Imagine a scenario with a quarter of the world dying of treatable diseases while the cure is held closely by a few hugely rich corporations that refuse to dispense the medicines at a price that is affordable to the poor. Sounds like stuff for a 'oh my God' sci fi movie ? Sorry, but that [...]
Author: shekhar
let the memory of love pass..
responding with grief to moments of joy shared with loved ones that are suddenly no longer with us, is memory so fickle that it turns from love and joy in an instant to grief ? the purity that lay in that moment altered and prejudiced forever by ever changing forms of memory by fear of [...]
let the memory pass..
responding with grief to moments of joy shared with loved ones that are no longer with us, is the memory so fickle that it turns from love and joy in an instant to grief ? the purity that lay in that moment altered and prejudiced forever by ever changing attitude of memory ? by fear [...]
We the People
While the world's attention was held by scenes of violence in Libya and elsewhere, it completely missed one of the most significant movements in a Democratic governance any where in the world. An experiment, if it works will be a model for the rest of the world to follow. An experiment in which Civil Society [...]
Passing of a friend
I went to Jag Mundhra's funeral expecting grief. What I felt was a warmth. Almost as if the warmth he exuded all his life exploded out and permeated the molecules of the air around us. I met his wife, Chandra and through her tears her first words to me were " What a history we [...]
Are you cool ?
Getting to grips with a the media hype of the modern world that is completely designed to make you feel a lack of self worth unless you are 'cool' and 'with it' is a loosing battle, Simply because there are too many marketing ideas designed to make money based on the psychology of guilt Oh [...]
when did u leave ?
the wrenching away of your hand the pushing away from my embrace, the scream that rose from deep within the ugliness of words desperate for conviction, the slamming of the door an illusion of permanence your image through the window like a shadow a half self the other half breathing throbbing living loving inside my [...]
Imprints
searching for imprints that i left when I was with you the imprint that I am now reconfigured as is yours matching imprints of moments of memories like matching waves in an ocean from one moment to the next we together the ocean memories the waves
A mandate to govern or the right to rule ?
There is so much being said on TV and press about the unconstitutional nature of protests over the Jan Lokpal Bill. It is important for every citizen to read the Constitution to decide for themselves. However the system is not the Constitution. The system is merely an administrative interpretation of the Constitution. So to say [...]
Anna Hazare : Is political power to the Civil Society a threat to Democracy ?
There is debate raging, or perhaps more than debate -a revolution -seething in India that could redefine the relationship between a People and it's democratically elected Parliament and Government. Does Power once given to the elected Government and Parliament for it's term ( in India 5 years) effectively take all Power away from the Citizens [...]