Impressions of foreign countries are often fake, and do not survive first contact with reality....

 its very easy  to get deluded by how a country is portayed internatiobnally. the reality, may be very very different!

Bye Bye India , Hello Canada

I have moved to Canada. I dont have a job so looking for one. Hopefully this country will allow me to write a lot more... . No friends here, but being part of a "visible minority" i guess that will take time!

Lingering effects of the pandemic

 the pandemic has strengthened the position of China and left India confronting its weaknesses. This should lead to course correction. Hopefully, that is not too difficult.

post the pandemic - a terrible time in India -- is it time to leave?

 The visas for a foreign country have arrived. Yet, here i am dithering.... 

well i am over 40 now, and now its perhaps not about me anymore.... But the way India is going seems scary for me personally. Should we move? or not.... the coming few months will probably not just determine my destiny but that of the next generation. Unknown to him, decisions are being taken which will alter the course of his life and identity forever.. 

The pandemic laid bare the inadequacy of the Indian state like never before. This would have happened no matter which government is in power, as the healthcare system is underfunded and more of a business than a public necessity. 

I lost relatives, saw death up close and the sight of the flames blazing forth, searing the coal black night skies is a sight i shall never forget. 

back after ages

am back to blogging after several years.

last year i found a solution - this provides both of us relief in the prison we live in.

we hope to leave this country, some day. But we are happy that we have given each other some respite from the evil society we inhabit. 

time to move to twitter?

i dont think many people follow this blog anymore, i guess i dont write much here anyway . is it time to move to twitter , wherein i can post when and where i have the time?

Please let me know via your comments here or via Facebook/Linkedin in case you personally know me!

Jalaj

A new government in india

we have a new government in India --- its not good news as a gay person. Economically things may look up though.

its like many things about being gay in india , many things are bitter sweet -- you scent a surreal fragrance in the air but still have to deal with the taste of ashes in your mouth.