Yours Most Obediently! By – Pamarty Venkataramana Exciting times are in for all ‘idle minds’ and eager beaver reformists of ‘societal systems’ as the ‘wheel of Karma’ goes full circle in a Republic where ‘washing linen in public’ has become germane to desi political screen. It no longer seems shameful for a ‘public servant’ to […]
Checkmate the Devil By- Pamarty Venkataramana Evil stalks. Cruelty smiles. Mafia rules.Accidental leaders falter. Failed ones whine. Womenfolk suffer still : domestic violence, workplace harassment, hapless rural girls, exploited urban Stree, et all. Rising number of unemployed menfolk.Failed youth – wayward, astray, falling victims to fatal addictions including drugs, political harakiri, apps-led weddings. Once […]
Trumped By Pamarty Venkataramana ‘ Flunked ‘ used to be the most abominable phrase at school. Today, in 2021 A.D, there’s a newer phrase ,viz, ‘Trumped’. ‘Trumped ‘ is not about trumped-up charges. Nor is that about blowing one’s own trumpet. It is more akin to someone cocking a snook at someone who was […]
Morals and Methods By- Pamarty Venkataramana Are morals and methods polar opposites in every way? Is it a truism that today’s moral philosophy rests more on tricks than virtues? Is it indeed sportsmanship when players are auctioned at sponsored events? Is happiness the result of pursuit of virtues and sadness or […]
Hocus-Pocus of Social-Media By – Pamarty Venkataramana The biggest marvel of the internet-age has been the broadening of societal-reach and a greater narrowing of public-opinion. Let us focus our attention on the @twitter platform, as a case in point. Opinionated deliberations when reduced to a 140-characters tweet gain even more traction as sparks fly around […]
2021 A. D. : Year of Revival By- Pamarty Venkataramana It is the law of Nature that whatever goes down has to go up : an universal rule which is applicable to all spheres, including Economy, Arts, Literature. After the woes or hardships, there is bound to come a positive change. Today is a […]
The Year That Wasn’t By – Pamarty Venkataramana 2020 A. D.The year that wasn’t.It just tunneled all world.New thoughts flooded.Panic struck all lands.Economies came to a standstill Kaleidoscope of life now showed online classes, work from home and deserted roads.Fear gripped the advanced western hemisphere as well as the so-called Third World countries and under-developed […]
Exile the Pall-Bearers! By- Pamarty Venkataramana Who are the pall-bearers of our democratic society? We,the People? Nay. Voting public? No. The hapless; the specially abled deaf-dumb-blind-paralysed-incapacitated;the disabled war veterans? No way. The poor peasant farmers;farm labourers; maid servants; weavers; sculptors; artisans; chowkidars; cobblers; vendors; shopkeepers; teachers; doctors; engineers; cooks; gardeners; electricians; plumbers; drivers; […]
School of News-Phishing By- Pamarty Venkataramana Regale. Rejoice. Drink a toast, oh merry men and lovely looking lassies of HappyLand – clink your glasses to Mr.Frog! Tadpoles. Frogs. Hogs. Lambs. Stuttering Parrots. Purring kittens. Whining puppies. Old bulls. Peacocks. Cuckoos. Crows. Vixen. Jackals. Pigs. Ducks. Pigeons. Squirrels. Gorillas. Leeches. Lobsters. Crabs. Mosquitoes. Dragonflies. Sidekicks. Sycophants. Slick […]
Tic tac toe By – Pamarty Venkataramana Fair game. Fair Play. Two powerful phrases. As respectable as a dinosaur model in some museum. A ‘fair game’ is admittedly where both players have exactly the same chance of winning. A ‘fair choice’ ensures all possible options have an equal probability of being chosen. But, can ‘fair […]