Karthik
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The gloriously disgusting—and very anti-Hindu—tradition of celebrating violent perpetrators by BJP/RSS/BD continues. And we, the supposedly sane and well-intentioned Hindus of India are to conveniently look the other way and ignore this.
January 4, 2026 at 3:57 AM
The gloriously disgusting—and very anti-Hindu—tradition of celebrating violent perpetrators by BJP/RSS/BD continues. And we, the supposedly sane and well-intentioned Hindus of India are to conveniently look the other way and ignore this.
"When customers accept a mere five-minute delay, the total kilometres travelled by delivery vehicles falls by around 30 per cent. Such findings open the door to new urban policies that balance immediate individual satisfaction with the collective optimisation of city life".
January 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"When customers accept a mere five-minute delay, the total kilometres travelled by delivery vehicles falls by around 30 per cent. Such findings open the door to new urban policies that balance immediate individual satisfaction with the collective optimisation of city life".
"A voluntary 10% tip for the service staff has been proposed to be added to your bill. If you would like it removed, please let your server know" —Shouldn't it be 'opt in' (seek consent first, and then add to the bill) instead of 'opt out'?
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
"A voluntary 10% tip for the service staff has been proposed to be added to your bill. If you would like it removed, please let your server know" —Shouldn't it be 'opt in' (seek consent first, and then add to the bill) instead of 'opt out'?
Milliblog Weeklies, Week 291 tinyurl.com/JAN04-2026 Justin Prabhakaran's wonderful work in Malayalam and Tamil, Santhosh Narayanan's Kannada return, Shankar Ehsaan Loy's Malayalam debut, Gopi Sundar's Tulu song + new singles by Vidyasagar, Darbuka Siva, Amrit Ramnath, PVNS Rohit.
January 3, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Milliblog Weeklies, Week 291 tinyurl.com/JAN04-2026 Justin Prabhakaran's wonderful work in Malayalam and Tamil, Santhosh Narayanan's Kannada return, Shankar Ehsaan Loy's Malayalam debut, Gopi Sundar's Tulu song + new singles by Vidyasagar, Darbuka Siva, Amrit Ramnath, PVNS Rohit.
Blood vs. Tomato sauce.
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Blood vs. Tomato sauce.
Swachhata can be award-winning at the surface, and fatal underneath.
January 3, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Swachhata can be award-winning at the surface, and fatal underneath.
"Some of Mr. Modi's defenders argue he can’t control every thug in a vast country. But what stops him from condemning their actions, from saying that their violence is unacceptable in a civilized country? I think we know the answer."
January 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"Some of Mr. Modi's defenders argue he can’t control every thug in a vast country. But what stops him from condemning their actions, from saying that their violence is unacceptable in a civilized country? I think we know the answer."
Would you watch both Dhurandhar 1 and 2 back-to-back in a theater if they released together? That is, 3.5 hours of Dhurandhar 1 and (about) 3 hours of Dhurandhar 2, separated by two intervals, and a 'change of screen' break (like a connecting flight)? After all, Aditya Dhar did write and shoot 1/7
January 2, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Would you watch both Dhurandhar 1 and 2 back-to-back in a theater if they released together? That is, 3.5 hours of Dhurandhar 1 and (about) 3 hours of Dhurandhar 2, separated by two intervals, and a 'change of screen' break (like a connecting flight)? After all, Aditya Dhar did write and shoot 1/7
Interesting idea, but doesn't alcohol significantly impair the ability to learn, remember information, and concentrate?
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Interesting idea, but doesn't alcohol significantly impair the ability to learn, remember information, and concentrate?
The start of a sweet new trend :)
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
The start of a sweet new trend :)
About 'moral patriotism' and 'civic/constitutional patriotism'. India needs its own version of moral patriotism where Hindus criticize BJP's "use" of Hinduism as a vote-gathering tool while doing everything shamefully dirty and morally disgusting that runs contrary to what it preaches.
January 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM
About 'moral patriotism' and 'civic/constitutional patriotism'. India needs its own version of moral patriotism where Hindus criticize BJP's "use" of Hinduism as a vote-gathering tool while doing everything shamefully dirty and morally disgusting that runs contrary to what it preaches.
'Dog bites man' doesn't make news; 'Man bites dog' does. Similarly, Indian media (particularly one owned by Adani) confronting a non-BJP State leader with tough questions don't make news anymore. But Indian media confronting a BJP leader does. NDTV has deleted its tweet, though.
January 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
'Dog bites man' doesn't make news; 'Man bites dog' does. Similarly, Indian media (particularly one owned by Adani) confronting a non-BJP State leader with tough questions don't make news anymore. But Indian media confronting a BJP leader does. NDTV has deleted its tweet, though.
