Dec 20, 2021Why I stopped watching Marcella — A reviewMarcella is a British crime series Netflix. In every season, as much as I saw it, they solve one crime per season and every season has 8 episodes, or at least the first season has 8 episodes. Marcella is a police detective. In the first season she’s a housewife and…Netflix Originals5 min read
Oct 31, 2021Diwali firecrackers: There is a reason for severe, targeted crackdownWhat happens when you bust a firecracker? Banning the firecrackers has got nothing to do with pollution or controlling the environment. There are many human activities that are worse culprits than bursting firecrackers for a couple of days. The parali-burning farmers of Punjab cause much more severe damage to the…Diwali5 min read
Oct 17, 2021Do our emotional response and behavior depend on our upbringing?Here is a nice article I came across today: What if emotions aren't universal but specific to each culture? | Aeon Essays The first time I saw Pixar's movie Inside Out (2015), I was too entranced by its craftsmanship to realise that there…aeon.co The author somewhere mention is that politics and ideology place a big role in the psychologists accepting that our emotional response to various events in life as well as in the world are the result of our experiential growth.Psychology4 min read
Sep 4, 2021Muslims don’t need to feel apologetic for criticizing the TalibanRecently the Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah uploaded a video saying that he is thankful that there is a Hindustani version of Islam that is totally different from the barbaric Talibanic mentality. …Taliban5 min read
Sep 1, 2021The review of Hit & Run by the makers of FaudaHit & Run is a fast paced thriller by the makers of Fauda or at least partly by the team of the great Israeli series on the conflict between the Israeli intelligence forces and the Palestinian terrorists. As a rule my wife and I these days don’t watch crime dramas…Netflix5 min read
Aug 4, 2021Why does India perform so poorly in the Olympics?Even if a player wins a bronze medal in the Olympics, it becomes a historic moment in India. Someone on Twitter commented that in countries like USA, Russia, China and Japan, they don’t even count bronze and silver medals. The only medals that are counted are gold medals. Just as…Olympics6 min read
Aug 1, 2021What is Love Jihad, explained, and commenting on a couple of moviesThis post may get blocked by the blogging platform but despite the risk, I’m going to write about the sensitive topic because I believe that people haven’t actually dealt with a definition of what is Love Jihad. Love Jihad is a contentious issue. Most of the phiberals (phony+liberals) believe that…Religion7 min read
Jul 28, 2021Why Liberals and people of Left-wing ideology suffer more from depressionStudies have revealed that most of the Liberals and people who identify with left-wing ideology are depressed and go through multiple mental issues. Here is a PDF report. This research is more comprehensive. This report brings religion into the discussion as it was found that since Conservatives are more religious…Liberalism3 min read
May 2, 2021A quick review of “Sapiens — A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah HarariFrankly, it is one of those rare books that I completely read even while feeling a bit disenchanted by the way the author has covered the Indian history and its mark on the world of science and mathematics. I read the book because, at least, when it comes to the…Literature8 min read
Feb 14, 2021Why Western scholars are obsessed with the Indian caste system?Note: I started writing this as a small note that I wanted to send to the author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind , Yuval Noah Harari Millions of native Africans perished during the dark centuries of slavery. The African slaves were treated like animals. Orthodox Christians believed that…India5 min read