Thinking aloud

I am in my late 40s and have been given a new tag. I am told that I belong to the Gen X. Also that there is a Gen Z, Gen Alpha and Millennials. I am sure the list doesn't end here. While these tags are proudly thrown around as if it is as sacrosanct as the theory of evolution, the Taurean must ask the obvious question. What changed and does it really matter? But when I witness a septuagenarian leader, who has been elected THRICE to lead Bharath as the Prime Minister, verbally abused with the choicest of expletives which are new to me, when the name of his deceased mother who passed away after living for 100 years is dragged in the worst possible manner, it hits me hard and yes, the GEN tag does offer a clue. I am happy I do not belong to Gen Z. The Supreme Guru, Shri Krishna Himself proclaimed: Bg. 17.15 अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत् । स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्‍मयं तप उच्यते ॥ १५ ॥ anudvega-karaṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priya-hitaṁ ca yat svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ caiva vāṅ-mayaṁ tapa uc...

As of 2026, only three countries have populations exceeding 300 million: China, India, and the United States.  When Narendra Modi Ji, the Prime Minister of the world's largest and most credible demcracy, posted an Instagram reel on Friday at midnight IST,  it broke the internet and his own previous record of most number of views in 24 hours. And then he TELLS his cabinet ministers, As a passionate Andh Bhakth of Modi Ji and a voter who voted for BJP in the polling booth at  GVHSS AMBALAMUGAL  way back in 1998, the year when I had attained legal age for voting, I have been inrtigued by the BJP's underperformance in the war of narratives. The 2024 Lok Saabha Election resilts from UP is an example where the dysfunct INC managed to garner higher than expected votesshare by distributing promissory letters to women in many constituencies. The fake narrative built using many digital weapons including a doctored video of Amit Shah Ji's speech in Telangana is another example....

  The silk route has long since been slippery.  The Chinese personnel have faced attacks and have even been killed across the region in which CPEC project has been going on since decades. Now Pakistan is losing control over its annexed territories including Pak occupied Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  Failed Marshal, mullah general, Asim Munir tried to lure the businessman Trump by offering rare earth found in Baluchistan to America. Shahbaz Sherief recommended Nobel Prize for Trump and tried to squeeze himself into the list by playing the MEDIATOR in the ongoing Iran conflict. The Pak-Saudi pact was the insurance that prompted bhikharistan to try and break into the elitist circuit. However, Riyadh is unhappy as the pact has proven to be of no use when Iran and the likes of Houthis attacked the kingdom.  .Can the Bikharistan hold on to the province it had shamelessly annexed while Nehru chose to look the other way? Will the dragon choose to cut its losses and prefer...

       A research spearheaded by the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)   based on an iconic structural study from the late 1990s and early 2000s , led by prominent organizational psychologists,systematically evaluated over 80 different occupations based on a combined score of psychological distress, lack of control, and physical fatigue. The study locked in exactly the two anchors which I remember from my reading of news reports about the same at the absolute top of the index: 1. Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) — The Apex of Cognitive Stress ATCs consistently scored the absolute highest on the scale. The Fatigue Driver: The role demands relentless, three-dimensional spatial calculations in real-time under extreme, life-or-death time pressure. The Burnout Factor: Because an ATC has zero margin for error and must maintain hyper-vigilance for hours on end, the psychological toll produces profound, acute cogni...

First he shot back at J D Vance, a week ago. Now he has said it again.  Yes, the mighty Dollar has lost its might. The US economy is in another recession. And the US President's words are, well, not worth the paper it is printed on. The US might as well save some precious dollars by doing away with the media circus. And yes, they can keep the change !!

Just a few news links.. United States Special Forces Com mand officer Terrence Arvelle Jackson was found dead in a room at The Westin Hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 31, 2025. https://newsarenaindia.com/international/us-officer-found-dead-in-dhaka-had-visited-b-desh-military-bases/62823 American mercenary Matthew Aaron VanDyke is currently in Indian judicial custody following his arrest by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on terror-related charges. VanDyke, a documentary filmmaker-turned-combatant and founder of the private military group Sons of Liberty International, was apprehended at the Kolkata airport on March 13, 2026, alongside six Ukrainian nationals. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/drone-training-covert-ops-more-arrested-by-nia-us-mercenary-matthew-vandykes-life-in-conflict-zones-exposed/articleshow/129669907.cms Bengaluru Police filed an FIR and booked six individuals and the US-based The Timothy Initiative (TTI) under the Unlawful Activitie...

 3000 acceptable deaths. What about millions already dead? While Iran has managed to get a week off from USA to conjure up it's Supreme Leader's funeral, reports have emerged pointing to an absolute lack of humanity which defined the Supreme Leader himself.  The secret correspondence exposed by Germany's WELT reveals that the Iranian Red Crescent and the national crisis management organization explicitly warned First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref of a projected mass-casualty scenario. Between 1,500 and 3,000 deaths are structurally expected due to a lethal combination of a brutal summer heatwave, massive crowd crushing, and forced mobilization. Instead of scaling back the event, introducing staggered zoning, or prioritizing public safety, the municipal leaders simply signed off on the numbers. The statement from a Tehran municipality worker that "Those responsible were told that up to 3,000 dead would be okay" proves that the state considers thousands ...

