http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss ALl of this and some of that Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2012/01/are-we-really-living-in-a-democracy/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2012/01/are-we-really-living-in-a-democracy/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:23:59 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=470 Before you answer this question, I want you to consider two facts. Our maid is having sleepless nights because of the rumors doing the rounds that people are turning to stones in their sleep. I was joking with my wife that maybe she should suggest our maid that during the night someone should stay awake in [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2012/01/are-we-really-living-in-a-democracy/feed/ 0 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/11/will-someone-please-kill-me/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/11/will-someone-please-kill-me/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:21:51 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=301 There are leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Che Guevara, and Martin Luther King who are remembered for the contribution they made. One reason for their fame is that they were killed just at the right time. Every one has a shelf life, a time what that person is at his or her peak and after that [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/11/will-someone-please-kill-me/feed/ 2 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/10/cwg-games-are-over-so-lets-also-forget-about-scams-and-corruption-too/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/10/cwg-games-are-over-so-lets-also-forget-about-scams-and-corruption-too/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:26:09 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=261 Recently concluded Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi are a very good example of how short public memory is. The games are over and everyone is raving about them and how India has done well in games and I am sure there will be no further discussion about corruption and the swindled money. You know it [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/10/cwg-games-are-over-so-lets-also-forget-about-scams-and-corruption-too/feed/ 0 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/02/beat-up-couples-burn-cinemas/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/02/beat-up-couples-burn-cinemas/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:18:22 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=59 You feel life sucks if you have to work on a weekend. Think about all the Shiv Sainiks and MNS people who have to not just work today but have double the work load. The Valentine’s day was bad in itself and it has coincided with the movie My name is Khan. People from Shiv [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/02/beat-up-couples-burn-cinemas/feed/ 3 http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/02/shive-sena-an-opposition/ http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/02/shive-sena-an-opposition/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:37:27 +0000 Navin Harish http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/?p=14 “May be in the next elections we should vote for an opposition as well as a government.” A government by the people, for the people of the people may be the most popular definition of democracy but in my opinion the most important aspect of a democratic government is the opposition. The opposition keeps a check on [...]]]> http://navinharish.org/mentalfloss/2010/02/shive-sena-an-opposition/feed/ 1