By Sudha Dixit I grew up hearing a saying ‘a pen is mightier than sword’. I believed in it too. But the element of terror which has permeated our world through religious fanatics is gaining ground through cultural zealots too. We have seen Satanic Verses, written by Salman Rushdie being banned […]
Month: January 2015
Trees Uprooted
There was a time When man and wild Lived together for quite a while The sun the moon the planets too Took care to nourish both and true The gradual years as they rolled by Tore the bond that grew and bound The two together soon tore apart When greed […]
FITE Press Release – FITE against massive layoffs by TCS
FITE will continue the struggle against TCS ‘layoffs’ Forum for IT Employees (F.I.T.E.) was formed by a group of IT professionals to bring together employees of various IT and ITES companies in the last week of December 2014. The forum works as a platform to speak out for the welfare and rights of IT […]
The Flight
Out of Blue He flew Down, into my terrain, Not like bird, but Like an aero plane Promising to take me away Far, far, away Beyond distant horizon Towards heaven’s gateway. Swept me off my feet A rare exotic treat Sheer bliss I closed my eyes Still saw fluttering fireflies […]
Exploitations in Human History: Raping Women to Plundering Nations
By Ranjit K. Sahu Exploiting the weakness of another fellow human to advance self interests in nothing new or surprising when seen in the context of the history of human civilization and social evolution. Although it is an inherited malice that is deeply ingrained into the thoughts of all creatures […]
Delhi Elections: Changing Equations in the Battle for Capital
By The Editor AAP must have been blaming their stars; two former colleagues had gone to the opposition party. They may try to make light of the affair but they know that old monsters have come out of closet. BJP have played two important trump cards, Shaziya knows AAP inside […]
Freedom to Offend
By The Editor The attack on Charlie Hebdo clearly showed us the price of freedom and sometime that price have to paid in blood. Charlie Hebdo had a history of pushing the envelop on freedom of speech but is that the reason to shoot someone in the cold blood, how […]
TCS Layoff: The Human Cost of Corporate Profits
By The Editor I always use to wonder why IT employees in general are called “Resources”, not employees, not personnel but resources. Only later when sacked from a project I realized why it was so, we are all expendables. Billing and revenue is all that matters in this industry and […]
जाने – जानाँ
मैं मुब्तिला हूँ एक खामोशियों के जंगल में सिर्फ दो लफ़्ज़ तू ही बोल ऐ जाने – जानाँ टूटती हैं रगें दिल की ,ज़रा आवाज़ तो दे मार डाले न कहीं ये ग़मे – हिज्राँ जानाँ तू मेरे पास नहीं , होता भी तो क्या होता तूने मुझको कभी अपना […]
Varkala Beach, Kollam
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