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The Indian Patriot
When I was young , I had a lot of dreams about India a lot of ideals. Today many years on, with a clogged judiciary, baddly clogged streets, air more filled with concete fumes than with oxygen , those dreams lie shattered. This is my place to air out the thoughts I have on the way India is going today. Others are welcome to add their comments and remarks which i will try to include.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Jeena Yahan Marna Yahaan Iske Siwa Jaana Kahan
When I vey young, a circus was a very common outing for the family. ( I feel so old now since circuses are almost extinct)
In a circus, we had the ringmaster, dressed in his doorman like finery, cracking his whip, making all kinds of noises while he commanded the lions to do his bidding.
Then the jokers would come in tumbling somersaulting , hooting each others noses and the clown car horn, drawing attention from all the dangerous stunts being undertaken by the Ringmaster.
From time to time, elephants did a march past on two legs and there was a motorcycle stunt in what was referred to as a the wheel of death.
This over a time got mundane, so a new type of show was created called the 3 ringed circus.(click here to know more)
Here in one ring the elephants marched while in another the ringmaster tamed the lions and in the third the trapeze artists made people hold their breaths.
Sounds familiar ?
Arent we seeing a three ring circus all around us every day in these elections ?
Why did I suddenly think of this ?
One of my office boys is going to his home town to vote in a few days, and I asked him what are his views.
Being from a village, he still knows the concept of circuses so his words were "ek dum circus chal raha hai". (Theres a complete circus going on)
So I asked him further who would he vote for. The answer he gave is very enlightening in that it shows whats passing through the mind of a common man.
1) He said that in his village there was a single wide segment who would vote only for the candidate who was from their caste viz the Congress and its allies.
2) The others in his village he said would vote for the BJP, I asked him why he would vote for the BJP, and his answer was "unko bhi ek chance deke dekh lete hai" (lets give them a chance and see)
3) So I finally got to the third ringmaster, and I asked him what about the AAP. His answer was as shocking as it was hilarious. He said they couldn't even govern for 49 days what they will govern the country ( this unfortunately in my opinion is an albatross Kejriwal will carry to the end of his political career)
After that he said "aaj kal wo jahan jaata hai, log use thappad mate hain" (Nowadays where ever he goes , people slap him).
This unfortunately is the power of suggestion, this unfortunately is where the media power comes in. Kaho to ganga maata, kaho to behta paani ( You can consider the free flowing water as just that, but if you have faith it's the holy ganges)
Lets wait my friends , the clowns are out in full force. The clothes and caps are in all colours and shapes and sizes. Very soon, we will know which ringmaster got the most attention from the visitors.
Saati haath badana
One person who has made me laugh the loudest during this whole election is of course the clown with the largest red nose which makes a "boink" sound whenever someone presses it
Let us see the the pic which is sort of self explanatory. I got it with the quote credited to Subramanium Swamy but I'm not sure if he really said that or if its an internet myth. What is obvious is that our future PM needs the help of 3 people his mother, his sister and his brother in law whispering in his ear to just fill a normal election form.
Wah re India. We lost one Queen's dynasty in 1947 to just get another one in her place.
(Anyone familiar with Prince Charles crazy antics will know where the similarities lie)
One thing which strikes me as very funny is the repeated use of the words "we need a change" by the 43 year old "youth leader"
The last laugh of course is Mr Youth Leader, repeated mantra of we need a change. Please explain, a change from WHAT ?
From your party's govt, from your mothers leadership, from the scam after scam in the last 10 years or something else you people have messed up.
Monday, April 7, 2014
The Danger which lies within
I was speaking to my friend from the United States yesterday and we as usual got round to the situation of Indian politics. I think we both agreed that we needed a change.
This I think is in the mind of almost every Indian today. Problem is who to vote for:
On one hand we have a party which has shown utter greed ( this I think almost 80% or so of the people will agree) and absolute bumbling (such as food grains rotting while people go hungry)
This party now carries the weight of its previous burdens and this may be why the people who spoke the maximum for it have now decided that "health" reasons are why they cant participate in this elections.
On the other we have a person who may perhaps be a very wily person since he has played move after move to sidestep the minefields and has ridden the anti incumbent factor to its complete full extent. This person unfortunately carries the communal divide weight to hamper his every movement
On the third we have a rag tag lot of parties on a local level who will go this way and that based upon which way the wind will blow. This group has people who each harbor ideas of being the supremos and therefore will pull out the chairs from anyone in their internal alliance itself if it helps their needs
And finally we have a party which says tonnes but to date has not even made a dent, and then decides to push every chance it had aside for making a greater change. The only question this brings to mind is if the party is able to gather such forces as they claim, why could they not just fight the battle on two fronts, are the battles mutually exclusive ? There was so much they could have done in 3 months at a local level like move to remove the stranglehold of APMCs so that the common man got food at realistic prices, so much more that I cannot even begin to enumerate. This would have been a Tsunami of unstoppable proportions.
Its so confusing
The problem is now people are talking about a small unknown concept called NOTA. (None of the Above). Under Rule 49 ( O ) of the Conduct of Election rules. On 27th September, 2013 the Honorable Supreme Court asked for a NOTA button to be added to the Voting machines instead of the manual procedure which was setup earlier thereby making the use of this option easier.
With the mood that is running now, there is a massive surge for using the NOTA button, the social media is abuzz with it.
This elections we are being egged on and on about voting and the turnout for this elections may be one of the highest ever since the level of frustration is so high.
This high turnout is a double edged sword. If you use the NOTA button, it basically means your vote has no meaning, you might as well sit at home griping. By doing this all you're doing is a token protest behind a screen which no one will see just to satisfy your own ego that you registered a protest.
