And the Booker goes to...

Dont know if it calls for celebration but Kiran Desai author of ...Indian origin has just won 2006 Man Booker Prize in Fiction. Does it mean that the desi fiction genre has been recognised? the answer is yes. And me haven't read the book won't make any difference.
But I have a worthy candidate for the 2007 Booker Prize for fiction. He weilds an generals cap and is a dog afficionado. He loves cricket, plans evil millitary ops and is best freind with Mr.Bush. The 2007 Man Booker's Prize for Fiction goes to....ahem...Mr. Pervez Musharaff for his brilliant fictional work "In the line of fire"....translates in Urdu..."Aag ki lakeer par"

We are Delhi Bloggers.. We mean business

The XIV Delhi Bloggers meet was organized at IHC Delhi. The feasibility along with the necessity of having a Blogcamp/Barcamp was discussed. DBM was graced by a couple of new members- Lijo, Prashant and Roopak, the regulars- Twilight, Sanjukta and Amitken, the godfather linguist- Amit, the oldies- Harneet and Nikhil, the event monger- Rohit, the loser- Mayank and the ex blogger- Yogesh. Attendance was short maybe because people at DBM were finally planning to get somewhere.

After an inconclusive discussion a conventional wisdom prevailed that we will not be having a Blogcamp thing. We at Delhi Bloggers pride ourselves in realizing the fact that even if we have a Blogcamp.. even if it is just for the sake of having it…”it won’t be a big deal”. There’s nothing new to be discussed in Blogging…its easier than writing a mail..isn’t it. People were then suggested to write about any new ideas/concept regarding blogging that can probably attract the non-blogging janata. A list will be prepared hopefully and hopefully it will be a guiding principle for future discussions in the group. Just like the UPA’s Common Minimum Program suggestions, ideas, amendments are welcome. List will be sent via mail and considering the democratic nature of the group we might have a poll.


PS: isn’t it a strong title for a rather lame post.

Perhaps the most political song


You can look a hurricane right in the eye
twelve hundred people dead
or left to die, follow the leaders
were it an eye for an eye
we'd all be blind
deaf or murdered this i'm sure
in this uncertain time

so come pull the sheet over my eyes
so I can sleep tonight
despite what I've seen today
I find you guilty of a crime
of sleeping at a time
when you should have been wide awake

Down on the road the world is floating by
The poor and undefended left behind
While you're somewhere trading lives for oil
As if the whole world were blind

so come pull the sheet over my eyes
so I can sleep tonight
despite what I've seen today
I find you guilty of a crime
of sleeping at a time
when you should have been wide awake

wide awake
wide awake!


The songs from Audioslaves new album “Revelations”….better than what Bono and his merrymen churn out from time to time.
P.S: Lyrics courtesy- songmeanings.net

New noise



Yes ive sucessfuly downloaded Audioslave’s new album "Revelations" along with Iron Maiden’s new album during my last weekend downloading frenzy. And in keeping with the Music Piracy “code of conduct” ive distributed it to all my friends who in turn will burn it on CD’s and pass on… the legacy.. the providence to hundred other music geeks.

Iron Maiden ..the most consistent metal peddlers…the “Bhishma Pitamah” of Brit metal have come out with ”A matter of life and death”…whereas Audioslave have their third album and its pretty good…”Moth”….”Until we fall”…great singles….title song is on EA Sports NFL2007’s Madden so check it out.

Munnabhai’s Gandhigiri

Ladies and gentleman I have not seen “Lage Raho Munnabhai “which gives me no right to comment about the new pop culture and increasingly popular refrain “Gandhigiri”. But what the heck…

My reservations about “Gandhigiri

1. Is Gandhiri a euphemism for stupidity or is it that Gandhian values are still relevant today? Are they meant for fearless retards that aren’t afraid of being sacked, bribed, thrashed and beaten in this dog eat dog world?
2. Is “Gandhigiri” here to stay or is it just a fad?
3. Will adopting Gandhian values as a governing principle for foreign affairs makes us a weak state?
4. Was Gandhi the only one who won us our independence? What about the revolutionaries? ...Saavarkar rocks-RSS rulz…he he...joking!
5. Isn’t Gandhiri a tool meant for social change at local level or can we extrapolate its principles to tackle problems like terrorism, oil prices and fiscal deficit….ya I’m getting off track.

Well I don’t have answers for these I belong to a less enlightened community.

I leave you with this Aussie chicken fast food ad…Gandhi rocks here man.

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