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Thought for the day " If you want to be happy, be. " Leo Tolstoy (Russian, 1828-1910) Word for the day Gormandize (v) To eat greedily or ravenously. (Source: Dictionary.com) Malice towards none Besides PK, Arun Jaitely, Amit Shah, Satish Mishra, Jairam Ramesh, et. al. have all enjoyed the status of master election strategists in past one decade. First random thought this morning To fulfill his poll promise, Nitish Kumar has expressed his intention to ban consumption of alcohol in the state of Bihar from next fiscal year. Gujarat has prohibition in force since the formation of the State in 1960. Nagaland enforced complete prohibition in 1989. Manipur and Lakshdweep have enforced prohibition in select parts of the respective states. Kerala government has also proposed similar law. Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram & Haryana have implemented but later repealed prohibition laws. It's a noble thought. I hope Bihar government w...

Thought for the day " Realists do not fear the results of their study." —Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Russian, 1821-1881) Word for the day Uxorious (adj) Doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife. (Source: Dictionary.com) Malice towards none Who is bigger enemy of Congress Party? (a) Manishankar Aiyer (b) Rahul Gandhi (c) Digvijay Singh (d) Salman Khurshid (e) Other (Pl specifiy) First random thought this morning Amir Khan enjoys a serious love hate relationship with right wing activists. First came Sarfrosh (1999) and Lagaan (2001) - Amir was a top nationalist and patriot. Then he decided to sit on dharna with Medha Patkar Narmada Bachao Andolan during promotions of Fanaa (2006) - he was suddenly an anti national, obstructionist and traitor. With 3 Idiots (2006) - Amir again became a youth icon, everyone wanted to emulate Rancho. In 2014 PK made h...

Thought for the day "There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind." —Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Russian, 1821-1881) Word for the day Sang-froid (n) Coolness of mind; calmness; composure (Source: Dictionary.com) Malice towards none If you are NOT an expert on tolerance or otherwise of India and Indians - please raise your hand! First random thought this morning If the debate on social media is any indicator - I find my fellow countrymen deeply frustrated, highly agitated, bursting with energy to change things and dedicated to embrace the change. But when I stroll down the street - I see no door open, no glimmers of light leaking through tightly shut windows, no shadows of human figures on the damp, dark, silent alley. I shout in anger and fear but my voice comes back like a missile to hit me. I run back to my home...

Thought for the day "Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than find as quickly as possible someone to worship." Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Russian, 1821-1881) Word for the day Gratulation (n) A feeling of joy. (Source: Dictionary.com) Malice towards none The school dropouts completely dominate the cabinet of Nitish Babu. Who is the strategist behind this move? First random thought this morning It took gruesome killing of 150 innocents in Paris to wake up global superpower to unite against the menace of ISIS. I am sure ISIS will be neutralized or substantially weakened in 2016 as all the military might of US, Russia and France operates together against them. However, the sheer number of destitute this battle will leave in Syria (and elsewhere) will keep the threat alive, as was the case with the battles fought in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, and Libya etc. ...

Thought for the day " The formula 'Two and two make five' is not without its attractions. " Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Russian, 1821-1881) Word for the day Devour (v) To consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly (Source: Dictionary.com) Malice towards none With rise of two "sons" in the east, will the debate over dynastic politics in India go to slumber? First random thought this morning When Arvind Kejriwal hugged Lalu Prasad Yadav everyone commented that political baptism of Arvind Kejriwal is now complete. He has learned all the rules of the game and also decided to play the "game" by the rules. The people who supported "the change" with great expectations appear distraught and deeply dismayed. But the problem is that these very people were neither happy when he refused to learn the rules of the game and declined to play the game by the established rules. Nifty:...