Let me explain why the vote has no meaning, the NOTA concept in India is warped. In India there is no cut off % for a candidate. Lets assume for example 80% of the people in an area says NOTA and one candidate gets 2% and another gets 18%. As per Indian election rules. The candidate who has the highest % , no matter what it is would be considered as elected.
So this election, don't say NOTA, actually cast your vote and make sure you aren't letting a wrong candidate get elected just to satisfy your ego.
TICKET TO RIDE (first written by me in 2009 about lok sabha elections - very relevant NOW)
A lot of of people have SMSed me or written Emails or contacted me in some way or the other telling me to vote.
I saw the ad campaigns running on TV and in the press as to how Pappu raj will reign unless I do or how I should "Jago Re".
Me being the perverse person I am, decided to ask the people who told me to make sure I vote if they knew what exactly was I voting for, how did the Indian Parliamentary system work. Guess what. None of the people I know really understood what they were voting for. Of course they knew who they were voting for but not WHAT they were voting for.
So I decided to make a little synopsis for my readers to really "Jago Re".
( for those readers who would like a bit of background) First of all, India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. The Indian polity is governed in terms of the Constitution, which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 November 1950. The Constitution which envisages parliamentary form of government is federal in structure with unitary features.
The President is the constitutional head of the Union of India.
The Union Executive (The top rung) consists of the President, the Vice-President and Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President in his / her duties.
The real executive power (power to do things eg legislate) vests in a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as head.
The Council of Ministers comprises Cabinet Ministers, Minister of States (independent charge or otherwise) and Deputy Ministers. Prime Minister communicates all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to administration of affairs of the Union and proposals for legislation to the President.
Article 74(1) of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister to aid and advise the President who shall, in exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advice.
Now since most Ministers may not know exactly what to do, each bureaucratic department has an officer designated as secretary to the Government of India to advise Ministers on policy matters and general administration.
The Cabinet Secretariat has an important coordinating role in decision making at highest level and operates under direction of Prime Minister.(All those of us who have seen Yes Minister or its Indian version knows how important the permanent secretary is to the Political machinery and how they get things done)
In short The Council of Ministers is the real power behind the throne and collectively answerable to the Lok Sabha, the House of the People.
The people we are voting for in this election is the Lok Sabha representatives.
Now we must remember that the thrill for your local goon doesn't lie in being a Lok Sabha representative, the fun lies in being a Minister or even a Prime Minister so that he is the one with the "real executive power ".
That is why the candidates all horse trade to be in the majority in the Lok Sabha since the Ministers are picked from the party which wins a majority of the seats in the Lok Sabha and they all want to be the movers and shakers. Thats where the real moolah lies
Now this election day, when you go and vote for your local Papu who has stood in the way of bulldozers when they came to demolish the slums in your area, remember he will first of all become a representative of the Lok Sabha.
In the Lok Sabha it is his responsibility to hold the Council of Ministers accountable for their actions and ergo he must be able to logically and systematically understand what he has to question and what not. Before putting the cross next to his name, ask yourself, is he capable of doing that ?
Ask yourself is he capable of reading a report on how the funds for educating all the girls across India below 11years will be arranged or is he the kind of person who will shoot his mouth off first and remove the foot from it later.
What is a Lok Sabha Representative, he is the voice of the people. Is the person you are voting for your voice or is he the voice who will dictate to you for the next 5 years ?
Now assuming despite your deliberation, your Papu becomes your Lok Sabha Representative, he or his faction of the government will lobby to make him "Minister for XYZ".
That means that Papu now controls the future of what happens in the country as far as XYZ is concerned. (Things are now getting dangerous).
For example, lets say Papu is in charge of Home affairs. Does he understand the concept of security ? Does he know the difference between Kevlar and Iron plate vests for the Black Cats ? Of course not. For that he needs to depend upon advisors. And who does the average Papu have for an advisor. His local "Circuit", Mr. Fix it all.
Do you really think a local goon who is used to fixing things on a local level has the expertise to handle your future ?
>>>I have a very old adage which is the reason I am able to write on a laptop today on the internet today is all thanks to Mr. Rajiv Gandhi's advisors. He had the right mix of technocrats from Sam Pitroda downwards who knew what technology meant. In order to be a good leader , you dont need to know everything, you just have to have the ability to let your team do its work.
Case to point is Lalu Prasad. He has not done anything earth shattering, in fact most of the plans being implemented under his regime were planned tens of years ago, since you cant just plan and slap a bridge or announce a new railway line overnight, there is a lot of research and planning involved.
Lalu's only positive point is he doesn't interfere with the people who actually do the job, which is why the railways has gone from a loss making venture to a profit making one.
Now assuming that he has pulled the ultimate joker and becomes a Prime Minister, now we really are in trouble.
Whatever happens he will be a part of the legislative machinery, the machinery which decides the fate of future India. The Legislative Arm of the Union, called Parliament, consists of the President, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. All legislation requires consent of both Houses of Parliament. However, in case of money bills, the will of the Lok Sabha always prevails.
Under the Constitution, Parliament has the power to make laws for the whole of or any part of the territory of India. The subjects on which legislation can be enacted are specified in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. Parliament has the exclusive right to legislate in respect of items appearing in List I, called the Union List. This list includes areas such as defense, foreign affairs, currency, income tax, excise duty, railways, shipping, posts and telegraphs, etc.
Both Parliament and the State Legislatures have the power to legislate in items appearing in List III of the Constitution which is known as Concurrent List. This list includes items like electricity, newspapers, criminal law, marriage and divorce, stamp duties, trade unions, price controls etc.
This means that Papu once elected has a say in topics such as Defense ,electricity, criminal law,etc. "Criminal law" huh, now wonder every 2 bit goon wants to be in legislature. I can just imagine what would have happened to gun laws if Munnabhai has reached parliament.
