The Chronicles of Dr Narayan : Unbeliever

Obama's interview on The Daily Show

2010-10-28T15:28:00.000-04:00

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Barack Obama Pt. 1 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRally to Restore Sanity

The War Within

2010-05-17T22:07:00.001-04:00

It is always surreal to see 'think tank' scenarios play out in real life. The recent, attempted, bombing of NY Times Square, is an ugly reminder of the disenfranchisement process faced by minorities. While listening to a report on NPR what was making the 'official' uneasy was the fact, that this particular individual was radicalized within a span of 12 months, negating any possibility of an

Proud owner of Nexus One - review

2010-01-07T02:16:00.000-05:00

I learn't about not buying first generations phones/products a while ago... so I was patiently waiting for the successor to the original G1. IMO I think it is the N1, so went online and bought it. They fedexed it overnight and I've spent a good 4 hours or so tinkering with it. Now let me admit that this is my first iclone/android phone. It is also my first experience with a touch UI.

Glen Beck Cont... uhh! - no, national hero !

2010-01-06T12:15:00.001-05:00

So you think I forgot ! - Admittedly I'm only mentioning Beck because he dissed India (in a sense). I had thought that this was the first time. However, a cursory google on "Glen Beck India" returned results as old as 2006. He's being going on about Indian doctors and the river Ganga etc... This one is just another string of his rants. Mmmm it's good to look outwards - from a

2010 Update - what a year

2010-01-06T03:21:00.000-05:00

So I've joined twitter. Not too sure what I'm going to do over there, but I reckon if I can get tweets on snowy days indicating that college is closed, I'll consider it worthwhile. Not too sure if 'campus alert' has me in their data base. So big shift to the US and a few months later I'm in sub zero temperatures for the first time in my life (living in sub zero temperatures). Finished the first

A case for Autos getting Bailed-out

2008-12-05T13:38:00.000-05:00

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Comedy as a Means to Ameliorate Racial Prejudice - II

2008-11-24T16:35:00.002-05:00

Comedy as a Means to Ameliorate Racial Prejudice Psychotherapy for the Masses Vivek Narayan 27/5/2008 Mind and Society MIN5010 Tag Cloud Graphic created from http://www.tagcrowd.com/ “[T]he large-scale application of our

Comedy as a Means to Ameliorate Racial Prejudice - I

2008-11-24T16:35:00.001-05:00

Mind and Society MIN5010 Comedy as a Means to Ameliorate Racial Prejudice Annotated Bibliography Vivek Narayan 12/5/2008 Tag Cloud created through http://www.tagcrowd.com/ 1. An

On Terrorism and Terror

2008-09-16T11:46:00.003-04:00

Delhi has suffered from bombs planted in areas of high civilian densities, again. Link These recent explosions have resulted in a macabre list of attacks in my home town. It sounds strange to call Delhi my home town. It is the place of my birth and I have lived in our house, on and off, over the last 30 years. I have never thought twice about going anywhere in this city. Today, as I walked

China and the Olympics - Re-thought

2008-08-10T01:56:00.002-04:00

The issue of China hosting the Olympics collides with the issue of China annexing Tibet leading to ethical dilemmas which are not easily solved. Boycotting Chinese goods punishes people who have no freedom to elect their Government. However it does starve Govt. income which it recieves in the form of taxes. The issue of quality control with regard to consumer goods lies with the retailer in my

Chinese investor pays $2.1M to eat with Buffett: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

2008-06-29T11:21:00.000-04:00

Chinese investor pays $2.1M to eat with Buffett: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Sarkar Raj

2008-06-07T10:02:00.002-04:00

Went and saw Sarkar Raj today... It is the part - II of the earlier movie, 'Sarkar'. Both my Dad and I enjoyed the movie as did the rest of the cinema hall, which was filled with only Indians, maybe a few Indophiles. The performances were great. The scenes, involving the conspirators, were purposely comical, which I think, is a good way to avoid a feeling of 'Them' being an over powering, all

"May You Live in Interesting Times"

2008-06-04T09:41:00.005-04:00

For those that haven't read any Terry Pratchett, this is meant to be a curse. However, I use this in its non-Pratchett sense. Today really has been an interesting day. As I start on another journey, into a land that is both known and un-known to me, I am filled with apprehension about what circumstances tomorrow will bring. Not in a bad way, simply in a human way. When I feel like this I watch

Two faces of African Hunger

2008-06-04T07:46:00.004-04:00

How to solve the world's hunger problem ?The human way... linkThe Banana Republic way... link 1 link 2Don't pauperise the third world by giving them food, enrich them with the knowledge to be self sufficient. And maybe interest free loans...

