Category Archive

The following is a list of all entries from the General Interest category.

Welcome change in Bihar Politics

After some amount of persuasion, a good friend of mine has started his blog – you can find his well written …


Tsunami-orphaned hippo adopted by a 100-year-old tortoise

TweetIts a bit dated, but a heart warming tale of how a 100 year old tortoise has adopted a hippo orphaned by the tsunami in Nairobi, Kenya. (Via Priya Raju)


Delhi Blasts Commentary

TweetFriendly spat going on between Dilip and Patrix about the connection to religion. I think Dilip is spot on. Why can’t we ditch the who-can -condemn-this-better game and talk about how we can work together to fix the problem. After all, muslims are as aghast as anyone else.


Drinking the Kool Aid

TweetEver wonder how this phrase came about?  Apparently, it is drawn from the “Jonestown Massacre” where people drank flavor-aid laced with potassium cyanide at the behest of the leader of the group Jim Jones. Flavor-aid was later replaced by the more familiar kool aid giving rise to the famous phrase. This and some more fascinating […]


Visible and Invisible India

TweetAn eye-opening post by Madhukar. A must read. (Via Scian Melt #11 by Soumya of Shallow Thoughts. Her compilation includes links to other interesting posts as well).