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Scavengers must leave
Oh! many a times have much must I
Obliterate this realm of semantic bullshit
These words of mine hold so much import
In a language that you will never seize.
My torment is given just another infantile name
The heart-wrenching disgust is not for you morons
I’d rather be a pompous, conceited maniac
Than be a streetwalking fatalist spiritual nincompoop.
The enemies of my spirit, are the enemies of humanity
Just because I endorse the emancipation of the free spirit?
The hypocritical advocates of, ironically, humanity are themselves
The feeders of the cadavers of your spirit and mine reckless.
• Collection:
Accursed in Twilight
• Originally written on
June 12, 2002
[ First published: November 22, 2008
Last updated: November 22, 2008
]
The BlackBerry, the elite, and a question of civil liberties
The Indian elite is known for many things good, bad and ugly, its ostrich syndrome being one. Any ill that does not plague it, simply does not exist. A liberalised socio-economic regime gives it all the privileges that it barefacedly demands; civil liberties always go to hell and stay there.
So when civil liberties activists raised the alarm after the Indian laws governing cyberspace and online activities came into force, no one took any cognizance of them. Street dogs after all are wont to bark. At every one, at everything. India Inc was gung ho about development, never mind what that means, and the media was dutifully reflecting this misplaced euphoria. Everyone used the Internet, the Internet made money for everyone, this way and that. Till one fine day.
Food for thought: It is time to junk Haldirams and Nestlé
It's an irony of sorts. One of the most popular food chains in India is arguably one of the worst when it comes to food safety. Haldirams has been rated Red in Greenpeace's Safe Food Guide version 2.0 that ranks 25 of the most popular food companies which hold a major share of the market in the country. Based on their responsibility towards Indian consumer on the GM food issue, the Guide categorises companies as Green, Yellow and Red.
Apart from Haldirams, other major companies that have made it to the Red list include Nestlé, Pepsico, Cargill, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Britannia, Godrej Hersheys Ltd, MTR, Parle Biscuits Pvt Ltd, Agrotech, Surya Foods, Amul, GSK, FieldFresh (Bharathi Enterprises] and Kelloggs. These companies have not taken any concrete steps to provide Indian consumers with GM free food for now or in future thereby being irresponsible, says Greenpeace. Now, that kind of blacklists half of one's favourites in the market that sees little or no regulation.