On the Indian Judicial System

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 8/9/2012 9:02:00 AM

'“Why has Indian Judicial System been such a huge failure? How can we improve our Judicial System? After all, Justice Delayed is Justice Denied”The topic in itself deals with two different issues under the umbrella of the proverb of “Justice delayed is justice denied.” If you were to go on the streets of India and ask people for their opinions on whether the judicial system has failed the country, almost 100% would agree. Not many have a positive interaction and “good” people never w(...)'

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The serial masturbator

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 7/26/2012 8:08:00 AM

'This post starts with 4 stories, all true, all connected because of an incident, one of them mineStory A : Girl A is travelling by a cab. She is rushing to meet friends for dinner, she is late. She, finally reaches and while on the call consoling her friends that she will be there in 10 seconds, attempts to pay the driver. She hears him mumble. She asks him to repeat. She realises that he had asked her to join him, she realises in horror that he has unzipped his pants. She looks aro(...)'

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Thoughts and afterthoughts on slapping someone.

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 7/16/2012 6:25:00 PM

'There comes a time in your life when you realise that you have to stand up for yourself. That moment happened to me a couple of years back and I failed myself. But you see I am a woman and I got the chance to do that once again.I was at the train station and there was a man standing a little too close to me. He brushed against me and when I asked me to keep his distance, he called me something he shouldn't have. Instinctively, I slapped him. The whole place was a little shocked and (...)'

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That's all I am.

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 7/10/2012 8:39:00 PM

'Thought of mom, came up with this. If I could paint, I would close my eyes and think of youPaint my memories on the easel With colours you loved.If I were a sculptor,I would close my eyes and think of youHammer and chisel your faceAnd your perfect smile.If music I could compose,I would close my eyes and think of youEvery note would sing your praiseNever doing justice.If I were a dancer,I would close my eyes and think of youMy pirouette and adavus Would all be for you.But all I (...)'

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I wish I could...

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 7/8/2012 11:21:00 AM

'I wish I could tell you everything,My fears, my dreams, my insecurities.I wish I could tell you everythingAnd show you my scars –Some inflicted by myself.I wish I could take you toThe deepest corners of my heart.I wish I could sit you downAnd show you where it hurts –Pretty much everywhere.I wish I could show youThe little tin boxes labeled with my sins.*I wish I could tell you everythingAnd accept you to understand –I know you will.I wish I could take apart every part of meAnd make(...)'

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Podcast #1 Rape and rape laws in India

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 7/5/2012 6:37:00 PM

'This is my first ever podcast and I am very proud of it. I am not the kind to speak into an empty room but I did it and the effort hopefully comes across. I know the podcast leaves a lot to be desired but the idea is to get the information across and I have put in my sincerest efforts to do that.Please listen to it and let me know what you think.The links that referred to while preparing for this podcast are :1.  http://goo.gl/wheoL > Motives of a rapist2.  http://goo.gl/(...)'

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Conversation killers

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 6/22/2012 7:26:00 PM

'Technology has made things more difficult. People expect you to keep in touch with them all the time. First, it was okay that you called them and spoke in great detail about everything that happened in the past since-you-last-spoke-them but now, you have whatsapp everything that happens as it happens. While this is okay if you have an awesome and amazing life, if you are unemployed, bored and home, almost 24*7, you really have nothing to say, do you?On the flip side, since I am bore(...)'

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Podcast.

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 6/19/2012 11:33:00 AM

'After barcamp, someone suggested that I do a podcast and I am taking the suggestion seriously. If you have questions regarding rape or rape laws or just have something to say, let me know so that I can answer them in the podcast.So you can mail me at mizarcle@gmail.com with your questions and I will try my best to answer them.'

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Barcamp and peanut butter slutty brownies

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 6/18/2012 8:44:00 AM

'Weekend was stressful. BarcampMumbai09 was yesterday and it was amazing. There were brilliant sessions and I gave a talk to a packed audi. It was recorded and hopefully, I shall get a video for you soon enough. Yes, I mean you, my sole reader.  The most ego-boosting experience was reading the tweets post the session. A person asked me to do a podcast on issues like rape (which is what I spoke on) and I might actually consider it. Another brilliant part of yesterday was tha(...)'

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Of beauty and distance.

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 6/15/2012 7:46:00 PM

'I had this conversation of sorts with a friend and that got me thinking, "do we appreciate beauty when we are closer to the object or when we are further away?"Somethings are better off far away. All mistakes, blemishes, faults seem smaller when you are far away. And magnified when you are closer. Similarly when you are closer to an object, there are so many aspects of a thing that you can notice that small faults seem irrelevant.I have no answer to this yet. Will sleep on it and se(...)'