Rajya Sabha (Upper House)
The Rajya Sabha consists of 245 members. Of these, 233 represent states and union territories and 12 members are nominated by the President. Elections to the Rajya Sabha are indirect; members are elected by the elected members of Legislative Assemblies of the concerned states. The Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution, one third of its members retire every second year.
Lok Sabha (Lower House) <---- This is what we are voting for this time.
The Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of universal adult suffrage. As of today, the Lok Sabha consists of 545 members with two members nominated by the President to represent the Anglo-Indian Community. Unless dissolved under unusual circumstances, the term of the Lok Sabha is five years
I hope the system is clear to all of my readers and please do feel free to write in and ask any questions that you may have, but do remember that till recently I too was the kind of person who voted either for the person at the centre (the figurehead of the party) Manmohan Singh or LK Advani or maybe for the local popular or famous figure head like maybe Govinda or Priya Dutt.
In most cases the only reason we vote for them is that they are a familiar surname in a sea of unknown names. (In the 70s, a large percentage of film industry used to change their surname to Kumar or Kapoor just because they thought that made them have a better chance at becoming a star).
What with Monica Bedi (a known gangster moll), Nagma ( infamous for a hawala transaction of an underworld don), Munna bhai, Shabbuddin, Shibu Soren, Arun Gawli,Raja Bhai, etc all standing for the Lok Sabha and whose only claim to fame was infamy, I did some digging as to how a politician is made in India.
In India it starts with a person playing an active role as a mediator in local issues since the judicial and municipal systems are a complete mess. The person then starts mediating in larger and larger disputes and acquires a local reputation as someone who can get things done. Along comes an election and the local populace naturally approach him to stand since they think he will sort out the mess the country is in too.
Then once elected, the person does not change overnight. He continues to be a mediator. But now its National issues and mediation is not what he has been elected for. He has been elected for Legislating. Something he is completely incapable and ill - suited for.
This time if we really wish to call ourselves an awakened force lets not just vote for a politician because he has a familiar face or surname, lets vote because he knows what he's doing.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Kagaaz ke phool
I do apologies if people think this is an anti Congress post. This is actually a dispassionate post at arms length but since the BJP has not released its manifesto I cannot do a comparative and therefore yet this is slightly one sided. It must also be kept in mind that the BJP has not been in power for the last 10 years so we have not had a chance to see if they could have fulfilled their promises or no, unlike the INC of whom I need not say anything.
The first I found hilarious is the cosmetic changes in the manifestos of the INC between 2009 and 2014.
Let me innumerate them:
First of all the smile is gone from the front covers of the manifesto, do they know something we don't, see for yourselves:
Secondly, in the 2009 manifesto on page three the INC claims that
"Indian National Congress is the party that has responded creatively to the challenges of the times through the establishment of a vast public sector manufacturing base in the fifties; through bank nationalization and the Green and White Revolutions spearheaded by Indira Gandhi in the late-sixties and seventies; through prudent liberalization and the IT Revolution created by Rajiv Gandhi in the eighties"
But the 2014 says :
"In the 1960's, the Green Revolution was launched to make India self -sufficient in food grains and a direct assault on poverty. In the 1970's, further gains were made through the Green Revolution and a White Revolution was unleashed that was to make India the world's largest producer of milk."
So where did the names of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi in the White and green revolutions go ?
Thirdly There is no mention of corruption in the 2009 manifesto. This by obvious inference has one of two meanings
( a ) There was corruption but it was not on their manifesto to eliminate it,
( b ) It was not there to that significant level that it needed to be mentioned but now has become so much in the last 5 years of the INC governance that it needs to come into the manifesto.
Kingdom of Denmark, my friends
I could go on and on. In short the manifesto is a messy piece of literature which could have been much better thought out by a party headed by lawyers.
How do you say pasta in Italian ?
I cant help but scratch my head when I heard Sonia Gandhi on the stage releasing the manifesto or even today when she was giving a speech in Delhi:
The moment an Indian goes abroad, within a few months , he starts rolling his Rs and gets an accent. He goes "Yo man whats up" and other such phrases .
Here we have a woman who has been in India 3/4 of her life, is called the bahu of the nation , her decisions make or break Indian politicians careers and she still speaks in an Italian accent …..
What really gets my goat is she is supposed to be standing for elections….
Are the Indian public so foolish that they will vote for someone who cant even speak the local tongue ? And these selfsame people are the same ones who talk about Indian culture given the first chance.
HO HO HO HO……. I am in splits. Today Rakhee Sawant launched her green chilies party ( still waiting approval from EC).
What is making me laugh is the the words of her supporters whose wives make up the party's women's wing of RAAP ( dont miss the name ROFLMAO).
"We have dabbled in politics by helping bigger parties before, but the problem is that one can invest a lifetime of work and not receive a nomination even for the assembly election,"
Ok I never knew this , if you support and help a party , you get a nomination for posts like assembly seats OR MORE. Here I was supporting parties out of the goodness of my heart in the name of India.
On the other hand it could just be that my spouse is not in a position to give me the resources for giving them the "right type of support"
Monday, January 20, 2014
War of Roses
One of the variations of George Santyana's words are "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to relive it"
Let me tell you a story of a tiny country called Georgia. (Please note that this recantation of events are based upon online articles and and my interpretations)
I do apologize if the story seems long, but for those who read to the end, I think you may find it very interesting.
Under the Soviet regime, the province of Georgia was ridden with corruption, grey and black markets. Eduard Shevardnadze was appointed to the First Secretary ship of the Georgian Communist Party by the Soviet government to fight this grey and black-market capitalism.