"The Union government’s retained tax revenue has been growing faster than the share it passes on to the states".
January 1, 2026 at 5:45 AM
"The Union government’s retained tax revenue has been growing faster than the share it passes on to the states".
The more expensive the car, the more the chances of the brand being mentioned in the headlines. It's almost never 'Wagon-R crashed' or 'i20 hit the median' or 'Tiago ran over a cyclist' in the headlines - they'd just be 'a car'.
December 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The more expensive the car, the more the chances of the brand being mentioned in the headlines. It's almost never 'Wagon-R crashed' or 'i20 hit the median' or 'Tiago ran over a cyclist' in the headlines - they'd just be 'a car'.
The ONLY thing that matters is whether passengers/people are able to acces their own mobile network inside the airport or not, and are not held ransom, forced to use only one wifi made available by the airport. It's ridiculous that the government even allowed things to come to this.
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The ONLY thing that matters is whether passengers/people are able to acces their own mobile network inside the airport or not, and are not held ransom, forced to use only one wifi made available by the airport. It's ridiculous that the government even allowed things to come to this.
The harsh answer: Yes, BJP wants everyone in India to look at each other only through its own world-view - through the filter of religion. If you do not submit to this unwritten diktat, you know what will happen to you.
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The harsh answer: Yes, BJP wants everyone in India to look at each other only through its own world-view - through the filter of religion. If you do not submit to this unwritten diktat, you know what will happen to you.
India: "No place for any third-party intervention in matters between India and Pakistan".
Trump, many many many many times: "I brokered peace between India and Pakistan using trade as lever".
China: "We mediated between India and Pakistan".
Who else is joining this party?
Trump, many many many many times: "I brokered peace between India and Pakistan using trade as lever".
China: "We mediated between India and Pakistan".
Who else is joining this party?
December 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
India: "No place for any third-party intervention in matters between India and Pakistan".
Trump, many many many many times: "I brokered peace between India and Pakistan using trade as lever".
China: "We mediated between India and Pakistan".
Who else is joining this party?
Trump, many many many many times: "I brokered peace between India and Pakistan using trade as lever".
China: "We mediated between India and Pakistan".
Who else is joining this party?
Seriously? How difficult is it to plan for making mobile signals available inside an airport like every other airport? Does Adani's Navi Mumbai airport lack the technology for such a basic necessity?
December 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Seriously? How difficult is it to plan for making mobile signals available inside an airport like every other airport? Does Adani's Navi Mumbai airport lack the technology for such a basic necessity?
"The dispiriting conclusion is that human writing is analogous to handcrafted products and AI-generated "content" to mass-produced goods, and that the logic of capitalism will lead to the triumph of the latter. The question is whether that logic holds."
December 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
"The dispiriting conclusion is that human writing is analogous to handcrafted products and AI-generated "content" to mass-produced goods, and that the logic of capitalism will lead to the triumph of the latter. The question is whether that logic holds."
"An exercise billed as a drive to weed out “infiltrators” is being increasingly seen as an additional burden on citizens with the longest association with the country’s electoral process" —What a miserably planned and hurriedly rolled-out burden on people! Very BJP-style.
December 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"An exercise billed as a drive to weed out “infiltrators” is being increasingly seen as an additional burden on citizens with the longest association with the country’s electoral process" —What a miserably planned and hurriedly rolled-out burden on people! Very BJP-style.
Doesn't the "highest respect and regard for the Indian Government" extend to getting back to India and facing trial, lawfully?
December 30, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Doesn't the "highest respect and regard for the Indian Government" extend to getting back to India and facing trial, lawfully?
Modi himself is fibbing freely with 125 days of "guaranteed" rural employment under the no-more- Mahatma-Gandhi G-RAM-G when even crossing 100 days hasn't happened yet. But look at EPS suttifying vadai in vaai with 150 days promise!
December 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Modi himself is fibbing freely with 125 days of "guaranteed" rural employment under the no-more- Mahatma-Gandhi G-RAM-G when even crossing 100 days hasn't happened yet. But look at EPS suttifying vadai in vaai with 150 days promise!
Delhi's pollution cited as official reason (I'm overlooking the poor way the terse resignation letter is written) for resignation, by the CFO of Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited!
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Delhi's pollution cited as official reason (I'm overlooking the poor way the terse resignation letter is written) for resignation, by the CFO of Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited!
Via Tamil weekly Aanandha Vikatan.
December 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Via Tamil weekly Aanandha Vikatan.
