Brendan Dabhi

LATEST ARTICLES ( 183 )

• The Love of Real Books

  

  There is a thing about books which makes me want to go back to those days when we didn't have a computer, only Doordarshan on TV and lots of books. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Am Possessed

  

  It has been free couple of weeks for me with nothing to do except sitting around all day, sleep, eat, watch a movie or two, surf the net and sleep some more... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Indian Morality V/s Sex Education

  

  Note: This post is not fit for those below the age of 18 since it contains explicit material which they should not be exposed to because they are Indians and... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• India, a Sporting Disaster

  India is a cricketing nation they say. We have had amongst the best teams in the world these past few years, especially since Dhoni took over as captain. We... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• On Mistrusting Your Children…

  Dear Mistrustful Parent,I am forced to write this letter on behalf of your children today because I have seen enough of their suffering and it is time that you... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Boys Will Make Mistakes…

  

  Oh really, will they?At least this is what our ministers and leaders of political parties have to say to the sexual harassment and rapes that are taking place i... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Chosen One (Guest Post)

  On the 17thof January 2014, my one and only invitation to write a guest post for another blog materialized when my post, ‘The Power of Division in Religion’... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Buying out the Fourth Estate

  

  Today, a lot of media has come under the power of industrialists. It’s not just a lot, but a major portion I believe. Large corporations are buying off small... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Horror-Coaster Named BRTS

  

  For those of you who are not aware, BRTS is a public transport system that stands for Bus Rapid Transit System. It is an exclusive system of transport since it... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Selective Censorship in India

  

  Off late, I’ve come to realize that censorship in India is a pretty selective process. Only those things that the panel find distasteful are edited out or cut... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Working Children of India

  We, the people of a stable financial standing often notice those who are far less fortunate than us. We see them everywhere, at least here in India, where the... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Brandy, Whiskey & All That… FOR ALL!

  

  Well, I wish that was possible, because in that case I’d hand out a glass to each one of my readers and then clink them to the resounding clamour of ‘cheers’... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• If You Didn’t Vote…

  

  Gujarat was in anxious anticipation to vote for the Indian General Elections on the 30th of April. And why not? Their Chief Minister is in the race to become th... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Smoking Women

  Some men have many problems with women doing stuff. Little things, big things and sometimes just anything. And it’s not only just men, but sometimes even other... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Blowing in the Wind…

  So yesterday, Ahmedabad experienced one of its worst rainstorms since the year 2010 and I know that not because I read it in the news, but because I was stuck... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Illusion of an Enlightened Populace

  Election time is here again and though it will be my first time at casting the ballot, I’ve seen many an election since I started getting a sense what it’s all... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Insolent Interfering Imbeciles

  Nobody needs to be told how skewed the Indian society is. Amid tall claims of modernization and criminal charges of westernization, it is clear to any person ho... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• India: An Island

  

  India has long been the butt of international jokes relating to how she is so weak, so vulnerable before her neighbours. How she cannot even fend for herself... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sleep: A Luxury

  It’s been a while that I've written on the blog. That’s the problem when work intercedes to interrupt your dialogue with your blog and your readers. The last... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Replacement of the Journalist

  

  Journalists are those who have taken up the challenge to inform the general public of what is happening around them. They swear to do so with all the morality... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION