I want to thank A R Rahman for taking me to Ajmer to visit The Dargah Sherriff of Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti. It was my first visit and going with AR Rahman made the visit even more amazing. It is very difficult and perhaps not right to write or express the feelings unless one has had [...]
Bikram Yoga an Olympic sport ?
Not sure what to make of this one. Apparently Yoga is going competitive in the US, and is being promoted by none other than our own Bikram Chowdhary and his wife. ! But since the essence of Yoga is completely internal, how can you judge a Yogi ? Apparently Mrs Chowdhary knows as she is [...]
Are we the product of the contradictions of the Universe ?
Deepak Rajgor sent this post, and I wonder if anyone has any comments before I try and answer him ? "Many a times in your blog you have mentioned that universe is amoral. It exists in unending contradictions. Are we the cause of those contradiction sir? As we try to understand onself, we get to [...]
I love Sachin Tendulkar
I love cricket - and the focus, dedication, joy and sheer artistry Sachin has brought to the game is so rare in any sport. Not just in cricket. And I love him for being him. And now I admire him even more for the courage to say what he believes regardless of the consequences. I [...]
India going Green or Red ?
I was asked by NDTV to come on a show to argue with our Minister of Environment on the fact that the Himalayan glaciers are NOT receding. I wonder if he has been there ? This is not about statistics, dear minister, ask the local people. Statistics can be manipulated, as we all know. Just [...]
The sweet acrid nostalgic smell of Delhi winter
Walking the streets of Delhi just as dusk has set in. The slight smell from the fog mixed with the smell of traffic fumes on Janpath. Memories. Of my mother, always in her colorful saris, red shawl, her carefully bobbed hair just down to her neck. And laughing, always laughing as if she feared if [...]
The song, not the singer
Thank you HSK for reminding me "A simple lesson: problems arise when artist becomes bigger than the art" Yes, absolutely words that dissolve the speaker or colors that overwhelm the artist films, where the director is merely the gardener tending to the process, and praying for rain and sunshine and watching the film grow organically [...]
Delhi descends into savagery : another personal experience
It may be wrong of me to keep posting these stories, but it is important to know that the carnage against Sikhs in Delhi is not something that can be consigned to History. It is something that happened recently and the both victims and criminals are still alive. It also shows (as in Gujarat and [...]
TED :Getting rid of Shekhar Kapur to break with the past and make the moment a purer adventure
At the TED conference, when I got up to speak - the first thing I did on the podium was tear up the notes I had made over two days on what I would say. I think many thought this to be a dramatic gesture for effect - but it was completely true for me. [...]
TED conference
I am at the TED conference, at the huge Infosys campus in Mysore. There are some incredible speakers here and the conference has been of great value. TED needs to be applauded for what it is doing. Every speaker I heard had something to say and life experience, information and wisdom to share. It has [...]