Jaipur’s Day of ShameVishy KurugantiJanuary 28, 20134 minsYesterday was the 4th edition of the Ambuja Jaipur Marathon. My friends from Delhi (Strang and Rakhi) were eagerly looking forward to running the half marathon in Jaipur for the first time. Little did…
On heroes, martyrs, and beheadings…Vishy KurugantiJanuary 13, 20133 minsShared on my friend’s Facebook wall – a point of view from an army man (friend’s friend) who has served at the LOC (don’t know when or for how long). Provides a fresh perspective on what exactly the…
Aftermath of Delhi gangrape: a set of must-read articles and tweetsVishy KurugantiDecember 28, 20122 minsBarring onetwo, the rest of the curated articles should appeal to your head rather than your heart. Added For Anonymous after the girl’s death earlier today. The Problem is Us How to go from outrage…
The danger to women lurks within usVishy KurugantiDecember 28, 20121 minsIn a Dec 27, 2012 editorial in The Hindu, Praveen Swami shares several statistics on how other countries have combated rape. Lest we take too much comfort from some of the statistics, he reminds us…
Crime does not pay – a rebooting manifestoVishy KurugantiDecember 27, 20124 minsIt’s been over a week since a hapless young medical student was brutally gang-raped and mercilessly beaten to within a micro-inch of her life. In this glorious nation’s capital.. inside a moving…
Treat us as human beings, not goddesses please!Vishy KurugantiDecember 20, 20121 minsMy wife shared this on her Facebook wall today… Its a myth – not history – that women in India are treated as goddesses…and even in the greatest epics/myths, one goddess-woman was publicly stripped by…
Remembering 1984 Sikh Riots in Bokaro: The Police?Vishy KurugantiNovember 22, 20121 minsIndia’s famous top cop Julio Ribeiro wrote this Bal Thackeray opinion piece in DNA yesterday. Good revealing stuff about his interactions with the SS chief. The following paragraph stood out in bold…
Remembering 1984 Sikh Riots in Bokaro: Priti’s StoryVishy KurugantiNovember 03, 20125 mins[Personal Note: Over two years ago, I sent an email on our alumni mailing list desperately seeking answers on the ghastly and shameful 1984 Sikh riots in Bokaro. The tales started pouring in…
Remembering 1984 Sikh Riots in Bokaro: A Heroic TaleVishy KurugantiNovember 01, 20128 mins[Personal Note: Yesterday was the 28th anniversary of the ghastly and shameful 1984 Sikh riots. Besides Delhi and Kanpur, Bokaro (where I spent the first 15 years of my life) was among the worst…
Remembering 1984 Sikh Riots in Bokaro: Jasbinder’s TaleVishy KurugantiNovember 01, 20124 mins[Personal Note: Yesterday was the 28th anniversary of the ghastly and shameful 1984 Sikh riots. Besides Delhi and Kanpur, Bokaro (where I spent the first 15 years of my life) was among the worst…
