tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.comments2023-05-07T20:30:28.801+05:30err... umm... okayHarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-21279390623908445312012-08-16T00:29:33.498+05:302012-08-16T00:29:33.498+05:30dude such morbidity ....guess its like u sit in th...dude such morbidity ....guess its like u sit in theatre to watch a movie..find it so boring or whatever and contemplate on getting the hell out of there or hoping it would get better or think atleast sit ,try to get ur money/times's worth .. ramblings aside tot stumbled over ur blog frm linkedin update abt sum publication ..hmmmm not bad.bharanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02111064626174677069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-10206188095301189542012-08-02T17:42:24.571+05:302012-08-02T17:42:24.571+05:30Hari Babu, please write more.Hari Babu, please write more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-68105397458630531062009-11-03T00:46:17.306+05:302009-11-03T00:46:17.306+05:30true, no matter how hard people try, they will rem...true, no matter how hard people try, they will remain who they really are.. but, the fact that they try makes it seems to the billion (or lesser) other people who live the way they were born to live..Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-65661253699119304832009-11-02T17:31:55.081+05:302009-11-02T17:31:55.081+05:30And i don't mind where i die but where ever i ...And i don't mind where i die but where ever i go i'll remain 100% Indian.I think its true with everyone.They might pose as someone else and no one can change what you you really are at the core however you try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-10342262892696468362009-11-02T16:51:33.733+05:302009-11-02T16:51:33.733+05:30Really nice post..I have nothing against those who...Really nice post..I have nothing against those who like something from other cultures but i have no respect for those who pose as someone else because they think it makes them look cool..<br />I too was happy when they changed the name from Madras to Chennai but i wasn't too happy of the fact that it took us 50 years to get the guts to change it..I love being an Indian.I think life in US and most western countries are rather boring though it is attractive coz the standard of living is high.Nothing to beat a bus ride in India or food or anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-86355590784277773142009-09-18T12:07:34.895+05:302009-09-18T12:07:34.895+05:30"If feeble minds mix it all up, the convolute..."If feeble minds mix it all up, the convoluted mess that is created is just plain disgusting." Well worded,Intense post Hari. Comments make for interesting reading too!Nachahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509103223150672696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-55170920319215006352009-09-05T11:50:48.528+05:302009-09-05T11:50:48.528+05:30chumma.. timepass
if u know where to get a high re...chumma.. timepass<br />if u know where to get a high resolution picture of the above, let me knowHarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-72737884641962379632009-08-29T01:37:42.270+05:302009-08-29T01:37:42.270+05:30:) ability to transform is a part of evolution too...:) ability to transform is a part of evolution too i guess..Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-51719438539906897012009-08-29T01:34:15.556+05:302009-08-29T01:34:15.556+05:30heh :) trashing without mentioning what i am hope ...heh :) trashing without mentioning what i am hope to trash wouldn't serve the purpose would it?<br /><br />i wanna love the world...Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-29111705632262987092009-08-26T19:36:39.016+05:302009-08-26T19:36:39.016+05:30Haha, thanks :D You know, you write pretty well yo...Haha, thanks :D You know, you write pretty well yourself.<br /><br />And well, I think almost everyone at this age is past the point where they "hate something coz it's Indian". Apart from being completely Juvenile, it's just Wrong. With a capital W.<br /><br /><br />And of COURSE we can have our own opinions! I just wanted to be sure that you weren't trashing something BECAUSE it wasn't Indian. Which, now I know, you're not :)<br /><br />(Well, even if you WERE, there's not much I can do about it right?)Sharanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854112156033972511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-21219815660564324852009-08-26T19:22:47.005+05:302009-08-26T19:22:47.005+05:30Evolution doesn't necessarily mean that the mi...Evolution doesn't necessarily mean that the mind evolves too. The mind starts afresh every time it is born. And through its lifetime, it evolves..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-81767104624098910822009-08-26T00:14:50.934+05:302009-08-26T00:14:50.934+05:30@harshini:
if 20 years didn't do it, ...
@tin...@harshini:<br />if 20 years didn't do it, ...<br /><br />@tina:<br />come back when you have your day.. thoughts are always welcome<br /><br />@sharanya:<br />Chennai, Bombay, Calcutta were names that were thrust upon us by the Brits. <br />The British buildings and stuff can continue being called what they have always been. Chennai still has its Rippon Building.<br />Those buildings are still the way the Brits left them.. but, the cities have grown. Indians have grown them rather. And for that, these cities deserve an Indian name.<br />Names are just as much an identity of someone or something's present as of its past.<br />If someone suddenly changes all the names of all the places, sound the sirens n we'll do something.<br /><br />Don't hate anything because it is Indian.<br />If you genuinely like what you want, go ahead and have it.<br /><br />We are not diverse if we absorb what we are given. We are diverse if each of us have our own tastes and we respect each others' tastes.<br /><br />Anyway, opinions can differ can't they? just as much as tastes can.. :)<br /><br />Suddenly, i envy you for being able to write so much.. structuring the thoughts the way u do is an art <br />;)Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-77641502183020870122009-08-25T19:13:56.637+05:302009-08-25T19:13:56.637+05:30I was personally, happy when Madras became Chennai...<i> I was personally, happy when Madras became Chennai </i><br /><br />I'm not sure what being an Indian has to do with changing the name of a place. This is one of those Indian things that I DON'T like, because it is only we who are insecure about retaining our "culture" and try to make a point by changing the name of a place. Madras, Calcutta and Bombay might be leftovers of the British era, but they have a HISTORY attached to them that is very, very pertinant to our Indian identity today. To wipe off our entire history because we are uncomfortable about Anglacised names and think that we will become "more true to our Indian values" by changing a name, is so silly, it's laughable. Cities have long memories. We owe them some respect. They have lived through things we cannot, will not ever be able to imagine. The least we can do is let them retain the dignity of their past. <br /><br /><i> It disgusts me to watch people listen to music and dream of things that they cannot relate to. </i><br /><br />Don't kid yourself, Hari. People are selfish; no exceptions. No one likes wasting time. If initially they do it because a) they want to look cool or b) they want to impress someone, then it's a phase that everyone goes through. Sooner or later, people find their bearings and stick to what they like. Even if that something is Western culture. <br /><br /><br />Being Indian is an internal process. It has little to do with our tastes, because the India that we live is diverse in ALL senses of the word; what we are given, we absorb. We are not Indian if we decide to reject pasta in favour of <i>thair-shadam</i> because the latter is an Indian dish. We are Indian if we understand the worth of the latter, but choose to eat the former simply because we like pasta more than <i>thair-shadam</i>. There are values-- honesty, integrity, courage and peace -- that are Indian. There is our history, and the vastness of our eternally unexplored country. There is pain and hurt when something hurts our country, or it's essence. That's what being an Indian is about.<br /><br /><br /><br />Well-written, I'm with Tina on that one, because only a well-written post could provoke thought.Sharanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854112156033972511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-51105588519073627502009-08-25T13:37:26.254+05:302009-08-25T13:37:26.254+05:30really good post, Hari.
