Brendan Dabhi

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• Two Boys: One Gay, the Other a Terrorist

  

  The boy who gained sympathy from the likes of Hillary Clinton and Ellen Degeneres for being worried about his future in a homophobic world is perhaps no... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• 10 Ways Living in a Boys PG is More Horrifying Than You Think

  Some of you already know that living out of your house is not great and all is not hunky-dory but only when you go to live in a boy’s PG do you actually get to... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Burden of Great Expectations

  

  To be or not to be - that is the question I asked myself when faced with the prospect of studying law a few years back.It was a tough question, one I could not... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Haiku #11 – An Illogical Choice

  

  Image Courtesy: slayerment.comIn this modern age,Where science explains life itself;Religion still rules.Note: This Haiku is written in the Indian context... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Visitation of a Lifetime

  This was weird!By any standard of archaic Indian culture and tradition, this was not only weird; it was in direct violation of how things should be. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Faith in the Obscure: A Musing

  

  What is Faith? Is it being Religious? Is it being Spiritual? Is it being part of both? Or is accepting one of them is enough?By Faith, I mean belief in God. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A #YehBhiMauka Moment for the “Other” Indian Sports

  

  India has played a variety of sports since its Independence and gained prominence in many of them in various international competitions. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• In Defence of a Sexist Prime Minister

  

  According to our honourable Prime Minister, being intolerant of terrorism is a great thing, especially is someone manages it doing it despite having ovaries.... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• This Seat is Reserved - Five Ways to Grab Seats in a Public Bus

  

  In India, public transport is cheap as it is want to be and there is a lot of public to use this transportation as is evident from the population of this... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Keeping the Peace: The UN Peacekeeping Force

  

  The world celebrates the UN Peacekeeping Day today, the 29th of May, but it hardly garners attention anywhere except in the camps of 16 operation bases around... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Beef in Pakistan and the Ministerial Menu

  

  The beef ban has become one big case of political posturing – deity worshiping – non vegetarian atrocity that has taken not one but two countries by storm.... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Indian Media Teaches Sexism to School Children Now!

  

  Today, the results of the CBSE class 12 results were announced across India and the kids seemed to have done pretty well. Although I don’t believe in the presen... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Will Palmyra Suffer the Fate of the Buddha?

  

  It is international news of great distress that in spite of US claims of air strikes killing scores of ISIS terrorists, the group has made great advances into... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Am an Ousted CEO Too

  

  You’ve all no doubt heard about the case about the investors of housing.com oust the very founder of the company, Rahul Yadav. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Founded My Own Country!

  

  “Give me Liberty, Give me Land, Give me Liberland!”This is what Vit Jedlicka, the founder of a 7 sq km piece of land on the Danube River probably shouted at... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sweden Plays a 'Gay' Prank on Russia

  

  Russia’s constant transgression into the Scandinavian nations’ sovereign territory has forced the Swedes to come up with a unique plan to shock and terrify the... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Ways Modi is Helping India with His Manic Wanderlust

  

  Narendra Modi has gone on 16 foreign visits to 15 countries (visiting Nepal twice) since he took office in 2014. Out of these, five have been to summits which... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Count Your Casings: India out of Ammo

  

  With mounting pressure on the Indian Air Force to induct more fighter planes to bring the country’s air defence capabilities to its full complement and to... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Prince Harry is King of the Kangaroos!

  

  [Reports of a coup by a member of the British royal household are coming to light from Australia suggesting that Prince Harry, the younger son of the... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Moustache with Political Affiliations

  

  I work and study in another city so I have to travel home for functions and other things like letting my parents know I’m alive, that I’ve not dropped out of... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION