Posts from — November 2003

It seems the man who’s on every Maharashtra politician and policeman’s lips these days has contracted a life-threatening illness.

What I fail to understand is how the hell do all the high profile convicts and criminals suddenly have health problems when they’re jailed. Some contract “life-threatening” illnesses or some just complain of uneasiness run off to hospitals instead of spending nights in the cells. Do they believe that the public is so naive that their pathetic attempts at avoiding jail are not known to people??!

Looking at it from a different angle… I wonder what the police do inside the cells that hale and hearty convicts suddenly fall so sick. With so many “low-profile” deaths (those of petty criminals… without any pull and power) occurring in custody, one does not have to really wonder!! And in high-profile cases, a “life-threatening” illness will always precede death. Remember the sudden death of biscuit-king Rajan Pillai while in police custody some 8 years ago??

Happy Children’s Day

Never let go of the child in you!!

This is almost a perfect analysis of the troubles plaguing India’s cricket team at the moment!

Wow! … The Aussies made mincemeat of the Indian bowling attack!! 347 for 2 wickets in 50 overs is some score!!

As I post this, the Indians have started cautiously in their quest to overhaul the Aussie total. 36/0 in 7 overs. And Sehwag is on 4 runs off 15 balls!!

Is anyone brave enough to predict an Indian win here??

In Bihar, even horses have castes

‘We decide the caste of a horse after a through check up of its colour, size, facial cut and behaviour,‘ said horse trader Ramadhar Singh. The first criterion is colour, followed by size, he added.
‘A particular horse behaves as per its caste — horses of Brahmin caste are handsome, calm and well-behaved,‘ said Maheshwar Pandey, a horse rider.
He said a Brahmin horse easily follows its rider’s orders; a Kshatriya caste horse is strong, tough and angry; and a horse of the Shudra caste is considered ill-mannered.

ROTFL!!

Pathetic!!… What more can one say about this?!!