that's all i'm go...really good post, Hari. <br />that's all i'm going to dare to say now because this is not a particularly "i love india" week for me. i guess we all have our days.<br />:)Tina Nandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10467159653881064595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-43204560478849592542009-08-25T03:00:40.781+05:302009-08-25T03:00:40.781+05:30Gr8 post! We go to France and the people converse ...Gr8 post! We go to France and the people converse only in French even if they know English same is the case with Germany.. But us? Hell, I even think in English and it's really pathetic..I think we, as Indians try to please people too much.I hate it that Vh1 would probably be the most watched channel on my tv or that the first section i turn to in the Hindu after sports is the International column,or that I can't name all the states in my very own country .I hate that my brother doesn't even know the alphabet of his own mother tongue and no one thinks it's such a big deal.I cringe when my cousin supports the New zealand cricket team b/c he thinks Jesse Ryder looks better than anyone in the Indian team. I consider myself patriotic in the sense that I stand up for the national anthem, support Indians vehemently in all sports, read a lot of Indian history,know my mahabaratha and the Ramayana, can recite a feel solkas(see how i anglicized that word sub consciously!)etc; but when i'm ashamed of the fact that when it comes to, probably the most important decision of my life, I categorically told my mom that she needs to look for possible suitors from anywhere but India, preferably the U.S. I would probably still stand up for the national anthem even if i end up living the "american dream" but damn! I feel like a hypocrite! And it hurts me to know that though I know this for a fact, I still wouldn't even consider changing my mind.. I'm not an altruist after all.harshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595208223022367485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-1035272819356719452009-08-25T02:55:54.489+05:302009-08-25T02:55:54.489+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.harshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595208223022367485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-77357440870238057882009-08-13T23:34:05.696+05:302009-08-13T23:34:05.696+05:30@ryan
boo!!
@harshini
:) i have no idea what u do...@ryan<br />boo!!<br /><br />@harshini<br />:) i have no idea what u do and where u are..Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-16755921761336361662009-08-13T23:32:15.574+05:302009-08-13T23:32:15.574+05:30i am not lovable.. my honest reply to my own quest...i am not lovable.. my honest reply to my own question.Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-39788687840891692122009-08-13T23:31:00.577+05:302009-08-13T23:31:00.577+05:30@sharanya:
random thought that i had a while ago.....@sharanya:<br />random thought that i had a while ago.. "people will love when there is something to love"<br />:) n then read this.<br />for humans to learn to love, we should become lovable..<br />so, everyone ask yourself.. "am i lovable?"Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-66290357862843094682009-08-13T20:44:34.027+05:302009-08-13T20:44:34.027+05:30I'm having withdrawals from college!I'm having withdrawals from college!harshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595208223022367485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-20278090317128837512009-08-13T11:50:48.986+05:302009-08-13T11:50:48.986+05:30Er, I agree with you. That was what I meant the fi...Er, I agree with you. That was what I meant the first time. it was like a virtual nod or something. But the volution bit..well, I'm not sure that has anything to do with this. I can PROMISE you that 3 more generations will pass, and people will still not learn to love. Times may have changed-- we have computers, cars and cheddar cheese now-- but human beings have not. Not the basic emotions, at least. We're gonna keep making those mistakes all our lives.Sharanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854112156033972511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-47158979517812672312009-08-13T09:21:20.631+05:302009-08-13T09:21:20.631+05:30hell yes they can.hell yes they can.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663485225677603034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-38473249821840620762009-08-05T02:13:25.946+05:302009-08-05T02:13:25.946+05:30@harshini:
:) nope.. i'll try n make sure that...@harshini:<br />:) nope.. i'll try n make sure that it doesn't happen.<br />i get your point: there isn't much of me in these posts is there?<br />fine.. notedHarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-38565342428884897222009-08-03T09:13:16.990+05:302009-08-03T09:13:16.990+05:30One of the most beautiful lines i've ever hear...One of the most beautiful lines i've ever heard. A request though Hari, please for heaven's sake don't turn this into a cheesy "good morning" text we receive each morning.harshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595208223022367485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062652761283401898.post-27524619332392474092009-08-02T21:41:07.893+05:302009-08-02T21:41:07.893+05:30@ryan
n i'll tell u too@ryan<br />n i'll tell u tooHarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738394768976571729noreply@blogger.com