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Ahmad Hayat

The Spring of Discontentment Dec 31, 1969

As of today 27th Feb 2008, the USD has touched its record low against Euro (1.50) while Oil has touched its record peak of 101 dollars.

At Last...Nationalism at Last Dec 31, 1969

Socialism, the destroyer of the civilisations, took the world under its claws after the Second World War. This (Kosovo) win might be the beginning of the end of the anti-nationalist hegemony all round the world.

Bad Vibes Dec 31, 1969

One should, at all costs, try not to enrage an intelligent man with authority and if one has to, it should be by the expression of one’s stupidity and not by the display of one’s intelligence

Militant Liberalism Dec 31, 1969

Do we have liberals amongst us that are willing to carry a Kalashnikov in the name of values of Egalitarianism and Social Justice?

The Invisible Men Dec 31, 1969

In fact GORA is soooooo cool that it really doesn’t bother him if we have achieved a seam-less integration or we are trying to preserve our identity. GORA lives on a social, mental and philosophical so elevated and hence so detached from ours that

The Worst Form of Banality Dec 31, 1969

Even the ferocity of a European winter could not help me not breaking a cold sweat. 'Super-natural' or 'psychic-connections' or 'ethereal-linkings' or 'telepathic-bullshit'...I believe in none of them, at least until a month ago.

Blasphemy, Photocopy and Electromagnetic Theory Dec 31, 1969

One of the strategic assumptions made by him was that the “Puraana Daur” is back. “Puraana Daur” signified the old times when students, backed by corrupt local politicians, walked on campus brandishing guns, acting like mafia guys.

My Summer of ’69 Dec 31, 1969

It all happened three years ago, not quite a long period, but to me it seems like it happened, perhaps, an hour ago. I seem to be stuck in a moment I can’t get out of...

A Tale of Two Dinners Dec 31, 1969

In French dinners, there is this “aperitif” thing; you drink some light wine with it. Then some with the main course. Then dessert and some more wine as “digestif”. I started preparing myself on how to drink wine in front of my Pak

Contemporary Sit-Coms Dec 31, 1969

It is really difficult for people to tell whether I am talking about desi movies or sit-coms. The only apparent difference being that the sit-coms are over-acted upon by a specific set of college dropouts pretending to be yet in their teens.

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