Necessary Looking

Launched on Nov 29 2006, now 2,500+ posts...This bilingual blog - 'आन्याची फाटकी पासोडी' in Marathi- is largely a celebration of visual and/or comic ...तुकाराम: "ढेकणासी बाज गड,उतरचढ केवढी"...George Santayana: " Everything in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence"... श्रीमंत बाळासाहेब पंतप्रतिनिधी : "बहुश्रुतता असल्याशिवाय सुसंस्कृतता नाही"

Monday, March 30, 2009

The Restored Commandments are in Mandarin

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China Daily on March 25, 2009 : “The nation will continue buying US government debt but pay close attention to possible fluctuations in the...
Monday, March 23, 2009

Posturing of Prakash Karat while Watching a Mao-esque Great Leap Forward

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David Pilling says in FT March 18, 2009 : “ India ’s messy democracy works rather well:… China ’s murderous Great Leap Forward shows that u...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Now Showing: Amitabh’s Uranium

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In India , the most talked about element in year 2008 was uranium. Panacea to all our problems of national security and energy. DRAKE BENNE...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Was Holi-2009 Safer?

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BBC reported in March 2008 : “A Delhi -based NGO has organised a campaign against drink driving in the city to ensure a safer Holi festiva...
Monday, March 09, 2009

Humans made Fire 790,000+ Years ago...

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Humans made fire 790,000+ Years ago and it has been useful ever since. For instance, more than 100,000 young women were killed in fires in I...
Friday, March 06, 2009

Park Your Nano Right in Your Drawing Room

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The Times of India March 3, 2009 : "Bookings for Nano will start from March 23: Tata Motors has advanced the booking date for its Nano ...
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

India’s Lazy Cats Start Building Pyramids in My Drawing Room

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Artist: Victoria Roberts, The New Yorker, March 2 2009 Cartoon Caption Contest 182 My caption: "I know election fever has gripped India...
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Sunday, March 01, 2009

Why Mahatma Gandhi didn’t find History Very Useful

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Historian T S Shejwalkar त्र्यंबक शंकर शेजवलकर (1895 - 1963) argued that Mahatma Gandhi didn’t have much use of history. (Preface to “Pani...
Friday, February 27, 2009

Unclaimed $1,456 B in Swiss Banks may soon help Indian Democracy

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FT reported on February 20, 2009 : “As many as 52,000 American customers hid UBS accounts from the authorities in violation of tax laws, a U...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

M F Husain Draws Statue of Liberty in Oscar Gown

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The Asian Age of Feb 24, 2009 has printed the tribute of M F Husain to A R Rahman . Mr. Husain has drawn Statue of Liberty tastefully, in...
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