Max's Law of Political Affect

2008-05-10T01:10:00.004-04:00

Clinton is now working for the Obama camp. She is prepping the American public for what McCain and the GOP will try and use against Obama. She is blowing the ‘white’ horn so loudly, come Nov. no one will be able to hear it. This effect can be quantified in the realm of the political arena by the following equation. Every talking point has an ‘affect’ which is proportional to its life span and its

DJ Tiesto - Elements of Life - Melbourne 1st May

2008-05-03T07:44:00.002-04:00

Psychotherapy for the Masses

2008-04-12T11:15:00.007-04:00

Problematic: The subject for my research paper, under the topic of ‘what psychotherapy has to say about society and social power’, is “The use of comedy as a means to ameliorate racial prejudice; Psychotherapy for the masses.”Introduction: There is something abhorrent about an egalitarian society that ‘randomly pre-selects’ individuals for a ‘special screening’ at airports, especially when the ‘

Finally we are able to wade through the bullshit

2008-04-04T06:09:00.004-04:00

Boycotting the Olympics or boycotting the opening ceremony punishes amateur athletes. If you want to punish China then I suggest you stop using cheap Chinese goods to prop up your consumer based economies... if you can't do that then please stop fucking around with this boycott bullshit. This kind of rubbish does nothing to forward the cause of an autonomous Tibetan zone within China... or does

Ok, so I like politics

2008-03-21T09:16:00.004-04:00

If anyone had any doubts about Obama's capacity to reach across the aisle, you need look no further, than what his buddy is saying about Rev. Wright.You cannot defeat a person who stands for unity when the majority of a country wants to be united. The Social fabric tolerates division when there is a clear distinction between the majority and a minority. However, if you take the net divide, which

One degree of thought

2008-03-16T01:06:00.005-04:00

For all of those people who have gone through the wonderful experience, that is science, would know that theory advances, what starts of as ground breaking thought, simple, straight forward ideas. For example, the humble electron. It started as a planetoid particle on a 2D disc and ended up being, to my limited knowledge, a vague cloud whose position we couldn't know precisely, if we also wanted

something to tide us over tick the bickering ends

2008-03-13T02:59:00.003-04:00

If this mini series swings voters towards Obama, then the only measure would be a win, by him , in Pennsylvania.

A moment in History - Cuba

2008-02-20T02:45:00.003-05:00

With Castro, now, out of the picture, western rhetoric for democratic elections will usher in the presidency of Castro's younger brother and reformist Raul Castro. Raul, the head of the military, will help bring Cuba into mainstream political practice should the West be open to dialogue. 2008 seems to be a year of change for many...

A moment in History - Pakistan

2008-02-20T02:04:00.004-05:00

It is Ironic that allies can sometimes be so opposite in circumstance. With the western media and politicians overlooking (what seems to be a fair and transparent process) elections in Pakistan, Pakistan and it's neighbours are faced with more uncertainty. Musharraf has the constitutional authority to remain president and the backing of the military. The rowdy bunch of civilians (Mr. 10 % Asif

A moment in History - U.S.A.

2008-02-19T22:11:00.005-05:00

There comes a rare moment in History when the disenfranchised masses huddle together, despite their differences, and cling to a hope that tomorrow will be a better day. When the tried and tested methods of divisive politics fail and when individuals reach out to the ones they differ with, because they know that the other, too, is suffering. The critical mass of disenfranchised individuals are no

Heath Ledger and Brandon Lee

2008-01-24T08:07:00.001-05:00

I wonder if anyone has noticed the similarities...