Vivek on Paul Van Dyk and trance music, the four albums he owns, the older ones he cannot get hold of in India, and Worldspace’s System channel.
Author: Vivek
Crisp Quotes
Two quotes found while surfing the net: Noam Chomsky on free expression for people we despise, and Swami Vivekananda on making our own destiny.
Good quotes (on dogs)
Thirteen quotes on dogs from Mark Twain, Josh Billings, Ogden Nash, George Eliot and others, on loyalty, love and wagging tails instead of tongues.
A passage from the Bible
A single quoted passage on the path of the righteous man, the tyranny of evil men, and the vengeance the Lord promises to lay upon the wicked.
Quotes
Fourteen collected quotes on power, war, violence and leadership, from Machiavelli, Edison, Naipaul and Marx to the films Batman Begins and Sarkar.
Dance Bars Reopened
On the courts reopening the dance bars: shutting them changes nothing, and prostitution should be legalised so the trade can be regulated and taxed.
Legalizing Live-in relationships: My Views
The case for law taking an interest in live-in relationships in India, covering protection of women, abandoned babies and the abolition of sati.
Reservation Issue
A post to a Career Launcher discussion board arguing that caste-based quotas keep the caste system alive, and that vote-bank democracy blocks real reform.
I.Q. tests on Tickle
Vivek took an IQ test on Tickle.com for fun, scored 131 and was typed a Visual Mathematician. The site later sent him the analysis free of charge.