Jairammohan

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• Moronic Pinnacles

  

  When it came to campaigning, Mohan Narayanan (MoNa) had very few parallels. He would meticulously draw up his itinerary, study the most optimal routes to travel... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Some Information About Me

  

  Dhriti from ‘Blogging Vlogging‘ [Link to blog] is somebody whose blog I regularly read and comment upon. Recently she took up one of the WordPress Daily Post... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Ghatotkacha – The Pot Headed Warrior

  

  Amar Chitra Katha coverRead my earlier post [Link to post] about how Bhima defeats the demon Hidimba and marries his sister Hidimbi. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• On Duty, All These Years

  

  Mekhri Circle, Bangalore, in 1995 was not a pleasant road to be driving a car or riding a two wheeler on. Given the post-liberalization boom, the availability o... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sachin Tendulkar – An Anticlimactic Last Innings

  

  Image Courtesy : ndtv.comAt the outset let me first confess that I am as big a fan of Sachin Tendulkar as the average Indian male who follows cricket. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Blind Alley

  

  Jack was thrilled to bits; after all it was not every day that one gets his eyesight back. A couple of days ago, the doctor successfully performed the... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Death of Duhshasana

  

  On the battlefield, the initial few rounds were won by Duhshasana, Duryodhana’s favorite brother. Using his skills with the bow, he managed to cut off Bhima’s... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Clash of the Morons

  

  Mohan Narayanan (MoNa) had built quite a reputation as the most able administrator that his Municipal Ward had seen in the last 40 yrs. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• If Stones Could Talk

  

  If memory serves me right, the first time I came across The Stonehenge was in the Asterix comic, Asterix in Britain. While the heritage site does not quite... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Omnipresent Truth

  

  When most of us refer to God, we are either referring to an idol, a picture, sometimes a lamp lit with oil in it, or a candle or a burning flame or something... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Faith in Numbers

  

  http://nicoleciccarelli.wordpress.com/Paul has been named so by his devout Christian parents after Jesus’ favorite apostle and his most ardent believer. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Karna – The Last Few Moments

  

  Courtesy : mythindiaAfter having lived a life in which he was ridiculed for being a charioteer’s son, in which he had to battle his own brothers due to his... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Published in The Woven Tale Press

  One of my earlier posts “Fizzy Beginnings” written for a Write Now prompt has been picked up by Sandra Tyler and published in her e-zine The Woven Tale Press,... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Shakuni and His Craft

  

  Image courtesy : wikimediaAt one point in time Duryodhana was completely bereft of ideas as to how to overcome his Pandava cousins. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 3 : When Krishna Attacked Bhishma

  

  Arjuna chooses KrishnaWhile it is a well known tale that when Krishna was approached by both Duryodhana and Arjuna to take their respective sides in the... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Schooling Choices – Related Considerations

  

  Image courtesy : inclued.wordpress.comThis post deals with one of the most critical but one of the most under-appreciated and technically difficult topic of... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Guest Post : Idiot’s Guide to Sari Shopping

  

  ToI photo of Diwali shopping crowds in T Nagar, ChennaiYet another brilliant guest post from my favorite ex-manager. I know it’s probably a few days too late an... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SHOPPING

• Bhima and the Saugandhika Flowers

  

  Image courtesy: deviantart.comRight from a very young age Bhima had always been very proud of his physical prowess. So much so that his pride bordered on... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Taraka and Subahu – How Did They Die?

  

  Image courtesy: kamadenu.blogspot.comMaricha and Subahu attacking the yajnaTaraka was fierce rakshasi and with her sons Maricha and Subahu terrorized and... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Matsya Purana – A Short Story

  

  Satyavrata seeing the fish for the first timeWhile there are multiple versions of this story, the underlying theme and the events associated with the Matsya... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION