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My Karvachauth

Fasting is bad for me. I just can’t remain hungry for long else I get migraine. I have to keep eating something every 2 to 3 hrs. But I do keep in mind not to have too oily or spicy food and have more of fruits and veggies. The only fasts I keep are first and seventh day of Navratras, twice a year and Karva-Chauth. And believe you me, these five days in a year are the most difficult ones, especially Karva-Chauth wherein I can’t even have water. I fast during Navratras to test my will power and on Karva-Chauth because I wish to see my hubby darling hale and hearty. You may call me superstitious on this one. Well, maybe but that’s a small price to pay for one’s peace of mind.

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Posted on October 9th, 2009 under AUTHOR'S DIARY, Feelings. Tags: fasting, food, God, mehendi, Moon, pooja, water. Comments Off

The Lotus effect on the BJP

It is rather ironic that today’s Times of India carries an article on what is called ‘The Lotus Effect’. According to this article the Lotus plant produces wax on it’s leaves because of which water and dirt particles glide off it’s surface making the plant clean. Symbolically, BJP may seem to indicate that Jaswant Singh’s expulsion may have left it a bit more clean than what it was though I may not agree with this entirely. Now whether Jaswant Singh represents a dirt particle or water is for anyone to guess, although BJP treated him as dirt.

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Posted on August 24th, 2009 under India calling. Tags: BJP, book, dirt, Jinnah, kulkarni, Lotus, water. Comments: 6

Match Fixing: It's a cultural thing



Okay, of all the TV networks which one was the best debate on match fixing? Well, for me it was the one on Times Now where our dear old Bishen Singh Bedi appeared half drunk. At first it seemed like I was mistaken but when he started talking I was more than convinced that he was indeed three or four drinks down, at least. A couple of drinks more and I'm sure Bedi would've told Arnab Goswami," Oye, Chadd Yaar. Tainu Kee? Aye koi nai gall thodi hai. Salon se ho raya hega. CHEERS!!" or words to that effect. But you can't really blame Bedi for this. What do you expect people to be doing at nine in the evening? Good people work through the day and party in the evenings. Don't they? For that matter, Farouq Engineer who was speaking from Manchester, UK where it was around four thirty in the evening, was seen having a huge cup of coffee (or at least that's my guess) because you are supposed to have coffee at that time......

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