Despite his best efforts, he failed in his quest but quite a few decisive actions were taken like purging of the utterly corrupt border guards. Under his regime Georgia was perhaps the only part of the Soviet Union which did not experience Economic stagnation.
On April 9, 1991 when Georgia broke away from the Soviet Union, they installed a Presidential system much like ours.
The newly independent Republic of Georgia elected as its first president a leader of the national-liberational movement, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, a famous scientist and writer.
However, Gamsakhurdia's rule ended abruptly in January 1992 when he was deposed in a bloody coup d'état led by the self same Shevardnadze.
At the same time, however, Georgia still suffered badly from the effects of crime and rampant corruption, often perpetrated by well-connected officials and politicians.
According to the results of the World Bank survey, the percentage of public officials believed to have purchased their position was close to 50 percent for customs inspectors, approximately 40 percent for tax inspectors and ordinary police officials. The price for a job in the police is said to have been ranging from $2,000-$20,000, depending on the profitability of the position for sale.
More than one-third of the offices of natural resource licensers, judges, investigators and prosecutors were also believed to have been purchased.Shevardnadze's closest advisers, including several members of his family, exerted disproportionate economic power.
It was estimated by outside observers that Shevardnadze's inner circle controlled as much as 70 per cent of the economy:
- His wife edited and wrote for one of the country's major newspapers,
- his daughter was the director of a television film studio
- and her husband founded one of the country's leading mobile phone networks (with American funding).
While Shevardnadze himself was not a conspicuous profiteer, he was accused by many Georgians of shielding corrupt supporters and using his powers of patronage to shore up his own position. Georgia acquired an unenviable reputation as one of the world's most corrupt countries.
In 2003, are per Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Georgia stood 124th (1 being the least) (Its interesting to note that India was at 85 that year)
By this time the general public had had enough. Out of the milieu rose a new voice Mikheil Saakashvili. A man wearing a simple shirt and leather jacket against the tailored suits of the parliament members and the President.
He urged the public to protest in a peaceful non violent manner. Under his banner a wild protest broke out under the name "Kmara" ("Enough!").
Their symbol of protest was the presentation of a rose. The cries rose higher and higher, with more and more people joining in till a tidal wave swept the country.
The last bastion to fall was the refusal of the army to obey his orders and instead side with their fellow countrymen. Shevardnadze had no option but to hand over the Presidency under the guise of trying to save bloodshed.
In 2013 Georgia is 55 on the CPI (India is 94).
History for all those who know how to read it history ,shows that once corruption reaches a certain level, the pot will boil over, all it needs is the right man to lead it. "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to relive it"
Now will someone tell me why the history of Georgia sounds so familiar in my ears ?
Monday, December 30, 2013
Umeed Vali Dhoop Sunshine Vali Asha
The last 2 days have been very interesting ones for a political observer like myself. The manure has hit the fan as they say.
Many many years ago, when I was studying copywriting, one of my ad gurus told me if every advertisement you see for detergents talks about new, improved, ten isn't it logical that whatever they were selling you to that date was substandard.
I was reminded of this yesterday when at the FCCI meet Rahul Gandhi said "Corruption is bleeding our people dry. It is an unacceptable burden on the people of our nation. We must fight corruption with all our strength and determination."
This was followed by another rib tickling moment in the words "The black market in land has got to go. We need to build a robust and open real estate market, so that businesses, especially small startups, have affordable access to land."
(I think we all know that the right people claiming to be startups and getting interest free loans already have easy access to land, could he make it any easier )
So does that mean we now see the new improved Congress ?
Talking of another startup, I am sort of shell shocked. As my readers know, I have for long being saying that the embers are glowing but to date they have not been able to get into a full blown flame. As I saw Arvind Kejriwal take his oath yesterday, I saw the flame blaze. The firebrand was dynamite in a small package.
I must say that I have been skeptical that AAP would be able to achieve much , like most I thought that they may leave scratches on the lion but no real damage would ensure.
Today India is a recharged nation, today the war is on many fronts. I see people thronging across India to volunteer funds and time. Today India suddenly has seen that the Aam Aadmi has a voice and the Goliath can be felled by a David with almost no funds and almost zero human resources, just because people have reached the end of their tolerance level.
The people will not eat cake, they demand bread.
Recently in an article I had written UPA 1 was bad, UPA 2 was a disaster and UPA3 was the death of the common man, and it was an almost certainty that UPA 3 would come in. The odds have changed.
It was so much pleasure reading the newspapers after so long. On one side, there was talk of the Chief Secretary being held responsible for missing files in stark contrast to the news in the Times of India about a news channel sting of babus tearing files.
On the other was a panicky announcement of Congress scrambling to announce that there would be a lokayukta in every congress ruled state.
Another facet was the rumor that Manmohan Singh may step aside for the heir apparent.
The fourth was the frantic energy of the new AAP Delhi Govt, it was obvious had been doing their homework round the clock ever since they knew there was a chance of being in power. They came out of the gate running at full pelt announcing one move after another in this preemptive strike.
Theres a new sherrif in town and he has come with guns blazing. Its high noon at OK Corral.
Blood Sport
In southern India the sport of cock fighting is very popular. This is where 2 cocks with 3 inch blades are put into a ring and a winner is declared of 3 or 4 rounds of both of them fighting it out with their claws sometimes even drawing blood.
Last few days on TV have reminded me of that. Instead of going into damage control the two main political parties (and all the sub parties) are indulging into cock fighting. There are images of Modi saying things against Congress and Congress slinging mud at Modi.
In my opinion Not a single one of them has rolled up his sleeves and got down into solving the problems.
Of course posturing of both sides is happening just like the preening of feathers in the cock fight, but is any of them reaching the level of drawing blood, I think not.
