Macbeth,Ukraine and TRP wolves By – Pamarty Venkataramana ‘The destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints’ was amply reflected in Shakespeare’s classical work – ‘ Macbeth ‘. Eleven centuries after its setting, the world has been mute witness to its enactment on the Ukrainian theatre of war.Or so, it […]
Echoes of Ecosystem.[ Of trolls, bots, dolts, stalkers and the idiots] By- Pamarty Venkataramana Social media has altogether altered the meaning of ‘social interdependence’. There was an era when people of all ages would mingle among units of households,joint families and community gatherings. This was an ecosystem which held the biosphere pure […]
What is Justice? By Pamarty Venkataramana Justice singes the Unjust.Injustice screams aloud whenever Justice is dispensed. But, what exactly is ‘Justice’ ? The cry for Justice has been, time and again, depicted in movies churned out, dime a dozen, all over the globe, in myriad languages and formats. The script-writing might not bear the […]
Wages of War By – Pamarty Venkataramana The Bible says that ‘wages of sin is death.’. The wars of crusades were waged between two desert religions. Several cult figures emerged over the hundreds of years of evolution of these two chief cults of thoughts and real life practices. In reality and truth,it was mere […]
History spells out venerable names like Satyabhama,Panchali,Yashodha, Jhansibai, Ahalyadevi, Kannagi, Jijabai, Rudramma, Marie Antoinette, Vaidehi, Savitri and such other ladies who have been immortalised by their tryst with wars and noble countenance in midst of wars: some of these ladies raised warriors whereas few became warrior queens, themselves.
Revelations of Wars By Pamarty Venkataramana Woe to all Earthlings. Wow to all political animals. For, the infectious innocence of children is lost. And, all distilled wisdom of the older people has apparently disappeared. 1. Spirituality :This has long ago been relegated to be housed only in the inner recesses […]
Drums of War By Pamarty Venkataramana Drum-beats of war are music to the ears for arms-suppliers and mafiaso who revel in strife,sectarian-violence and create an atmosphere of general pandemonium. The bands of violent minds are often numbed souls that have no identity of their own : they become subservient to […]
Prophets of Doom : Warmongers? By- Pamarty Venkataramana Every War has several fathers and patrons. Peace only has midwives. War-casualties are a foregone conclusion. Spoils of War are often little metal badges worn on sleeves or broken limbs and crippled systems. Society is a mere onlooker. No War in era […]
Puppeteers of War By Pamarty Venkataramana Whose war is it anyway?Why do countries go to war ? Do people constitute a country or the systems of political governance rule the lives of all populations of these nations? Is it a mindset or does philosophy of religion instigate conflicts such as […]
“ग़ालिब छुटी शराब” हिंदी साहित्य के उज्ज्वल हस्ताक्षर श्री राजेन्द्र कालिया की एक मशहूर किताब का का शीर्षक ठीक वही है जो इस ब्लॉग/पोस्ट का है, जो ग़ालिब साहेब के मशहूर शेर का शुरुआती हिस्सा है। शेर इस प्रकार है। ‘ग़ालिब’ छुटी शराब पर अब भी कभी कभी पीता हूँ रोज़-ए-अब्र ओ शब-ए-माहताब में । […]