Monthly Archives: October 2010

Of Cats, Dogs, Books & Social Media

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Barun Jha

One cannot kill the Social debate around us, on being social by delineating what is social and what is not, because, it is less of definition and more of agreement. Social media and its ultimate aim and claim of bringing … Continue reading →

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Delhi Games Closed

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Barun Jha

The 2010 Delhi edition of Common Wealth Games is over. The emotional billion differ in their views   like the prevalent diversity of the country.   Feelings across social media ranged from pride (we did it) to cursing (Speeches of a few … Continue reading →

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The Elected Horse

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Barun Jha

The present crisis in Karnataka Assembly is reminder of the farcical greatness of the democracy we believe to live in. The footages aired across national media and way public representative were behaving were enough to put the same public to … Continue reading →

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What did he Say? ….

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Barun Jha

He tried to be a little funny, only to offend an emerging nation. What followed, was to make him realize that he pulled himself in shit. Now, that really looks funny.

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So the card was lost

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Barun Jha

I came to know about it the time I needed it for a transaction. My inability to figure out, where did I leave it last, was a bigger embarrassment. I was not sure whether I misplaced it or it has … Continue reading →

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TrailBlazers

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Barun Jha

Earlier it was choosing from options, now it is compulsion. The world takes a note to say, it is a story apart.

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Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Barun Jha

This is dedicated to a nation called India. Where “making mountain out of mole hill” is not just an idiom but a habit hard to forget, where predictability is as mysterious a game, as it can be. XIX Commonwealth Games … Continue reading →

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Death of the Typewriter

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Barun Jha

So You Think You Type????? There used to be a time when it used to mark offices and and used to be a cool possession of writers. Their years of  existence terminated into an uncelebrated extiction. Found this worn out … Continue reading →

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