Liquid morning-on the way to Chennai (Taken with Instagram)
Chalat musafir. Nostalgia time.
Bought back memories from the other day. When all our folks gathered every Saturday for the Kirtan. The jhals and dholak rising to a frenzied crescendo. It was pure Bhojpuri Heavy Metal. What with the furious headbanging. The “Jiye! Jiye”. The Holiya, the Chaitha, the Birha. Alas! The talent, zest and fun went out with the last generation.
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Aaj jane ki zid na karo – Farida Khanum.flv
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http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/271557391
Is the Web Driving Us Mad?
Jul 9, 2012 1:00 AM EDT
Tweets, texts, emails, posts. New research says the Internet can make us lonely and depressed—and may even create more extreme forms of mental illness.
The complete article: http://goo.gl/wMlIc
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A contrarian view on Happiness by Oliver Burkeman. An interesting aside is the the reference to the Museum of Failed Products. A pretty long tract. But if you get to the end of it, I am sure, it will leave you thinking. Click on the headline for the whole article.
Happiness is a glass half empty
Be positive, look on the bright side, stay focused on success: so goes our modern mantra. But perhaps the true path to contentment is to learn to be a loser
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