Author Archives: The Empty Head

FIA penalizes Hamilton: puts F1 to shame

FIA has once again put Formula 1 to shame. They have proved to the motor-sport community, and all its fans, that all that matters to them is if Ferrari are happy. The stewards’ decision to penalize Lewis Hamilton 25 seconds just proves this point beyond all doubt. What did Lewis do to earn this penalty?… Read More »

Missing in action

Its been quite some time since I’ve published a post. Not for the dearth of topics, there is the sectarian violence in Orissa, the senseless stand-off in J&K, the mindless protest against the nano in West Bengal etcetera etcetera. I haven’t written a thing because there’s too many things that are happening at the same… Read More »

The Empty Head is now "ThumpIn"

If you have been visiting this site, you must have read the ad reviews that I keep writing from time to time. Last week, Thump asked me to post some of these reviews up for them. My first ad review is now up on thump. I review the Volkswagen Jetta ad doing the rounds these… Read More »

Terror strikes India…again!

2008 seems to be the year of the terrorist. After serial explosions in Lucknow & Jaipur that claimed over a 100 lives earlier this year, two more cities have faced the brunt of terrorist strikes. On Friday(25-July), 8 explosions rocked across Bangalore, the IT capital of India. The bombs were reported to be low intensity… Read More »

Overhauling the Indian Democracy

The UPA government succeeded in winning the trust vote in Parliament, but June 22, 2008 would go down in the annals of Indian democratic & parliamentary histories as one of the saddest days. The reason: MPs flaunting crores of Rupees in cash that is claimed to be given to them as a bribe to stay… Read More »