Wake up !!
Go out and do something at the relief camps at Muzzafarnagar where children are dying of cold.
Go out and do something about the death anniversary of Nirbhaya (which was on sunday in case people forgot) and all future juvenile rapists who use their age as a get out of jail free card.
Go out and prosecute the BMC and other babus who let Aadarsh be built instead of just the luminaries who will draw attention and then be let off
Go out and re-examine the electric prices in states ruled by all parties instead of announcing Lokayuktas which we all suspect will be a sham
Go out and ensure that drought and water supplies are looked in all states by all parties
The roadmap has already been shown by the Aam Aadmi if only the arrogance is dropped and the willingness to listen is there
If the older parties really want the best for the common man and the people who elected you, go look at their needs instead of slinging mud to draw column inches.
And then and only then my friends is there a chance that this flame which has been lit by the Common man in revolt of their plight can be fought by the incumbents.
Till the time real blood is drawn and posturing stops , long live the Aam Aaadmi
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Makes you think
The Indian Penal code is mainly derived from the time of the Colonial rule of the British. This means that there has very little change for the last 150 odd years for the crimes defined in it.
The archaic nature of this was brought to our minds in the ruling by the Supreme Court in the case as regards Section 377 of the code which was designed to prevent sodomy and other "unnatural acts" which has been carried forward from the Colonial rule.
This section reads of the penal code reads as:
377. Unnatural offences.--Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.-Penetration is sufficient to constitute the carnal intercourse necessary to the offence described in this section.
Let us study this section,the key words here are:
carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal
This means that the badly drafted code which was perhaps relevant to the British colonies a that time is not just against homosexuality but against most of the current forms of expressions of sexuality such as oral, anal or any other sexual act.
So the next time you have any kind of sex except maybe the missionary position, please do remember the fact that you are committing a crime which may be punished with a life term, or ten years and also have to pay a fine. This in the land of the Kama sutra. (a large percentage of the of pleasing your partner denoted in there can be interpreted as illegal under this section)
This then brought me to think of another line of thought, I decided to investigate some other weird sexual based laws across the world just for a laugh:
In Singapore: As it is considered pornographic, you may not walk around your home nude.:
Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Chapter 184, 1997 Edition) Section 27A
(1) Any person who appears nude
(a) in a public place; or
(b) in a private place and is exposed to public view,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(2) For the purpose of this section, the reference to a person appearing nude includes a person who is clad in such a manner as to offend against public decency or order.
In the United Kingdom: It is illegal for two adult men to have sex in the same house if a third man is there in the house.
Introduced to outlaw "molly houses" which began to appear in the big cities of England in the late 16th Century. In these bordellos, homosexuals engaged in sex, sado masochism, transvestism etc., and they were perceived as a threat to public morality, and so outlawed.
In France: In France, you can legally marry a dead person as long as preliminary civic formalities have been completed which show that you and your fiancée had planned to marry before your fiancée died.
In France, you can legally marry a dead person as long as preliminary civic formalities have been completed which show that you and your fiancée had planned to marry before your fiancée died. It requires special clearance from the French president
In the United States:
In Arizona : No more than six girls may live in any house.
The zoning ordinance was intended to crack down on the proliferation of brothels. However, lawmakers did not forsee cultural changes such as groups of girls living together in a sorority house.
In Florida : Unmarried couples may not commit "lewd acts" and live together in the same residence.
798.02 Lewd and lascivious behavior.
If any man and woman, not being married to each other, lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together, or if any man or woman, married or unmarried, engages in open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
In Georgia: The term "sadomasochistic abuse" is defined so broadly, that it could possibly be applied to a person handcuffing another in a clown suit.
(6) 'Sadomasochistic abuse' means flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments or in revealing or bizarre costume or the condition of being fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed.
The Other Woman
Then in light of all this, I turned my attention back to India and asked a lawyer friend to clarify something which had been puzzling me for so long. The case of the other woman.
I thought of the history of the "other woman".
In my option, In the 70's some men had a bit on the side (the way the other woman was referred to at that time), but they were never heard of, they were completely under wraps.
From 70's to mid 80's approx, the other woman was known and discussed in society by people but in whispers.
From mid 80's to almost mid 2000's the other woman came out in the open and staked a claim socially even if not legally.
And from mid 2000's to date there has been a flurry of judgements according legal status and rights to the other woman. Every day there are more and more judgements which give equal rights to a woman who has lived with a man for long periods of time without going through the act of marriage.(long period would typically mean 5 years or more in this interpretation )
IMPORTANT : For those who wish to read up on this topic a recent judgement by Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan on Nov 26th 2013 is very enlightening on this topic. (click here to read jusgement) (this is especially relevant for Hindus as of date)
1) My lawyer friend explained that adultery is defined as a MAN having sex knowingly with a WOMAN who he knows to be married to another man .
The important point to be noted here is a woman cannot commit adultery. Also it must be that the man has to know she is married to another man for adultery to happen.
2) Bigamy he explained was when a MAN (married or unmarried) marries a second WOMAN while still in a state of marriage to the first WOMAN.
This then brought me to a conundrum
"This by inference means that it is better for a married man to live in with another woman (as long as she is not already married) rather than marry her since in the second case he would be committing a jail able office.
The irony is though he does not marry her, she would still get all the rights as if she were married and her children from the live in relationship would get all the benefits of progeny as from his married wife."
