This is my World

Now that the elections are well and truly over, time to see who takes the awards home.  Actress in a Supporting Role: Priyanka Gandhi - The Brother from Another Planet #winner Smriti Irani - Collateral Damage, Baby's day out Gul Panag - The Bike thief with a white cap Actress in a Leading Role:  J. Jayalalitha - Amma sollai thattathe #winner Mamtha Baneerjee - Didi will send you to jail Sonia Gandhi - Back to Italy, Italian Hindi Actress in a Comic Role:  Rabri Devi - Lallu mera Husband so no ullu banawing  Rakhi Sawant -  Movie list too awkward to be listed here  Mayawati - No time for statues #winner  Actor in a Supporting Role: Chandra Babu Naidu - Seemandra ki bidda Naveen Patnaik - The eternal chief minister of odisha, The immortal #winner Uddhav Thackeray - Piggy back on Modi's shoulder Actor in a Leading Role:  Narendra Modi - Ab Ki bar Modi Sarkar, Gujarat Model #winner Rahul Gandhi - Women empowerment, RTI, youth i...

Why politicize Ganga aarti issue, Kejriwal asks Modi - The Hindu.  I don't care what Modi thinks of Kejriwal or the common man thinks of the chaiwala. I am certainly not going to justify the act of one over the other. As an ordinary man caught between the swing of modern development and the calling of ancient traditions, I am more worried about the fact that the leader of a party that promises to bring about change has missed the woods for the trees here. The woods - the river itself - has been largely ignored in the past for the trees - the rituals and the worst part is the man who some believe is the future has fallen prey to this culture to win in the present.  As an Indian, I love the river Ganga. India, as we know her today, would certainly not be here without this mighty river. A sneak peek into history and mythology would reveal this obvious fact.  The historical Ganga: In the second millennium B.C, the harappans faced a grave danger - extinction. ...