Carving out this state itself may not be that big an issue as that of Hyderabad which is well within the Telangana region and is currently the capital of Andhra Pradesh. There is no way that you can make the state of Telengana with Hyderabad continuing to be a part of ‘new’ Andhra Pradesh. There may be a few other options also available for this purpose but there are pros and cons with each. For one, Hyderabad may continue to a capital of both Telengana and ‘new’ Andhra like Chandigarh is for Haryana and Punjab. Unfortunately, like I said, it is well within Telengana region and therefore may not be contiguous to ‘new’ Andhra.

Posted on December 9th, 2009 under India calling. Tags: BJP, Congress, fast, KCR, state, Telengana, TRS. Comments: 21

Gatecrashing is an art or rather a scientific art. Scientific because there are rules for gatecrashing like in science and it’s an art because there is definitely a human element to it which one needs to perfect. Oh yes, I would know. I’ve done it a couple of times. A piece of cake actually if you go by the rules. I know I have this image of a very simple housewife and a blogger but I’ve had my bit of fun in life. And that’s what it was, pure fun.

Posted on November 30th, 2009 under AUTHOR'S DIARY, Feelings, India calling, Track the world. Tags: dinner, gatecrash, Michaele, party, salahi, state, Tariq, wedding. Comments: 9

Its not a question of if that happens but more of a question of when that happens. It will pave the way for establishment of a Muslim fundamentalist hub right here in the heart of India, bordering Delhi. What do you think happens when a whole lot of poor people from one community come to live together under not only one political but physical space as well? They are the breeding grounds of all kinds illegal and anti national activities.

Posted on November 18th, 2009 under India calling. Tags: BJP, Congress, Harit Pradesh, Islam, Mayawati, Mulayam, Muslim, Samjwadi, state, Terror. Comments: 18

The LTTE is losing ground, literally, and very fast at that. They have lost their HQs at Killinochhi and now they are holed up in their last remaining stronghold of Mullaittivu. Sri Lankan forces have cut off all logistic and escape routes from Mullaittivu. Most people are giving just a few days more to LTTE.

Posted on January 5th, 2009 under India calling, Track the world. Tags: country, India, Lanka, LTTE, Sri, state, Tamil. Comments: 5