Weaving a Web

Posts Tagged ‘Current Affairs’

Good Bye

Posted by Phoenixritu August 7, 2010, under Uncategorized | 53 Comments
Good Bye

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 13; the thirteenth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. It was long past midnight.  He was standing alone in his room overlooking the [...]

Shashi Tharoor – the background

Posted by Phoenixritu May 5, 2010, under Uncategorized | 10 Comments
Shashi Tharoor – the background

I got this in mail and thought it needed a bigger platform WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN EXAMPLE IS MADE THE EXCEPTION When I turned on the television, when I refreshed my twitter or when I checked my BlackBerry Messenger, only one question seemed pertinent; do these people truly know Shashi Tharoor? Over the months gone [...]

Sex and Spirituality

Posted by Phoenixritu April 23, 2010, under Uncategorized | 47 Comments
Sex and Spirituality

Celibacy seems to the fundamental requirement of anyone aspiring to be a Godman or a GodMata. This is such an impossible requirement – perhaps its been put there so that the person who attains it actually becomes a saint? With the recent scandals being widely reported in the newspaper, I once again started reading up [...]

General update – translation – I just wanna chat

Posted by Phoenixritu March 16, 2010, under Uncategorized | 36 Comments
General update – translation – I just wanna chat

First of all, I know I know, the blog seems colourless compared to my blog in the yesteryears.  Kya karen, my blog design had a trojan.  I hung on to it for dear life …. but had to discard it.  You guys would have abandoned me on the wayside, and I love you all and [...]

The reason I did not do a women’s day post

Posted by Phoenixritu March 10, 2010, under Uncategorized | 23 Comments
The reason I did not do a women’s day post

I got countless messages and mails on Women’s Day. Somehow they did not move me …… One of the most infamous lines of Tulsidas were Dhol,gawar,sudra,pashu, nari sakal tadana ke adhikari A drum, a village idiot, an animal and a woman, all need to be beaten ….. have the right to expect being beaten …. [...]

Such a tame New Year celebration : Groan

Posted by Phoenixritu January 5, 2010, under Uncategorized | 12 Comments
Such a tame New Year celebration : Groan

We are not what can be called a normal family …. no that did not come out right! Let me put it in a better way : – what is normal for us is not normal for a whole lot of people.  What is normal for a whole lot of people is either hypocrisy to [...]

My tribute to the gay march

Posted by Phoenixritu July 1, 2009, under Uncategorized | 18 Comments
My tribute to the gay march

DISCLAIMER: On a personal level male homosexuality makes me a tad more  uncomfortable while  lesbianism does not.  Possibly because I studied in all girls hostels and that was something I saw and dismissed with a shrug!  However I defend their right to live and love. Gays do have a right to live free and with pride. [...]

I become Mr. Bean

Posted by Phoenixritu May 8, 2009, under Uncategorized | 15 Comments
I become Mr. Bean

I despise Mr. Bean. Somehow the idea of an adult man having no control over himself, his life and his environment does not appeal to me. So when this happened to me yesterday, it made me almost froth in the mouth. 1. Got my voters ID out of the almairah and into my purse 2. [...]

Shoes – Citizen Weaponry

Posted by Phoenixritu April 11, 2009, under Uncategorized | 12 Comments
Shoes – Citizen Weaponry

  WHAT AN IDEA SIRJI Sales Meeting at a Footwear Manufacturing Plant in North India Wholesaler 1 : Joota aisa ho ki upper alag na ho G.M. Sales : But our shoes are durable, the upper is cemented to the sole with the most durable adhesive Wholesaler 2 : Sir, Jootas now-a-days need to be [...]

Poll Wars

Posted by Phoenixritu March 30, 2009, under Uncategorized | 12 Comments
Poll Wars

Jai Ho Vesus Bhay Ho Watch this video … it had me laughing! The irony is too much Bhay Ho And of course the witty cartoon here