http://anamika.today.com Just another Today.com weblog Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:13:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   One of the most talked about stories in Newspaper these days is that of Shiney Ahuja raping his domestic help. This Indian Actor  raped his 20-year-old maid at his residence on June 14. An FIR was filed against the actor in the Oshiwara Police Station. He was ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/07/06/what-would-happen-to-shiny-ahuja/ Indian gays and lesbians now have a reason to rejoice with the historic judgment made by the Delhi High Court to amend the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code where one could get a maximum penalty of life sentence on individuals who has ‘carnal intercourse against the ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/07/03/homosexuality-is-no-more-a-crime-in-india/ The Indian Television now is full of reality shows. A careful observation of these shows reveals that almost all of these shows are all staged and rehearsed. Many a times the winner also might have been pre decided by the Producer or TV Channel. Without knowing many get ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/07/03/indian-television-shows-%e2%80%93-reel-or-real/ The much awaited Bandra Worli Sea link is now open to the general public on 1st of July 2009. With this sea link now Mumbaikars can now go from Worli to Bandra in just 7 minutes. One way toll for travel is Rs 50 and return toll for ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/07/02/bandra-worli-sealink-%e2%80%93-mumbai%e2%80%99s-pride/ Arranged Marriages are more preferred in India than love marriages. Marriage in India is not only the union of the bride and groom but also the union of two families and relatives. Gone are the days of marriage brokers or  giving advertisements in Newspapers or marriage sites on the internet ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/05/07/arrange-marriages-in-india-now-through-tv/ In India, unfortunately, corruption has become a way of living and it would not be wrong to comment that India ranks amongst the most corrupted countries in the world. Corruption in India is not confined to just government officials and Politicians who are out to make a quick buck but ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/05/04/corruption-we-are-responsible/ With the Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab caught alive and the hearing going on there is so much hatred towards the terrorist and Pakistan as a country in the minds of Indians. ‘I want him to be burned alive’ was the statement I overhead from a group who was discussing ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/04/28/i-want-him-to-be-burned-alive/ India has the reputation of treating the guests like God. We take pride on indian hospitality  and say ‘Aditi Devo Bhava’ which means that a guest is like God. But are we treating the countless tourists (our guests) who visit our country every year right? It is so painful ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/04/27/are-we-treating-the-foreign-tourists-who-visit-our-country-right/ The Hindu Religion is a religion having numerous Customs out of which some are taken very seriously. Wearing Bindi seems to be one of them. I remember reading some time back that a mother in-law beat her daughter in-law blue and black because she forgot to put the bindi after ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/04/25/the-significance-of-woman-wearing-bindi-in-hindu-religion/ These days there is so much of awareness campaigns everywhere regarding the Elections which definitely is going to have a positive influence in the society. I especially like this advertisement on TV where it says that even when we buy vegetables we choose carefully then why are we not careful ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/04/16/what-right-do-we-have-to-complain-when-we-have-not-voted/ Today my friend from the US called and while he was talking he asked me if I would like to talk to his English girlfriend Caroline. I greeted her as 'Hello Carol' and was taken aback when she responded with a 'Namaste'. While talking to her she told that she ... http://anamika.today.com/2009/03/14/namaskar-significance/