Binayak Sen - Just the Key Points

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. - Mahatma Gandhi

By the time I write something in this blog about a current affair, it becomes ancient history. So I decided to simply outline the facts and the comparisons which I've made regarding the Dr. Binayak Sen case.

The Starfish Story - U can Make a Difference

The next time someone says that something doesn't make a difference, I'll know what story to tell :)
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Secularism Vs Religionism

"If horses had Gods, they would look like horses!" ~ Xenophanes, an ancient Greek philosopher. 

Recently France had banned the burqa in public places [and I have no idea whether it is for the freedom of women or for secularism], but if it is for secularism, it would be stupid, because secularism doesn’t mean ‘not supporting any religion’. It means ‘supporting all religions equally’. Now the former is down-right indifference to all religions, whereas the latter is more progressive for equality among the people of all religions. It's important to know the difference, because religions are not really nonsensical and useless, like most of today's educated, sophisticated people have come to believe.

Ashamed & Afraid ? Not For Long...

I have been ashamed … Not once, not twice, not for a week, not for a month, but for 2 whole years, I’ve been ashamed. Ashamed of what I was, what I did and what I believed in. There could be no other explanation as to why I’ve always been so quiet, why I’ve never wanted anyone to know about me, why I’ve longed to be someone else… Someone who could talk, walk and smile without having to feel like an idiot. I’ve been very conscious and sensitive to others’ perception of me, and all those times, my judgment will be biased. I’ll be partial to the person judging me and pronounce myself guilty of stupidity. That’s one reason why I’ve always been happy to let someone use me or why I’ve always believed other people’s judgment more than I ever did mine.

And as long as people like me are out there, they can never raise their voices for any cause... even their own.

The Truth about Meditation - It Needs No Technique

I have been researching a lot about meditation, browsing from website to website, reading everything that would help me know what kind of meditation really helps. It took me about two weeks of reckless searching to realize an important fact: meditation does not have any types... it's just one, and no one can actually teach you to do it. You might be wondering why I'm talking about meditation all of a sudden, but guess what? We have now decided to take up meditation as our primary goal.

The Iron Lady of Manipur - Thoughts

Irom Sharmila Chanu… A woman of Extraordinary will and courage… The Iron Lady of Manipur.

CLick Here for Another Blogger's Take

Since November 4, 2000, she’s been on a fast demanding the repeal of the AFSPA [Armed Forces Special Powers Act] from Manipur. She’s been fed forcefully through the nose for a whole decade and has been imprisoned on account of attempted suicide.
For more about AFSPA: Click Here

In that post, I simply copied and pasted info from the website mentioned there. But this post is about what I feel about the situation [which is totally different, if you think about it].

A Campaign - "Make a Wish" Foundation ... [A Crazy Idea... Trust Me]

I can hardly count the number of times when we did something crazy... So many come to my mind when I link the words 'Us' and 'crazy'. I thought the craziest of all was to start this blog. But hey, there's new competition for the Craziest No.1 Award

And the award goes to................................................... This

Honestly, I don't even know what we expect to get from it... But I guess doing something is better than doing nothing... even if that something is going to be ... er... a bit... [yep, you guessed it] crazy.

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Email Forwards

Sometimes email forwards become irritating... They fill up the inbox and we may miss out on the really important emails. But some of them are funny and thoughtful like this one for example :) :

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IMAGES OF THE WORLD AT NIGHT:

 

A Video We Made :)

We are expecting permission from our Principal to allow us to use this video for a seminar we decided to conduct for class VII.

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Think About the Children

This is just about AIDS awareness. There are many innocent victims of this deadly disease.

Do you all recall the time you've had chickenpox. Isn't it horrible, with the whole family isolating you. Imagine the children with AIDS who are isolated by the whole world and this feeling of disgust that we show on them kills them. Think about it! After all they're not to be blamed...

"The child's sob in the silence curses deeper than the strong man in his wrath" ~ Elizabeth Barret Browning.

On World AIDS Awareness Day

“The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” ~ Nathaniel Branden

December 1st is World AIDS day and the State Government [of Tamil Nadu, I’m not sure if it’s all over India or not] had asked the schools to conduct competitions for classes 9 and 11, in order to spread awareness among the students. The contests include essay writing, drawing and oration. The topics seem a little too boring [for example, the topics for drawing competition are – ‘Role of discipline for a happy life’, ‘An AIDS-free world is in our hands (I’m literally translating from Tamil)’ and ‘The Government’s role in preventing AIDS’] for any normal student [and by normal, I mean the average kid], such topics will seem really unexciting. At least, they did to me [I spent 2 or so hours grudgingly to complete a drawing which as my mom puts it, “resembles a little child’s doodle”].

Anyway, returning to what I was about to say before I entered into my lament…