Samit Sharma
Published August 14, 2015
Namaste, fellow Indian.
I tried making the Namaste emoticon. But an emoticon does not deserve a place at the start of an august Email Blast. See? August, august? Without the capital A, august is not a month. It is an adjective. #Wordplay #OkaySorry
Moving on, Happy Day Before Independence Day! We are ~proud~ citizens of a great country, and I too, ~love~ my country. Kinda. Sure it would be better if we fixed a few things, but hey, our glorious democracy is making sure we do stuff at turtle pace. Until a time I can be proud of or lead the administration of our country, I’ll limit myself to writing scathing emails and get the same automated reply every bloody time.
On 12th and 13th August was a seminar in college about Loyalties and Betrayals in Indian history. Senior college students presented 10 research papers. And it was epic. Nehru’s role in the Indo-China war, in which his arrogance proved costly for Indian military, Gandhi’s change of ideals when it came to Indian soldiers fighting the World War and a lot more. EPIC. I had no idea it was gonna be so proficient. I was in heaven.
They had some pretty credible sources, so now I look at Nehru and Gandhi with even more suspicion. Write back if you want to know more. History aficionados would appreciate the paragraph. Others would keep scrolling down.
Tis, mate was Weekly Email Blast, email 21. Happy Independence Day!
All Things Sam 