Vijay Narayanan on July 27th, 2008

Every flourishing system has a (more) flourishing black market.

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Vijay Narayanan on July 25th, 2008

Stupidity can take many forms. This blog, for example. Or a center page article from The Hindu. In which, Julie Bindel argues that women need not assume personal responsibility for their safety. Rape, under any circumstance, is a crime, nay, a sin. There can be no justification for assaulting a woman. Roughly, from this point, [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on July 23rd, 2008

When I first came to know of the Communist Party’s decision to expel the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee from the party, my first reaction was one of shock and sadness. I even criticized the CPI-M of displaying intolerance and a lack of civility. But then, why would anyone want to criticize the CPI-M of [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on July 21st, 2008

… is the greatest city in the world. But isn’t that as obvious as stating that paruppusili is the greatest food item ever?

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Vijay Narayanan on July 18th, 2008

Another of those old poems struck me this morning. I think this is from a collection of poems called “Naanmani kadigai”, and I first read this poem when in class 7. Without intending to be boastful, I really am amazed at how many (useless) things I can remember so many years later. I do not [...]

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