Thursday, July 29, 2010
Another veiled story…
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
A Sailor’s Cottage
Friday, July 16, 2010
What lies beneath?
- Does Islam really mandate the wearing of a veil that covers the face in its entirety? Doesn’t the holy Quran refer to the hijab in its broader sense of modesty and not necessarily a physical piece of clothing to be worn? If it is modesty and social propriety, is a piece of cloth enough to ensure the same?
- Is the enforcement of the mandate of the full veil a fanatic religious measure to keep women entrapped in the dark shadows of illiteracy and ignorance - do the extremists actually believe that women need to be protected, or hidden, or maybe just put away?
- Is the proposal to ban the wearing of the full veil in France pro open-faced democracy, and in the interest of the security of the nation, and the feminist endeavor for greater rights and freedom for women?
- Is the problem with the veil that it covers the full faces and hence poses security threats? Have there been incidents of misuse of the veil by criminals?
- Is the proposed ban against the institution of secularism? Does it indicate religious intolerance and racial bias of the xenophobic “west”?
- Do Islamic women see the burqa or the hijab as a cultural identity that empowers them as unique individuals or thwarts their efforts at any kind of progress?
- Do Islamic women wear the veil out of coercion or of their own free will? Is their will free or conditioned?
- Is the hijab the only form of expressing religious belief? Why should only women carry the burden of religious identity?
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Anne Hathaway Relationship with Raffaello Follieri

During their relationship, Anne Hathaway took part in the development of the charitable Follieri Foundation, serving as a financial donor as well as a member of the foundation's board of directors until 2007. A Manhattan-based charity founded in 2003 focusing on programs such as providing vaccinations for children in Third World nations, the organization had come under investigation in June 2008 by the IRS, for failing to file tax papers required from non-profit organizations. Citing the fear that this and other ongoing legal issues involving Follieri would become detrimental to her acting career, Hathaway ended her relationship with him in mid-June 2008.
Raffaello Follieri was arrested in June 2008 on fraud charges for allegedly fleecing investors out of millions of dollars in a scheme in which Raffaello Follieri posed as the Vatican's point man on real estate investing. It was reported that the FBI confiscated Anne Hathaway's private journals from Follieri's New York City apartment as part of their ongoing investigation into Follieri's activities; however, Anne Hathaway was not charged with any crime.
On October 23, 2008, after earlier pleading guilty, Raffaello Follieri was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
In the October 2008 issue of W Magazine, Anne Hathaway spoke for the first time of the break-up and Raffaello Follieri's subsequent arrest. She related that she "spent a week in shock" after Follieri's arrest, and credited the kindness of friends for her ability to keep working during such difficult times. That same month, during her turn as host of Saturday Night Live, Anne Hathaway joked about the experience in her opening monologue.
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
A shot at optimism…
- No. 1 - Raw mangoes - With a dash of red chilli powder and a touch of salt
- Naariyal paani (tender coconut) – I insist on eating the fattening “malaai” too!
- Lemon Soda with lots of yummy masala
- Gola or chuski – the kaala khatta one at the Rajasthan stall at Dilli Haat (Delhi) being the best I have ever had!
- I am wondering if I should mention ice creams because I can eat them and enjoy them irrespective of the season :)
- (Gosh I am such a foodie all that comes to my mind is what I can “feed” on! - Summers is a time when weather permits walks - but motivation is another matter)
- Light, breezy clothes – come to think of it – most desirable and fashionable wardrobes are designed for summers!
- If I was in school, I would have surely said summer vacation, but, well…
- Ummm, what else?
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Sun, Sand and Sea

Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Sights, Sounds and Smells
Isn't it amazing more in the case of places?
I have always felt that India is the richest when it comes to the diversity and the peculiarity of the varied sights, sounds and smells. I do not think there exists another nation so pregnant with such sensory stimulation.
And the truth of the fact strikes you the most when you are returning from an alien (read phoren) land :). I am sure my fellow "desis" will nod their heads in agreement (and amusement). The first proofs of this are available at the airport itself.
Smart kid, I asserted to the slightly embarrassed parents. It was raining, and the muffled smell of wet cement and an unhealthily moist carpet, familiar to every Indian who has experienced the proverbial Indian monsoons, wrapped the air.