Archive for the 'Thoughts' Category

So, someone has seen sense in this great nation of ours! Read the entire judgement here.
The judgement is beautifully written. I’ll quote the parts that I think have far-reaching implications here:
Pg 26:
Dignity as observed by L’Heureux-Dube, J is a difficult concept to capture in precise terms [Egan v. Canada,
(1995) 29 CRR (2nd) 79 at 106]. [...]

Isn’t it ironic? That a week after i wrote about reducing information flows in my life, I have 81 unread mail-threads (roughly 600 emails) in my gmail box, another 100 unread blogposts in my reader, and at least 10 new documents on my desktop to read?
There’s also a serious sleep-deprivation & lack of time to [...]

Don’t Panic

Anannya Deb has a slideshow up on Slideshare that quotes from an email conversation we had a while ago, regarding the financial crisis & its impact on jobs, specifically with regard to the kind of people who will thrive in these unusual times. Do watch…and when you’re done, please do leave a comment to let [...]

On flying

Will someone please explain why the fuel surcharges put in place inflicted by airlines when crude was $140+ still remain in place today? (Crude @ $44)

Taj

The Taj Hotel released a press statement and promised all help to the authorities. The statement read:
The Taj is very much a symbol of India and we are actually seeing a battle on and we will be defiant. We are monitoring the development of the unfortunate situation unfolding in South Mumbai, in and around our [...]

Hope among terror

First of all, I hope you and all your loved ones are safe, wherever you are.
The words are threatening to choke me, and so I have to put them down here. However, the emotions are too many, too intense & too confused.
First off, the coverage. For now I have linked to some here. Desipundit has [...]