worldly relief. 2011 – what a year! One thought on “ Wanted – Old worldly charms. November 24, 2011 at 11:07. Do u think its better to get rid of the cell-phone too?
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Chiasma Crossed: Are you Listening?
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Between method and madness. Tuesday, January 12, 2010. I've been listening to the Radio. It has been something of a discovery for me. A result of a conscious choice of not owning a TV and inadvertent unemployment. But i continued to listen to it on lazy pre-noons, long enough for Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky to become familiar names. The numbers on the radio dial had brcome a little familliar. What is going on? Why are farmers taking their lives in the cotton belt? And Delhi-6 is apt to the T. Repoters...
