Category Archives: Random Musings

Spurts of viewpoint, opinions, quirky thoughts

Social ostracism – Woe or weapon?

25 Sunday Jan 2015

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Q. 1] Are you member of any group?

Q. 2] Do you practice groupism? 

How many of you nodded for 1 and negated for 2?

Group and Groupism

‘Group’ carries positive vibes.

A slice of humanity held together by free will and voluntary minds. A hobby, a favorite filmstar, a sport, a belief, a profession can unite us.

It is a survival tactic. We are social animals. We love to cluster, co-operate and collaborate in herds aka groups.

‘Groupism’ , on the other hand, carries negative connotations. It is a method to isolate and alienate.   Social ostracism

Us vs Them.

What happens when we are kicked out? Snubbed? Ostracized by society?

Rahul Yelange & wife Poornima.

Climbed Mount Everest in year 2012. Ostracized in year 2015.

Pride of Raigad in 2012. Outcast by Raigad in 2015.

Rahul Yelange Rahul Yelange with wife Poornima

Their sins? – Being educated and educating the youth. Continue reading →

Fighting ‘monstrous’ fear! IndiHappyhours contest

14 Sunday Dec 2014

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I take no personal credit for this.

The brave heart was my Grandpa!

He was an orphan raised by the village school teacher. He swam across a river every single day to learn the alphabets.

He grew up to be a freedom fighter and braved the jails umpteen times. He wrote, edited and published a guide- textbook for the same college exam Continue reading →

Biker riders – Victims or culprits?

23 Sunday Nov 2014

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2 young lives lost. Yes, but WHO IS GUILTY?

Today, I read an article. Two bikers tried to overtake a LandRover, got cornered, were thrown across the divider and were crushed to death by a tanker going in the opposite direction.

The newspaper promptly pronounced the LandRover driver guilty of ‘rash and negligent driving’.

My sympathies for the 2 dead young men. But sympathy cannot be the basis of a verdict. Sympathy cannot cloud Continue reading →

If wishes were horses…

09 Sunday Nov 2014

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The fairyland where dreams, fantasy and reality co-exist. Childhood!

Mudfights, skinned knees, grazed elbows. Holi without mineralised water. Midnight feasts with cousins (much b4 Enid Blyton). Making mock sandwiches by stuffing 2 halves of a peanut with squashed jaggery. Lollipops made of tamarind and chilli powder… Continue reading →