That ulcer could be a baby!

A Dubai air stewardess gave birth to a 6 month baby during her 24 hour layover in a Johannesburg hotel. And that not the freaky part. You know what is? She was not aware that she was pregnant! Read more here. On having terrible pains in her stomach, she thought it was an ulcer. It’s

Touch me not

A story has been making rounds in Dubai this morning. Apparently, a man in his mid 30s walks up to a 22 year old woman, who was shopping for wrist watches, patted twice on her butt and told her she needs to exercise. Read more here. The women has reported him to the authorities. But

World AIDS Day 2009 – Respect and Protect

Did you know that more than 18% of South Africa population is HIV positive? And if we take Lesotho, Swaziland & Namibia, the HIV penetration is more than 20% in total. That’s like one in every five individuals. Shocking, isn’t it? 1st Dec is World AIDS Day.It is an international day to raise awareness of

Blog Action Day 2009 – My two cents

Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. This year’s topic is climate change. Climate change is one of the most important threat to our

The world’s biggest exercise in democracy

I got this in my email today morning. I’m not sure of its source. They say it was from some NY Times reader. We may crib, cry, rant, abuse, criticize India but this little piece made me proud. “It is truly the greatest show on Earth, an ode to a diverse and democratic ethos, where

Isn’t a baby girl your child too?

Yesterday afternoon, an ex-colleague visited my office. She was here to pick her final settlement cheque and experience certificate. She dropped by my desk to say hello and congratulated on my baby. She had had a baby girl a few months back so I inquired about her. She was doing well. Even showed me her

SAY NO TO DOWRY

‘Dowry’, as it is known in India, is one of the oldest prevailing so-called ‘customs’ of our great country. This country, which in the 21st century, is arguably one of the most powerful on the planet, largest democracy and stated to become one of the largest economies in the world some day! Yet, we still

BUSHoes

This incident had me in side-splitting laughter. At the end of 8 years in office, there couldn’t have been a more better farewell for this joke of a president. Oh, why didn’t the shoes hit him? Why! Why! Why! “This is a farewell kiss, you dog. This is from the widows, the orphans and those

I met Shaheen today

It is 3.15 am and I am unable to sleep. The reason for this is because I met Shaheen (name changed) today. Let me tell you about her. Shaheen is 25 years old, married for 8 months and, if I am not wrong, is pregnant. She was originally based out of a small district close

Mumbai Attacks and Politics

The Mumbai terror attacks, despite being tragic for all those who lost their lives, also stinks. It stinks of a very large political scandal that seems to overshadow all the obvious evidences (read: planted evidences). There has to be more to this story that just a handful of 20 year olds walking into Mumbai and