It is with much amusement that i see the proceedings of Shiv Sena , Ram Sena and other godly Senas against Cupid struck couples on valentine’s day every year. Chasing them down the alleys, over the park and to rub salt we also have the police (the cops you know with star strapped shoulders and all..) engaging in moral policing. This cruel thamasa or should I say ghastly acts of self appointed guardians of national culture...

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...