Bombay diary in one-liners from newspapers and road signs
An excerpt from an interview with Uma, a Maoist leader. My comments, if any, in []s.
Uma joined the rebels in 2003. CPI-Maoist hadn't been formed then. "I joined the People's War (PW) which later merged with MCC in 2004 to form CPI-Maoist," she said. She was given a new name, Uma. "I was plump. Anu (Akash's wife; Kishanji's companion) said I looked like Uma Bharti. So, she named me Uma."
Maoist leaders spotted her organizational skills. She was asked to mobilize tribals women at Jamboni and Dahijuri in West Midnapore. She also underwent three-month arms training at Jharkhand's Gorabandha forest. "First, we are taught with dummy weapons using tree branches. All recruits have to fire three bullets in their first session. Those who hit the target are picked for armed squads," she said.
In spite of guns and guerrilla warfare, the woman in her sometimes longs for simple pleasures like painting her nails or wearing earrings. But, she says, "We were not permitted to use even fragrant soaps, lest we get detected. Only Lifebuoy is used by cadres."
[Maoists endorse multinational (Unilever) product ?!]
[Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Raped-repeatedly-Naxal-leader-quits-Red-ranks/articleshow/6423200.cms ]
So Tweet! Tharoor weds Pushkar. Third knot-tie for both
See: http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/101703/so-tweet-tharoors-constituency-backs-him.html
Also see T for tali, not just tweet
On the approach to the Worli Sealink, a big sign for ... Hotel Caves Inn!
On the Worli Sea Link, before the toll plaza, a gigantic sign says:
NO TWO WHEELERS, NO THREE WHEELERS and ... NO BULLOCK CARTS!
[Just in case you were wondering.]
Advertisement for new Bollywood film on BEST buses:
Warning! Flirting can be dangerous to health. Hello Darling. Premieres 27th August.
On the IIT campus, on the trail by Powai Lake, a warning sign says: No entry beyond this area from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Panther is being sighted frequently in this area. Violation of this order shall be seriously viewed.
[by the panther, presumably! Our penchant for the passive voice at its ambiguous best.]
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