Isn't the law fun


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101. RaceCompatibility for Skyrim and Dawnguard for Skyrim
This package allows mod authors to make mods based on the RaceCompatibility.esm to work properly with Dawnguard. With optional compatibility for UFO, USKP, Better Vampires. Also fixes a bug in RaceCompatibility related to multiple custom races.
updated 19:47, 19 Nov 2014 644,026 17,971 147kb TMPhoenix
102. Wyrmstooth for Skyrim
An unofficial DLC-sized expansion that adds hours of new content to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
The East Empire Company commissions the Dragonborn to slay a dragon that is interrupting trade routes throughout Skyrim. But is the dragon stirring up trouble with a particular reason and is there something more sinister behind it?
updated 9:31, 23 Nov 2014 383,173 17,934 94,205kb jonx0r
103. Caliente's Vanilla Outfits for CBBE for Skyrim
Lore-friendly outfit replacers for the CBBE bodies. BodySlide compatible!
updated 20:44, 15 Aug 2014 876,360 17,894 7,768kb Caliente
104. The Paarthurnax Dilemma for Skyrim
Small expansion on the quest the Blades give you concerning Paarthurnax.
updated 22:08, 29 Oct 2014 332,762 17,786 429kb Arthmoor
105. High Quality 3D Map for Skyrim
This is a replacer for the LOD files which are responsible for the 3D-Map.
Texture resolution has been quadruppled and mesh resolution increased 20 fold.
updated 3:15, 11 Apr 2014 549,824 17,650 49,841kb Ethatron
106. WARZONES 2015 - Civil Unrest for Skyrim
WARZONES 2015 : CIVIL UNREST brings the SKYRIM CIVIL WAR to life! Revived. Rebuilt. Reborn. It adds 10000s of really pissed NPCs, new SCENERY, new BATTLEFIELDS and new BOSS-LIKE characters.
updated 9:01, 27 Nov 2014 1,011,744 17,506 6,081kb MGE
107. Coverwomen for Skyrim
Adds more detail to skin of women faces
updated 16:29, 25 Sep 2014 1,397,170 17,395 8,510kb mrLenski
108. Book Covers Skyrim for Skyrim
Book Covers Skyrim is a retexture of all the readable books, journals, and notes in Skyrim. It gives each book and journal its own unique cover and adds many additional paper styles to the notes.
updated 17:42, 23 Nov 2014 416,096 17,332 451,178kb DanielCoffey
109. Midas Magic - Spells in Skyrim for Skyrim
This is the sequel to Midas Magic - Spells of Aurum for Oblivion. This mod adds new and unique spells and visuals to Skyrim. Includes a summonable player house.
updated 5:12, 2 Apr 2014 1,390,209 16,915 2,478kb xilver
110. Feminine Running and New Dash Animation for Skyrim
- Replace vanilla running forward animation to a MORE GIRLISH way.
- Including new animation! Dash animation has been released!! Check it out.
v1.1 Now with Breast's Bouncing Motion
updated 8:32, 29 Jul 2014 1,043,332 16,867 34kb xp32
111. Female Facial Animation for Skyrim
This file improves the expression of a female character, and a motion of a mouth.
updated 9:58, 30 Oct 2014 460,551 16,847 103kb nao4288
112. Sounds of Skyrim - Civilization for Skyrim
Adds 223 new sound effects that are played in Skyrim's cities, villages and small hamlets. Sounds include city activity (doors, children) , interior weather (thunderstorms) and tavern activity (shouts, crowd) and many more.
updated 16:59, 30 Jul 2013 574,635 16,842 60kb Cliffworms
113. Inconsequential NPCs for Skyrim
Adds NPCs and dialogue scenes to Skyrim to enhance the social ambiance of the game, all voiced. Aims to be unintrusive in implementation to maximize compatibility with large load orders.
updated 4:18, 21 Sep 2014 405,972 16,578 52,174kb ripple
114. TERA Armors Collection for Skyrim - Male and UNP female for Skyrim
A collection of 64 TERA armors (23 heavy, 28 light, and 13 robes) with more coming every updates. All of them are uniquely beautiful, have weight slider support for both genders, inventory models, relatively balanced stats and recipes and are ready for use in Skyrim. *NOTE - this mod is obviously NOT lore-friendly*
updated 0:02, 24 Nov 2014 955,956 16,550 13kb asianboy345
115. Duel - Combat Realism for Skyrim
Well known combat mod that enhance enemies A.I., implement a new stagger system based on fight context (armor types, weapon types, health, stamina, ...), enhance stealth, enhance archery, enhance blocking with a shield or weapon, enhance group A.I. and a couple of other useful tweaks that will add to the fights.
updated 3:55, 7 Nov 2014 650,163 16,286 10kb LogRaam
116. LeanWolf's Better-Shaped Weapons for Skyrim
Tired of broad, thick weapons that would be far too heavy, blunt or unwieldy in actual combat? Maybe you find their styles a little too unconventional or just plain ugly?
This simple weapon MESH reshaping mod is fully compatible with popular mods and ANY TEXTURES.
updated 3:26, 16 Nov 2014 326,227 16,271 3,031kb LeanWolf
117. HDT HighHeels System for Skyrim
This mod gives your high heel shoes real High Heels.
updated 6:31, 15 Feb 2014 370,276 15,888 340kb HydrogensaysHDT
118. Unread Books Glow for Skyrim
Books which you have not read yet will have a visible glow. When you
read a book for the first time, its glow will disappear. All copies
of the same title are considered the same book, so once you've read
one "Cats of Skyrim", you've read them all.
updated 20:03, 17 Nov 2014 408,403 15,776 23kb duggelz
119. YY Anim Replacer - Mystic Knight for Skyrim
This mod replaces one-handed sword and magic animations.
Designed to fit a character with a sword in one hand, a magic in the other, such as Spellsword, Battle Mage or Mystic Knight, or pure Mage.