The wailing of a distraught woman pierces through the dark sky.. as I strain to pick it up. It fades away.. Hamba Hamba, Bamba Bamba, Kamba Kamba.. A father-son duo running to escape from the impending downpour... the Hindu Hridaya Samrat would rue the birth of his offspring who lost the throne for the chair. The endemic warriors who set out to finish Sanatana Dharma is stranded on a wooden plank in the violent sea facing a storm. The cries from.. where is it from? Karnataka? no no, seems to be from Telangana. Or namadu Chennai? Is it from mana Telugu naadu? the make up is washed away by the heavy rain and the actor has to step on to the stage. The court has issued a warrant which will find its way to any of the four addresses on his four voter's Ids. Did he vote in all four locations? If Kamal could do a dasavatharam, abandon his own party to sit in thr Raja Sabha, a fellow actor can certainly be in four different polling booths simultaneously or otherwise. The Monsoon is gatherin...

The ink is yet to dry.. The gunpowder is already in the air.. The Peace Deal was never really about peace. It was a one-sided surrender. Even that failed to hold for 24 hours.  As for Mr. Trump, he has already moved on. He is locked in a serious fight with Melodi—sorry, Meloni—over a selfie, or rather, the absence of one. Meloni blasted Trump, and I dare say this is the beginning of the end. Not for Trump, but for the USA. Just like Great Britain's slow and steady demise after World War II, the world is witnessing another titan bite the dust. Only this time, it might just be faster, steeper, and far more painful. As for the rest of the world, we dont really care about Trump and by extension the USA. If it is of any real value, Mr. Trump may be given the Peace Prize, after all.

  Pieceful Peace with the Piecful by the Peace Prize aspirant Trump. The headlines scream of a "permanent" peace deal between Peace Prize Aspirant Trump's USA and Iran—hastily announced by the self-proclaimed harbinger of peace, the PM of Pakistan. The only tangible outcome? Pakistan PM's social media handlers either finally learned how to use their dashboard or handed the account over to a first-class student just so the "breakthrough" could be posted without the usual humiliating fiasco of a 'DRAFT TO BE POSTED BY FAUJ PA' tag left in the text. After all, Mr. Trump is meeting Modi Ji on the sidelines of the G7 in Évian today. He desperately needed something to show—especially after the reckless US blockade strikes on ships caused tragic Indian casualties off Oman. He wanted to walk into that room looking like a savior, but India doesn't buy into transactional theater. This is a new India that refuses to absorb structural disrespect. Just recen...

 K Annamalai IPS has resigned from the BJP. Nothing to mourn, nothing to panic. By letting the AIADMK dictate terms to the extent of denying a BJP member an MLA ticket, Amit Shah laid the trap. Either AIADMK had to win the TN for the NDA, or.... Annamalai is a core nationalist, a practising Hindu, a proven administrator and a star crowd puller who had Modi Ji's oft seen public support. By losing the elections for the NDA, AIADMK and the entire south Indian politics has to factor in the Singham - returns. This time around, he is not bound to coalition politics or power play. The majestic Singham's mere gaze mortifies them all. When he roars, the forest trembles in fear. When he is on the prowl.. Thank you TN voters.. You played right into the script.

Another Indian summer, ushered in by Assembly elections, reigns supreme in the sub-continent. The common man has again proved his mettle. The high and mighty masks have been torn. The shrieks are still loud and clear in the air. The chosen heir, M.K. Stalin led DMK to a spectacular defeat and lost in his own constituency. Very conveniently, this has opened the doors for his son to be the lead face of DMK. In Kerala, CPM was routed and the CM Pinarayi Vijayan barely scraped through while party villages around him washed away the blood flowing on the streets. However, the highly literate Keralites refused to opt for BJP as even the principal opposition. Still, the three BJP MLAs in the current assembly will be the de facto opposition. This has already been proven by the response to Vande Mataram controversy during the Governor's address in the assembly. While CPM chose to align with the ruling Congress led front on this issues, only the BJP MLAs questioned the protocol breach. The lo...

 I had to undergo a minor surgery on my right lower leg to remove an infection caused by a burn injury induced by motor-bike silencer more than 3 years ago. It used to act up every now and then. But, off late, it had worsened a lot. Even though the pain was acute, I had ignored it or learned to live with it. Either way, things became too bad.  I was referred to Anantapur for a scan. But, the hospital which I approached suggested an immediate surgery to remove the worms which has infested the wound. To be frank, I would never have gone anywhere if I knew that a surgery was required. However, having went there and having seen the condition of my own leg, I decided to follow the advice given by our correspondent, Dr. Alekhya, who is working abroad and who checked my scan report and other test reports. The hospital, Kumar Hospital, Anantapur, was reluctant to admit a single person without any bystander for surgery. But, one of my student's father, an ambulance driver vouched for m...