Entries from June 2007

June 28, 2007

Are We Proud of Our History?

Mahatma Gandhi’s letter is all set to be auctioned tomorrow. It is probably the last letter written by the Mahatma. Last year Vijay Mallaya bought the sword of Tipu Sultan from one such auction. Thanks to him a very important part of our history was saved from going into some foreign private collectors hands. This [...]

June 27, 2007

Tagged

I have been tagged by amitscorpio and I have tried to write some random facts about me-
1. I love music. Ghazals, sufi music, semi classic, Hindi film music any sound  that makes me happy.
2. Politics is another interest of mine although I dislike most politicians.
3. I am a die hard optimist.
4. Movies especially comedies and [...]

June 27, 2007

Can Gordon Brown Find His Way Out of the Mess in Iraq?

On June 22 in a BBC  interview  Britain’s next Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised for mistakes in intelligence made in the run-up to the Iraq war. I have always tried to differentiate between the people and the rulers of  the country. General public mostly sides with justice while the rulers can be controlled by [...]