we can wear the flag too :))

Indians can wear flag with pride from bbc
"Years after having won independence, Indians are now free to wear images of their flag on their clothing.
But not where it hurts national sentiments - below the belt."
...
"Caps and T-shirts are in but swimsuits and evening gowns are still a no-no."

quote

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
--Oscar Wilde

you can sell anything in Mumbai

Sold for Rs 12,000 via indiauncut (an excellent blog)

"Baby was bought in 3 hrs
1.We got to Hotel Almas for some refreshments and also to hand over the promised Rs 12,000 to the two women
2.Mehjabeen, the daughter of one of the touts is delighted with her booty and loses no time in counting the paisa.
3.We all pose happily for keepsake photos. The touts show no remorse handing over the baby to us
4.Ok bye, says Anjum, one of the touts shaking Naveeta’s hand. Further she insists that Naveeta not forget her!
5.Naveeta seems a bit flustered left holding the baby but he is exceptionally well-behaved and gives no trouble
6.One of the workers at Bal Anand the orphanage where handed over the child
7.Little Asif looks only too happy to be snug in a blanket after a bath. It’s been quite an ordeal for him. "

crime against women

India wakes up to its battered women from indianexpress
"Swati suffered nine years of terror and beatings at the hands of her husband and in-laws for not paying an ample enough dowry, before they eventually tried to kill her by burning her alive."

Another Imrana: Father-in-law rapes Assam girl from indianexpress
"The family, who are Bangladeshi immigrants, did not inform the police about the rape, but went to local religious elders who gave the decree that she divorce her husband, he said"

i wonder has the crime against women gone up, or is it that media is publishing more abt such crimes, or maybe the mukhtaran mai's case has made indian media bold to be able to report such cases.

Bombay Univ says mini skirt ban helps stop rape from indianexpress again
"Bombay University plans to ban women from wearing mini skirts, tight tops and shorts, saying this will help prevent rape.
Officials at the university say they would prefer to see women students in a traditional salwar-kameez with no deep neckline"

next step if this does not solve the crime... all wear burkhas(no religious context intended), stay at home(y even go to college) and never peak in the outside world. perfect soln isn't it. IDIOTS.
they better go and get there brains checked if they really think that the salwar-kameez clad women are not victims of such crimes.

the following article is an old one but it is a must read. i do not know which part of the article to quote and which to leave out.
Women fight back against rape epidemic from IE

flowers

beautiful slide show of flowers on flickr

quotes

A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is home.
--Anonymous

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.
--Anonymous

To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another.
--Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz

blast in london

no link is needed to find this information.
but all i wonder how will any of this ever help anyone.