If you want to make your character relaxed and self-confident like Sercerer and Warlock, maybe this mod is a bit different from you're looking for.
updated 8:19, 15 Sep 2014 441,855 15,591 1,272kb yukl
120. Stones of Barenziah Quest Markers for Skyrim
Adds quest markers to all 24 of the Stones of Barenziah (Unusual Gems) that you need to find/collect for the "No Stone Unturned" quest. For those like me who want to complete the quest, but don't like looking up all those locations
updated 8:05, 22 Nov 2014 372,193 15,246 2kb toaDime
121. My Home Is Your Home - a mod for followers for Skyrim
Give each of your followers their own home - The new home can be any place, including custom player homes - Dismissed followers will return to their new home - Compatible with UFO, AFT, SMF, SCLE and EFF - Supports up to 250 followers - Supports custom followers
updated 12:05, 28 Feb 2014 399,377 15,092 26kb Volek
122. DYNAVISION - Dynamic Depth of Field for Skyrim
DYNAVISION provides a dynamic depth-of-field and auto-focus effect similar to a camera.
updated 12:08, 31 Oct 2014 537,167 15,025 18kb Gopher
123. CTD and Memory patch ENBoost for Skyrim
x64 optimized patch for heavily modified games, it much more efficiently utilize memory. Also it increase performance of the game.
updated 4:36, 16 May 2014 427,871 14,965 14kb BorisVorontsov
124. SSME - Skyrim Startup Memory Editor for Skyrim
Simple mechanism to apply Sheson`s memory allocation enlargement patch.
updated 11:53, 24 Aug 2014 275,740 14,832 7kb Queued
125. Pretty Female Idles for Skyrim
Just replaces the game default idle,Check photos get more detail.
updated 19:47, 1 Nov 2014 875,418 14,718 15,070kb dualsun
126. No Spinning Death Animation for Skyrim
v1.1: Simply removes the spinning around dance animation that they do before death, they will now just ragdoll when killed. Works for normal deaths and dying from a high fall. It will not affect killmoves.
Includes death pose removal of dragons, falmer, and rieklings.
updated 2:04, 19 Oct 2013 420,043 14,689 1kb dDefinder1
127. Build Your Own Home for Skyrim
Adds a fully modular and customizable player home. The player can construct the home however they choose. Build what you love and remove what you hate! 1 mod, dozens of home possibilities!
Now with Daedra Worship!
updated 21:26, 14 Aug 2014 662,761 14,510 12,350kb supernastypants
128. Supreme Storms for Skyrim
Let's make the weather insane!
updated 16:18, 11 Aug 2014 417,840 14,465 20kb mannygt
129. Isilmeriel LOTR Weapons Collection for Skyrim
high-res weapons: Sting, Legolas' bow and daggers, Witch King Sword, Sauron's Mace, Narsil, Anduril, Glamdring, and Morgul Blade from Lord of the Rings
updated 18:25, 25 Aug 2014 623,572 14,329 39,171kb Isilmeriel
130. Immersive First Person View for Skyrim
See exactly what your character sees through their eyes. Toggleable with hotkey and many customization options.
updated 7:15, 20 Oct 2014 309,451 14,326 256kb meh321
131. Beards for Skyrim
Beards is a Skyrim texture mod that replace the existing beards with high resolution hand painted beards that are true to the vanilla style, but look so much more photo realistic. Beards also feature added beard styles that were present in the Skyrim files, but not enabled in game.
updated 19:14, 16 Nov 2014 362,767 14,022 6,948kb lthot
132. Sharlikrans Compatibility Patches for Skyrim
These are files I have used in the past updated and cleaned with TES5Edit.
updated 8:05, 9 Nov 2014 719,678 13,987 57kb Sharlikran
133. Dragon Combat Overhaul for Skyrim
Are you ready?
updated 13:30, 19 Nov 2014 448,341 13,825 91kb Apollodown
134. Brows for Skyrim
Brows is a Skyrim texture mod that replace the existing eyebrows with high resolution hand painted eyebrows that are true to the vanilla style, but look so much more photo realistic. Brows also feature added brow styles that will be added along the way as the mod develops and brow style requests are given.
updated 3:00, 21 Oct 2014 411,041 13,748 4,249kb lthot
135. INIGO for Skyrim
Inigo is an essential, fully voiced adventuring companion with a few thousand lines of unique dialogue - much of it about you. He'll level alongside you and avoid most traps. If you're sneaking he won't chatter and he'll whisper if you talk to him. He can run out of arrows. He's highly skilled in archery, one-handed, and sneak.
updated 7:45, 28 Nov 2014 181,369 13,729 188,865kb Smartbluecat
136. Fuz Ro D-oh - Silent Voice for Skyrim
A SKSE plugin that adds support for unvoiced in-game dialog,
updated 16:41, 5 Apr 2013 315,281 13,659 294kb shademe
137. Breezehome FullyUpgradable for Skyrim
This is a mod that allows you to take Breezehome from it's humble beginnings to a home worthy of a dragonslayer. It adds 11 new upgrades to breeze home with 3 optional dawnguard DLC updgrades a Hearthfires Garden upgrade with 50 soil planters and a mini quest to find all 9 shrines to the divines.
updated 17:08, 12 Sep 2014 245,689 13,633 163kb Sku11M0nkey
138. Sharpshooters Extreme Graphics ENB for Skyrim
A graphical modification that aims to achieve photo realistic graphics in Skyrim, similar to game titles such as Crysis and Battlefield.
updated 18:35, 20 Aug 2014 1,180,174 13,613 9,169kb sharpshooter8
139. Follower Commentary Overhaul - FCO for Skyrim
A mod which injects new life into the vanilla followers of Skyrim by greatly expanding their repertoire of idle, conditional commentary after the fashion of the Inigo follower, using only vanilla resources.
updated 23:03, 19 Jun 2014 151,739 13,541 31,624kb terzaerian
140. Lustmord Vampire Armor for Skyrim
The Lustmord Vampire Armor pack is a standalone, modular and customizable armor system comprised of multiple parts, with unique features. Requires Dawnguard.
updated 0:55, 7 Oct 2014 385,367 13,505 38,718kb AmethystDeceiver
141. ReProccer - Automated SkyRe patch generator for Skyrim
Automated SkyProc-based compatibility patch and stat overhaul creator for T3nd0's Skyrim Redone. Covers armor, weapons, ammunition and alchemy. Beta?
updated 20:41, 2 Sep 2014 413,830 13,470 2,542kb T3nd0
142. Pretty Face for Skyrim
This mod replaces textures and meshes for human races female in skyrim.
