Random Thoughts & Experiences

1. Wednesday, December 30, 2009 22:34 IST Deserving win It is really a people’s verdict that badminton ace Saina Nehwal has been rightly voted the DNA Sportsperson of the year (‘Saina beats Sehwag to No 1’, DNA, December 30). Although the achievements of her fellow competitors in the race cannot be neglected, the Saina’s consistent performance has helped her win the honour. Now she should continue her hard work and win some more titles for India. —Sumit Lokhande, via email 2. Friday, March 5, 2010 23:14 IST Artistic freedom After the MF Husain row, it is now Taslima Nasreen’s comments on the burkha (‘Taslima Nasreen effect: Mob goes after newspaper offices’, DNA, March 3). The provocative comments of these artists question the idea of freedom of speech. Earlier, a statement was made on Bal Thackeray by Nikhil Wagle on a Marathi news channel. Immediately after that Nikhil Wagle was attacked and offices of the Marathi news channel were vandalised by the Shiv Sena. Such incidents questio

Hello ! This is my first blog and as you see, I dedicate it to my city, Mumbai. There is an extreme tension in mumbai over the Shah Rukh Khan - Shiv Sena row with none of them trying to take a back step. This has surely not been liked by any Mumbaikar and I, too, been one of them I criticise the on going situation completely. The whole episode started when SRK explained the media that his team wanted to , but did not take , Pakistani players when the auction was on for the 2010 IPL matches scheduled to start from march. This statement provoked the Shiv Sena for it has always protested the participation of pakistani players for matches in India. Also, they had completely lost their ground on the Marathi Manus Issue which is highjacked successfully by the MNS. With an intention of making the most of this opportunity , the Shiv Sena has tighten its take on SRK. It is true that the sins of pakistan terrorists can never be forgiven. The pak prez is still not ready to assure that there shall