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Monthly Archives: July 2014

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Bollywood brigade: Pencil sketches

28 Monday Jul 2014

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in My Pencil-sketches

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Aamir Khan, Bollywood, dimple kapadia, madhuri dixit, neelam kothari, raveena tandon

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Philosophy of hair straightening: the long and short of it.

25 Friday Jul 2014

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Random Musings, Spirituality

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adaptability, change, desire, hair, keratin, permanence, philosophy, scars, yearn

Every day was a battle. Born (well, born bald, technically speaking) with frizz and tangles, I lusted after
the sheen of a silky cascade. I yearned for the low maintenance, and the tactile pleasure of sliding my (own) fingers through my (own) hair.. curly to straight hair Continue reading →

Atheism to theism – via a man and a meal.

07 Monday Jul 2014

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Arjun Related posts, Mahabharata, Spirituality

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Arjun Related posts, arjuna, Atheism, bhagvada, Bhagwad Gita, faith, God, ISKON, Krishn, Krishna, Mahabharata, maximum comments, religion, spirituality, temple

Born to a theist Papa and an atheist Mom, I had the luxury of choice. I chose to be an atheist.

Being  a science student automatically made me lean heavily towards ‘proof and results’. Temples contributed liberally to my disgust of theism. Think impatient Pujaris  (We are the proprietary middle-men to Heaven.) Think lecherous peddlers (A hundred rupees note will get you instant darshan, Madam!) Think repugnant God-men (I distinctly remember meeting one with red eyes, grey beard and saffron robes. When I and my brother refused to genuflect, his eyes darkened in incredulous rage. P.S: The only en’light’ment he saw must be at the end of his ganja–chillum!)

Meanwhile a wily God with a zany sense of humor decided to ensnare me with two most unlikely baits. A man and a meal… Continue reading →

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