Global Rape!

Kya socha tha ? Rape hoga aur kisiko kuch pata nahi chalega?

Last month I went on an official tour to Dubai and London and everywhere I went people knew I am from the land of Nirbhaya. In this digital age the horrid Delhi rape has not only shook us but got known throughout the world – well at least in Dubai and London, for sure.

Not exactly my communication background but the Indian blood in me, makes me a talkative fellow. So when I boarded a taxi in Dubai towards my Bur Dubai hotel, I immediately broke into a conversation with the Bangladeshi driver – Russel. How long have you been in Dubai? Do you like it here? Married? We exchanged few default notes that construct a conversation between strangers when he popped up the question – “You said you are from Delhi, how safe is the city for woman, compared to Dubai?” My head fell in shame.

Checked into the Bur Dubai Hotel, I eagerly waited for my good friend Hussain to turn up for dinner. Hussain came and so did the friendly hugs and smiles. We spoke about work, common friends, social media and wife's. It was then that my friend asked me what’s wrong with Indian men and the horrific rape case in Delhi. He said the sad story of Nirbhaya was the talk of the town in Dubai for days. I felt ashamed, said it’s a shame and we all feel should never happen.

My next destination was London and it didn't took me long to confront the inevitable question of the rape case in Delhi. My colleague Mark, asked me the psyche of the men in India and what has changed after the incident. It was just the beginning. During my entire stay of a week in London I was thrown the question of Nirbhaya several times and each time I felt the same shame.

I felt people were curious to know my psyche and the society I represent. So is this the new global reputation of Indians – especially if you are from Delhi.

The horrific rape case has seriously dented India’s global image. People around the world have read about it and know the incident. They are asking for reasons and we still don’t have an answer to it.

Happy Holidays

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Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year – 'Delhi Hub'

Cast:

Manish ( Electronic guitar)

Rahul ( Guitar & Saxophone)

Sangeeta ( Cello - double bass)

Smriti ( Drums)

Kunal ( Goggles)

The most exciting F1 race ever

I have never seen a F1 race. Makes me more Indian as I am sure to fall in the majority list of non-F1-viewers in India. Nevertheless I am as excited as anybody for the first F1 race in India - making it my most exciting F1 race ever.

Non-viewer doesn’t mean a non-follower. Especially with Indians and world sport. Football, NBA, Rugby, Gymnastics are few activities we love to watch while others sweat it out. This holds true to F1 racing too. Ever so more after the Indian representation to it - Sahara Force India F1 team. From the green light to the chequered flag, Formula 1 racing holds an end to end adrenal rush experience, if I may sound a little corporate.

My favourite piece of a F1 race is that sound. Speedy cars and their engines smoking out the vroooom hum is enough to pump up the adrenal rush. Pit-stops and the rush there, you feel a part of it. All this was on t.v till date but now we have a chance to witness the sound, the cars, and the rush live.

In recent years watching the tri-coloured car chasing down the Mercs and Fearraris has added that extra cheer for Indians. Thanks to the Sahara Force India team we are in the international arena of F1 racing and doing incredibly well in the short span.

Quite apparently I am all ready to smell the burning rubber, listen to the engines roaring, see the speed machines, feel the adrenal rush and taste the flavour of the first F1 race in India ever. Satiating all the five senses this has to be the most exciting F1 race ever.

Same to Same

1983 and 2011 calenders are same.. I hope results are same too :)

Go India ...

i Biharii

I saw a sardarji backing his car and his horn singing ‘hutt bihari, hutt bihari, hutt’ – that was 2000. Ten years have gone by and Biharis today are building up a different niche for that colloquial ‘shout’.

Describing me at times or most times becomes intricate. Originally a Bengali, born and brought up in Bihar and now in Delhi for the last ten years – I am literally a fitting example of a multicultural Indian. However I have always counted me a Bihari first because of reasons like – Bihar gave me my birthplace, first friends, first adult joke, first date and first of many things. But most importantly an identity!

Delhi saw the first of me in the year 2000. I had successfully transited from many of the first things mentioned above. I was a bihari lad from Patna who was dreaming to make it big and had taken the first step toward the giant leap of life.

I dropped to Katwaria Sarai (frankly I never missed Bihar a single day their). Every house had ten times more people it could accommodate with majority being Bihari tenants. A valid reason for ‘Bihari’ to be so famous.

Didn’t take much time for me to realise shopkeepers, green grocers, bus conductors and anyone or everyone chanting the magic word bihari to second any stupidity or foolish act. I felt popular everyday.

Leave apart anyone else; even we bihari friends would often do a serious mock drill of calling each other Bihari – for anything that was silly.

It was clearly the ‘in’ word for all comic reliefs – no more to be.

Today on Bihar –divas I must say I miss the ‘B’ word. It’s no more used that frequent. And things have changed in just the last couple of years.

Biharis getting acknowledged as ‘changed’ ‘improved’ has taken out the sting from the ‘B’ word. Sounds like any other buggers – Gujrathi, Bengali or Marathi.

We are enjoying it nevertheless.

Kunal in Kenya

Mesmerizing Kenya

We bought an expensive sun tan lotion before our recent Kenya visit and that's the only loss we suffered. Kenya is a beautiful country with greenery everywhere and climate staying between 16 - 30 degrees. I stayed in Nairobi for 6 days and then went to the Mara, for the wild life adventure. Hope you like the pictures and videos posted here.
Cheers!









The Carnivore experience

A Non-vegetarian delight and that's what I can call the Carnivore restaurant in Nairobi. As my wife says - anything that's walks or crawls on the surface of the earth can be found there- deliciously cooked and served till you drop.

I had - Crocodile, Ostrich, Camel, Turkey, Lamb and Chicken. (to the Waiter's wonder didn't take Beef and Pork)

The Mara

Any trip to Kenya is perhaps incomplete without visiting the great Mara plains.



Videos ~ Lions of Mara + The Great Mara river + Wildebeest Migration point



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Me and my wife had a lovely time in Kenya.

I will be adding more pictures and videos soon.
And would love to read your comments.