I recently had an eye opening experience in one of the orkut discussion forums. A thread started by a person to boast about Indian culture and thrash western culture turned nasty when discussions turned to the topic “Premarital sex”. The Indians gained an advantage with this topic, but it was short lived with a reply from a western counter part. The following was his comment. “You are blaming us for having premarital...

When Gods Own Country is hosting a BlogCamp, then its has to be very special. The Event will happen on a huge house boat. This is going to be the first unconference to happen on boat. The Event is hosted by Kerala Tourism. Date :- 16th August 2008 Venue :- Alappuzha 15th is a holiday and 17th is a sunday. So 16th is the perfect date to be on a boat in Kerala with blogging friends. This is a limited entry event. So if you are planning...

Non Malayalam Readers please Excuse !!!!!!

The recent 7th Class text book controversy comes at the right time when the Kerala Government is hunting down the faith traders. Here is a translation of the controversy. Principal: “What is your name?” “Jeevan” Principal: “Nice…father’s name?” “Anwar Rasheed” principal: Mother’s name?” “Lakshmi Devi” The Principal looks at the parents Principal: “What should I fill in for the kid’s religion?” Parents...

In the last 15 years entrance coaching institutions have flourished in Kerala. They specialise in teaching the tips and tricks to gain a better rank. But during the years they have grown very powerful and arrogant also. Now they are misleading the students and controling them in ways we never imagined. My cousin, studied in Brilliant (palai) and he got a rank of 600 in Kerala entrance. We are were really happy for him cos he put...

One nice evening dad comes home after a busy day. His son who is in the 9th STD approaches him with his progress report from school. He has not done well for some the examinations and there is a special note from the class teacher that reads. “Your son is not studying well. You must come and meet the Principal this week itself.” Worried dad meets the principal on the next day itself. The principal says “Our school...