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India: Disconnected from the Socio-Political Landscape of the Global South

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   A few days before, I had happened to hear the TED Talk by Nigerian writer and social activist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie- titled " The Danger of a Single Story". I was also reading her novel Half of a Yellow Sun at the same time. Reading both these expressions together brought an array of thoughts in me. It questions the unidimensional position held by India as the leading voice of the Global South. The danger lies in the singular definition of Global South that runs across India.        Over the past few  years, the Union Government's innovative engagements with e-governance, saw a rise in public participation through mygov website. This tacit approach has also been carried out in the field of Public Diplomacy. Outreach through strong diaspora and student exchange programmes have been seen to build bridges between even distant countries of the Global South. But the reality of these relations seem far non-committal beyond papers, handshakes and ...
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Caution.....Barks and Bites everywhere!🐕

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 18/05/2025    Yesterday's evening news scrolls were captured by an incident at the Kannur district of Kerala. A stray dog bit 56 people at the vicinity of the Kannur Railway Station. The seriousness of the issue was realised after the stray dog was found dead in the early hours of the evening. Preliminary examination did suggested the possibility of the dog being infected with rabies virus.      The presence of stray dogs is very rampant in the cities and villages of our country. Every day, a lot of people are falling prey to the bites. As a result, the number of people dying due to Rabies is also rising. Pre-exposure vaccination measures on these dogs are carried out on one side; yet their rising population affects the efficiency of these efforts.    Animal lovers and activists have vehemently advocated for the rights of stray dogs. Still, it is a undisputed reality that the count of these packs have gone beyond the carrying capacity of our "con...
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Crossed the fears, broke the bubble.

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     It is natural for a secluded person to be afraid of opening up their fears and worries to others. They would never share it to others, no matter how trustworthy the other person is nor how genuine their worries are. They are always inflicted by the preoccupation of OTHERS IMAGE OF THEM. I was a person of the same kind.      The incident that had happened a few days ago changed my garb forever. The management of my institution changed the timings of our classes to fit in the freshers' classes. The new timings from 8.30-4.00 on 5 days a week would become overwhelming for day scholars. The issue within the timings is further exacerbated by the fact that, there were slots of free hours in the time table, when we would have nothing to do in particular. I would either have to roam about aimlessly in the campus or sit pondering on boring books at the impersonal and dusty library.    Normally, a silent person who would never voice their opinion out d...
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The green home

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 I was two when we were at the green house. The roof thundered in rain And the rooms were moisten by fungus. 3beds, 2table, 3chair and 1tv. The only "luxury " we had. Monkeys danced at the roof, Snatched the snacks out of my little hands. Grasses grew taller than me- In the compound. We lived at the creeps of slitherers. Prayed at the image of karthi Heard the lays for god in the evenings; Still through uncertainty....... It was our home---
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Light Years......

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  It is always thought only as an astronomical unit, but it is more. The self explanatory term means the years taken for light to travel from one celestial body to another. This could run from single digits to decimals and exponents. Still LIGHT YEARS offers an exploration- to the unseen and unknown; through the tinge of light,  that sweeps from "celestial bodies" of the "past."  Isn't it spellbinding to realize- a tiny beam who lightens our dark was a progeny of the "past" before (may be) our earth. It is in fact a consolation to know that there waits always- a protruded hand from the "past" for us.   
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Started.....

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  The hard part of doing something is to get started with it. If you are able to get over that part then half the job is done.     The next part is to dive your mind and head on the act, by engrossing on the moves and rejoicing on the progress that you make.    Lastly, comes the interesting part.      If you are so much taken by something, you will never get sick of it. It's always a pleasure to swirl in life with it. I hope Swirling through Life just becomes like that.......
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