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Nothing spoils a joke like the plain, boring truth. A Delhi boy does exactly that amidst his stereotyping in the social media. Really, any person who took part in such distasteful stereotyping ought be humiliated in public. Or if it’s a girl, she should visit Delhi.
Score!
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Me, I’ll kill any cow for satire.
Narendra Modi writes an open letter to the people of Gujarat:
One thing is apparent from the Supreme Court’s judgment. The unhealthy environment created by the unfounded and false allegations made against me and Government of Gujarat, after 2002 riots, has come to an end. For the past ten years, it has become fashionable to defame me and the State of Gujarat. These elements who could not tolerate any positive development of Gujarat have not left any stone unturned to defame Gujarat. It is difficult to say whether this campaign of defamation will stop even after the judgment of the Supreme Court. But one thing is certain that the credibility of those who have been spreading lies and defaming Gujarat has come to its lowest ebb. The people of this country will not trust such elements anymore.
After 2002, Gujarat has not spared any effort to march towards peace, harmony and progress even amidst false propaganda, lies, conspiracies and allegations.
Besides the things that must be condemned, one thing we ought to commend: He has stuck with the message of governance since 2002. Everything he refers to is always post-2002. Not once have I found him speaking about or trying to defend himself for the ’02 riots.
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Meanwhile closer here:
Identifying Gujarat as perhaps the best example of effective governance and impressive development in India, a Congressional report showered praise on Chief Minister Narendra Modi and said the state under him has become a key driver of national economic growth.
Gujarat, is followed by Bihar and its Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, for his governance and administrative skills, the latest report of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) on India said.
“Perhaps India’s best example of effective governance and impressive development is found in Gujarat, where controversial Chief Minister Narendra Modi has streamlined economic processes, removing red tape and curtailing corruption in ways that have made the state a key driver of national economic growth,” said the CRS report.
That’s a pretty good week for Modi.
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Religious folks looking for confirmation: Keep an eye on this man’s god. This guy might be on to something here.
So far I had forgotten that an Indian version of Coke Studio existed — until a friend asked me today if I had seen any of the recent episodes. I caught up with the videos and an hour later, I didn’t find one track that was tasteful. Sample these and let me know if I’m being too critical:
Shankar Mahadevan – Allah Hi Reham
Sabri Brothers – Humein Toh Loot Liya
The list goes on.
[The only exception was Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd by little known singer Ramya Iyer. And this is not caste politics. Yes, she belongs to my caste but I'll have to consult seniors in my community about her attire before we can confirm her acceptance.]
These are the problems I noticed: Arrangement that doesn’t do justice to almost anyone, vocalists’ volume, voice texture of backup vocalists, similar and repetitive harmonies of backup vocalists, excessive use of cymbals by the drummer, faster than comfortable tempo, textbook interpretation of reggae/rock/jazz/other genres, and plenty more. In a nutshell, all tracks had the Leslie Lewis mark and he is not the greatest of musicians.
I now think that it can’t be all that bad and perhaps I am so overly biased against Coke Studio MTV that I ought to stay away from it — which I will.
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It took me another hour of listening to the original Coke Studio and some added respect for Rohail Hyatt before I could continue with my routine.
See this and be embarrassed at how lame your respective heads of state are. Pure badass.
When I shared this link with a friend, he pointed out how Pratibha Patil too had flown a fighter jet. That really was flown in a fighter jet, but noted. She is quite the Bond girl to Putin’s James Bond.
Also check out Vladimir Putin Action Comics.
via John Gruber and Salil B.
Siddharth Vaidyanathan writes about the Djokovic-Nadal U.S. Open final in a post as good as the match itself:
Novak Djokovic has done all this. Yet this US Open win must rank as his finest achievement. In a matter of three days he left Federer dazed and Nadal exhausted. He messed with Federer’s mind and Nadal’s stamina. He dared to confront the greatest strengths of the greatest players. And he beat them at their own game.
Dhoni, Bindra conferred Lt. Colonel rank.
It saves time to have a category Stuff the government does it shouldn’t be doing.
P.S. Who else read the headline and thought Dolly Bindra? Just I? OK.
An Open Letter To A Delhi Boy by Shahana:
Your reputation has travelled far and wide, to countries outside South India as well. And believe me man, it is not a pretty situation. I understand that your stone faded, ripped jeans, your V-neck cleavage showing t-shirts that revel to the world that you have infact inherited your mother’s voluptuous shaved Punjabi bosom, are what you think maketh a man, but it does not. It only maketh for a man who gets a pity license to share his girlfriend’s bra. I write to you as a woman who has been brought up in a society free of any discrimination towards women so thanks to you, my living in Delhi is as safe as Hugh Hefner’s playmate of the year living in Jedah.
Go read it already.
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How does Delhi not succumb to terrorists after a bomb blast?
By going with their routine: Sexually harassing girls the next day.
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How long before a Neha is sick of this stereotyping and writes a post defending Dally guys?
John loves Jane. Jane loves John. They are happy together. John is killed one day. Jane’s fallback relationship is Adam. It goes on well initially but turns sour in a few years. Adam is one day found sleeping with Mary and Jane breaks up with Adam.
To mend things, on Jane’s birthday, Adam sponsors a half-page ad (in a newspaper Jane reads) proclaiming how much he loves .. umm .. John.
Yep, that’s about what happened.
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Why can’t the government of Pakistan always be so adorable?
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P.S. Jane’s co-worker, Simon, who has always had the hots for her, can’t stop pointing and laughing at Adam.
Apropos of yesterday’s post where I came across the quote:
We should never forget those in our government who used the worst terrorist attack in our nation’s history as an excuse to launch completely unrelated wars, to do unprecedented damage to Americans’ historic liberties, to run roughshod over the Constitution, and to betray the Founders’ vision by savaging some of our most deeply held values.
a post that went viral today by a woman who .. just read it.
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10 years after 9/11, it is hard to argue the terrorists didn’t win. They may have been captured, tortured, defeated or killed later, but they did win.
That’s the U.S.; in India their average is Bradmanesque. The remaining 0.06 is that prick Kasab being captured.
