The Pakistan Mess

Last updated on: March 12, 2009 at 6:07 pm By Desh Kapoor

Asif Zardari is bent on beating the heck out of the Opposition. Sharif on the other side is bent upon pushing the country over the cliff. The poor meanwhile don't know what the heck is going on. On the other hand, the Jehadis are gleeful. This is probably EXACTLY what they wanted. Now is their best chance to convert Pakistan into Terroristan! Read more

Last updated on: March 11, 2009 at 5:45 pm By

Desh Sooner or later the US dollar will lose its glitter. There is no alernative at the present time. It is still safe compared with other currencies. It is backed by still the most powerful economic engine. But all that foreign debts leave the US dollar in a very vulnerable position. Gold price has gone up and to that extent the US dollar has gone down. Perhaps EURO will replace it. And it has gone down compared with it. Read more

Happiness is a fixation with Change

Last updated on: March 11, 2009 at 5:01 pm By Desh Kapoor

Moving from one point of incomplete existence to another is change. And Happiness is in the hope that "a" change will make us "complete". That has been the bane of all religious discourse and action. Every one has urged the other to change.. to "get" to a more "complete" state.. by doing one thing or another. Buying the first car brings happiness. Only for so long. Then we need our second one.. still more expensive. Some happiness is again experienced. Then the same process of back to other issues that create the incompleteness. We are running from every point instead of looking at it and coming to terms with it. The hope is always to get to the state of complete existence where we are completely happy and have no sorrow or issues in life. Read more

Homeless kids in the US

Last updated on: March 10, 2009 at 9:32 pm By Desh Kapoor

Here is a stunning statistic: One in 50 American children in the course of a year are Homeless! Southern states are the worst affected. But to be fair the following are included in this list: When the young parents move in with their parents (doubling up) - their kids are also included Those who live in in trailer parks and motels .. Kids of Migrant workers, and Kids in Foster care Read more

Back off!! – Indian Muslims to Musharraf

Last updated on: March 10, 2009 at 9:13 pm By Desh Kapoor

"Pakistan ki jitni total population hai, us se zyada population hai Indian Muslims ki . (Population of Muslims in India is more than that total population of Pakistan). You should be knowing this." "Yes, I know" "If you know this, then you should also know that Indian Muslims have the capability to solve their problems. We don't need your advise. Don't try to alienate Indian Muslims by your remarks, here or in Pakistan." This was a dialog between Mehmood Madani, member of Rajya Sabha and leader of Jamat-e-Ulema-i-Hind, and ex-President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf, after the latter started his thing about why Muslims in India were "alienated" and suggested that this was one of the reasons for terrorism here. Read more

Grannies on Facebook using Flip and listening to iPods

Last updated on: March 10, 2009 at 7:59 pm By Desh Kapoor

What demographic group do you think would be the fastest growing amongst users of Facebook in the last 6 months? Any guesses? Well, its the one you would least expect! Women between the age of 55 to 65 year old. They are using it to play Scramble and Twist. And that is not all, these ladies are up on the latest technical stuff as well. I had, for example, no idea about Flip - the camcorder that is used for recording videos with your computer and upload to Youtube etc. Well, in a survey by Virantbation.com, 28% said they used Flip or such minicams for uploading videos to Youtube etc. Huh!! (to check out which HD camcorder is good for your needs.. check out this review comparison between Aiptek Action and Flip HD.[2]) Read more

Last updated on: March 10, 2009 at 6:08 pm By

The most important thing is to understand the meaning of True Love? A greatest saint has defined that truth never changes with the period of time and space, it is eternal. But what is love? Who can say? Read more

Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor benefit from Slumdog Millionaire

Last updated on: March 10, 2009 at 3:20 pm By Desh Kapoor

It seems many have benefitted from the Oscar winning performance of Slumdog Millionaire. Freida Pinto is busy coming on the various top mags (e.g. Maxim)[2] and has become the new face of Estee Lauder (along with Liz Hurley and Gwyneth Paltrow).[1] Now Anil Kapoor is probably looking forward to becoming part of the regular season of the Emmy and Golden Globe award winning Fox show "24".[3] So it would seem that the hollywood careers of many Bollywood stars will begin now. It would also begin an era of collaboration. What we saw with the Chinese stars - who used KungFu and martial arts to make a place for themselves in people's minds... one can see a fusion of Hollywood-Bollywood styles in some top movies in the near future. I can bet that one will see a real fusion movie financed by maybe Anil Ambani, directed by Steven Spielberg (both have done a deal, btw), starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Bruce Willis with Angeline Jolie and Sonam Kapoor perhaps.. in some thriller. Who knows. But the day is not far when such a fusion movie will win an Oscar in the next 2-5 years. Read more

Shabdon Ka Prem by Desh

Last updated on: March 10, 2009 at 5:38 am By Desh Kapoor

Is love only of words? I wanted to explore that. Here is another audio. आज टीवी पर राजीव को देखा. थोड़ा मोटा हो गया है. उसकी नयी फिल्म आई है जिसमें नायक नायिका से उनके रिश्ते की सच्चाई के बारे में पूछता है. नायिका उत्तर नहीं देती और वो चला जाता है. फिर कभी न आने के लिए. राजीव भी ठीक ऐसे ही गया था. मैं सोचती रह गयी कि उस दिन मैं कुछ क्यों न बोल पाई? वो तो अपने प्यार का भरोसा मांगने आया था शायद. Read more

Drishtikone Newsletter Vol 1 Issue I

Last updated on: March 10, 2009 at 4:52 am By Desh Kapoor

Happy Holi to you All! If you have not registered at Drishtikone, please register as a member. If you find this newsletter useful, please do share with your friends as well. If you haven't visited DrishtikoneForums as yet, please do engage in the discussion there. You can subscribe to the RSS feeds of Drishtikone From this week onwards, we will share a newsletter from Drishtikone. Some of you are already registered on the site or are dear friends and visit regularly and some had registered but have not had a chance to engage with the blog as regularly. I hope that we can share things that are as useful and engaging as hopefullly drishtikone itself is. As you would have noticed, we recently added audios and have been sharing various songs and poems as well. Such new content will continue. To ensure a consistent quality of the content, the publishing has, until now, not been opened up to everyone. But I wanted to open up a special writing area where all the members can share their thoughts as well. Question for the week In Recent weeks, the US Dollar has gone up because the world has flocked to US thinking its a "safe haven". Do you think that this is going to last? Share your thoughts Check out all the questions and answers. ============================== Quote for the week For money you can have everything it is said. No that is not true. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; soft beds, but not sleep; knowledge but not intelligence; glitter, but not comfort; fun,but not pleasure; acquaintances, but not friendship; servants, but not faithfulness; grey hair, but not honor; quiet days, but not peace. The shell of all things you can get for money. But not the kernel. That cannot be had for money. - Arne Garborg, writer (1851-1924) Check out all the Quotes. Read more