
Sometime ago I posted a picture of these families on the Blog. Yesterday I landed back in Mumbai and realized they had dissapeared overnight. Herded out of the city like cattle.
Freedom
The river flowed wide and deep. As the Guru and his young disciple wondered at the best way to cross it, they were approached by a young girl who asked for help.
Hey Shekhar, its not as simple as that !
I am glued to the TV watching images of the South Asia Earthquake. The suffering of the people of Kashmir. Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Whatever. Divided by nothing but a line drawn on a piece of paper called a map.
Passion

in the instant it began
it was over,
but then
in the end
it had just begun.
Oscar Hoo Haaa >>
So much Hoo Ha about India’s entry to the Oscar’s. Do you really care about the Oscars ?
My Guru
My Guru died
In Iraq, it’s already too late …

While we argue about Cindy Sheehan’s campaign and President Bush’s political future. While the world argues the legality of the War and the real meaning of terrorism, or genocide etc., lets understand that for most Iraqi’s it’s already too late. For another complete generation, it’s all over.
The Blog, or the end of all Institutional Power, and the rise of true democracy. Your voice is finally more important than your vote !!
Freedom of speech ? Freedom of expression ?
What lies. What an absolute load of bollocks.
Buddha, hope ….

Buddha in meditation. A skethch from the designs of the film Buddha.
shekhar kapur
The Heart of Terrorism
Terrorism of any kind is inexcusable. But since it is a fact of modern life, the only way to combat it is to understand the heart of the terrorist.
This is not the first time an aeroplane has been used as a suicidal weapon. Japenese Kamikazie pilots were well known in the 2nd World War. However terrorism today is defined by acts against civilian targets. But targetting civilians has become an accepted form of warfare. Be it London or Hiroshima in the 2nd War or arguably even Baghdad today. There is surprisingly nothing in the Geneva Convention that forbids this ..