Monthly Archives: August 2011

O Sonia Re

Posted on August 28, 2011 by secondsaturn

On the 24th of August 2011, on the twelfth night after her surgery, in the USA, notes reached Sonia Gandhi in her convalescence informing her of the impasse between the people and the political class over the Anna Hazare movement. … Continue reading →

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Hazaar Hazaar Hazaare….

Posted on August 23, 2011 by secondsaturn

As thousands throng thoroughfares of metropolises holding candles against the dusk and wearing skull hugging caps saying I am Anna Hazare, there is something very critical that gets formulated. Anna is not merely fighting corruption; he is doing something else … Continue reading →

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Shammi..at the end of the day

Posted on August 17, 2011 by secondsaturn

Shammi Kapoor died on the early morning of the 14th of August 2011, succumbing to a chronic renal malfunction. Fortuitously, I was reading about one of the possible causes of the malady as being chronic adrenaline fatigue, a possibility that … Continue reading →

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Dadu, too much..

Posted on August 13, 2011 by secondsaturn

Dadu, my father’s father died on this day, i.e the 13th of August in 1976. This is thirty five years before now. I think that with every passing year, his presence just grows on the family; each year Dadu seems … Continue reading →

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