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Three shades of regret

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 6/13/2012 7:49:00 PM

'There was something about her, you got to admit.Today began like just another day. Who would have known it would end this way?It was her eyes, I think. Or her smile. Maybe it was the way she played with her hair while she thought about something. But she definitely had something that made me want to go upto her.I walked to the bus stop kicking the can all the way. Suddenly, there was a voice that caught my attention, it was the shopkeeper fighting with a customer. Mr. Baker was alwa(...)'

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Places to drink in Chennai

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 6/12/2012 1:36:00 PM

'The 2 years in Chennai were awesome, for a lack of a better word. This was mainly because of the amazing people I met and all the hard work put in at the university. The latter would mean meeting the former over drinks. (Sorry, family)Since a lot of people have asked me to do this, I am going to do this.(In no particular order)Ten Downing Street - (Free diluted drinks for Ladies on Wednesdays upto 9.30pm) - Brilliant place and lovely ambiance. Going on Wednesdays ensures a lot of ey(...)'

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Blank pages

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 6/3/2012 3:15:00 PM

'This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 28; the 28th Edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. The topic for this month is 'BLANK PAGES'.There was an accident 6 years ago that had damaged Simran's vocal chords. She was 2 then. The house that was waiting to be filled with the laughter of a child was left waiting.Simran's parents were not the kind to give up. Th(...)'

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No one reads me anymore

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 6/1/2012 1:20:00 PM

'I don't think anyone reads my blog anymore. I don't shamelessly plug it anywhere and pour all my secrets out on twitter. Must rectify. Yes, the blog was my first love before twitter came along.Also, what an amazingly attention seeking title, eh?'

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Luci and I aren't all that different, you know.

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 5/16/2012 7:58:00 PM

'Luci is my dog, if you didn't know. And she is quite a special little thing. Even though I have called her brain damaged, I don't mean special in that way.So Luci is probably the most docile dogs, you'll know. A little hyper at times but never will bite you unless it is playfully and you are Shruti or me. One nasty habit Luci has is that when we take her down for a walk, she likes to egg bigger dogs. Generally, she never ever even looks in the direction of another dog but just somet(...)'

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Of how I lost my wallet for Re.1, managed to get the credit cards of my entire family and have no idea of how I will shop and other such deep stuff.

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 5/14/2012 12:36:00 PM

'First things first, I might be going to Germany. Yes, now, please don't jinx it. Okay? Visa is a pain. Thankfully, I have an awesome person taking care of that. And for that I needed a Demand Draft. Got one done but there was error. Had to get another one. Apparently to cancel a DD you need a revenue stamp. (Why all these stupid rules is a separate rant) I went to the post office. Got my wallet out and got of the post office in less than a minute. Walked 10 seconds and wanted to get(...)'

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Lands.

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 5/8/2012 1:11:00 PM

'The war has torn my lands.There is blood oozing hate from every crevice.There are shards of broken dreams,Glistening in the meek sunlight.Walls lay broken, ruined.The proud buildings are in pieces, Somewhere and everywhere.There is disdain in the airAlong with despair.There is no salvaging, No selvage to stop unravelling.Where does one go from here?'

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The master - one story, two endings

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 4/18/2012 5:49:00 PM

'“Master, tea,” he said as he peeped inside the room. Hismaster was in a corner fixing his tie. The master’s wife, his mistress at thedressing table, fixing her face. She glanced at him as he kept the tray withthe tea pot and cups down. He poured a cup of tea for the mistress just the way sheliked it and handed it out to her. She had a scowl on her face. She took a sipof her tea and made a disgusted face. “Is there no one in the house who canmake a decent cup of tea?” she asked. He a(...)'

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Why curly hair girls will rule the world?

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 4/17/2012 5:35:00 AM

'I read this blog post by BZiB and I knew that I had to write a post about why girls with curly hair will rule the world.Do you have curly hair? Then, you already know why. Reason 1 is simple. We are more tolerant of bad days. When you have curly hair, invariably every other day is bad hair day, we are used to it. We know things will get better and that some days are just bad.Reason 2. We are used to dealing with unruly flyaways. Curly hair gets frizzy and then, we have to manage it (...)'

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List

Author : RV      Blog : The Rocky Road      Date : 4/16/2012 5:51:00 AM

'Overwhelming emotions can be conquered by making a list, yes? Yes.1. Have to get my travel plans in order.1.1 Find places to stay at Amsterdam, The Hague and Frankfurt.1.2 Find things to do and people to meet (This doesn't include making a list of gifts I will get back home)2. Finish the exams peaceful2.1 Research. Research.2.2 Find notes, maybe?3. Research. Research.4. Hug Luci multiple number of times.5. Pack your bags.6. Meet people you won't in a zillion years now.7. DON'T GET C(...)'

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