It aim to flat and smooth face with a little realistic.
updated 1:10, 11 Nov 2014 1,201,504 13,453 3,328kb tktk1
143. Equipping Overhaul for Skyrim
Equipping Overhaul is a complete overhaul on Skyrim's system of swapping, equipping, and dropping items. Complete with a MCM menu, all features can be reconfigured (or even disabled) to your liking! The mod can be broken down into four major features: Dual Sheaths, Geared Up, Realistic Unequip, and Lit Torches.
updated 16:43, 6 Oct 2014 241,050 13,432 134kb DragonDude1029
144. 360 Walk and Run Plus for Skyrim
This tiny mod lets your character to walk toward near side of the screen.
updated 15:05, 30 Aug 2014 306,050 13,230 3,383kb yukl
145. Deadly Spell Impacts for Skyrim
Fire, lightning, and frost spell impacts with their own unique textures.
updated 4:14, 6 Jul 2014 562,315 13,157 2kb isoku
146. Open Cities Skyrim for Skyrim
Transfers the five major cities into the Tamriel worldspace, eliminating the load screen transitions. Ride your horse through town, or seek aid from city guards in a fight.
updated 22:05, 29 Oct 2014 480,128 13,079 8,163kb Arthmoor
147. Victorias High Heel walk Animation plus BBP for Skyrim
Will make your female walk as if she is a fashion model on the stage. Now with Breast bouncing motion. v1.1 is the latest work
updated 18:09, 31 Aug 2013 649,294 13,068 931kb xp32
148. Civil War Overhaul for Skyrim
Dear Bethesda, your civil war sucks.
Fixed that for ya.
updated 13:30, 19 Nov 2014 289,575 12,984 5,844kb Apollodown
149. Double Cursor Fix for Skyrim
SKSE plugin.
Fixes double cursor when alt+tab game.
updated 12:32, 20 Aug 2013 345,019 12,911 6kb virusek
150. Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack for Skyrim
New colors and patterns for horses, wolves, spiders, werewolves and more! Supports NMM and Wrye Bash with Installers and image previews!
updated 13:15, 15 Jun 2014 558,342 12,880 110,541kb wrig675
151. FNIS Sexy Move for Skyrim
Tired of all females NPCs moving the same uninspired way? All females? No, not even that. Because your Housecarl and spouse Lydia even walks like men do. Argh!
Now here is your solution: FNIS Sexy Move. FNIS Sexy Move will randomly select 1 out of 9 available walk and run animations for any female NPC that is in the area of the p
updated 20:31, 10 Oct 2014 169,332 12,773 3kb fore
152. Project ENB for Skyrim
From the same author that brought you True Vision ENB, comes an intensely visual ENB based off of HD6's shader effects. The goal is to provide the optimum ENB preset to be used with Project Reality - Climates Of Tamriel. ENB Series v0.221 and v0.119. Follow the installation steps and your game will look like my screenshots!
updated 9:57, 10 Nov 2014 681,385 12,691 37kb bronze316
153. Heart of the Beast - Werewolf Sound and Texture Overhaul for Skyrim
NEW: Now with glowing eye textures.
This mod aims to make werewolves more brutal and aggressive by making them sound like savage beasts they are supposed to be, with 3 different sound overhaul versions to choose from.
Now also with werewolf body and eye textures and an optional speed upgrade, and a skyrim video series I made.
updated 22:47, 11 Sep 2014 579,843 12,640 15,208kb NsJones
154. Detailed Rugs for Skyrim
This mod provides lore-friendly high-resolution textures for the different rugs in Skyrim.
All textures were carefully overhauled to maintain the original style.
updated 13:06, 24 May 2014 405,231 12,571 22,039kb raiserfx
155. Hunterborn for Skyrim
Changes animal looting into a process of dressing, skinning, harvesting, and butchering. Adds hunting knives, many new alchemy ingredients, animal meat, recipes, and foraging. Requires SKSE / MCM.
updated 12:15, 26 Oct 2014 242,555 12,492 4,226kb unuroboros
156. Sneak Tools for Skyrim
Adds new gameplay features to Skyrim's sneaking, like throat slitting with daggers, knocking people unconscious with fists, killing sleeping NPCs, identity-concealing masks, rope arrows and more to come!
updated 14:26, 2 Jul 2014 402,929 12,302 1,987kb Borgut1337
157. Dead Body Collision Fix for Skyrim
All dead bodies are now solid and can collide with yourself and other NPCs - no more walking straight through corpses!
updated 16:54, 18 Aug 2014 325,162 12,295 3kb LargeStyle
158. Birds of Skyrim for Skyrim
Adds birds to the world of skyrim
updated 17:45, 20 Nov 2014 378,342 12,284 18,320kb qasiermo
159. Crimson Tide - Blood for Skyrim
All new blood decals, weapons specific blood for every weapon type. Pooling Blood, leaking out after death,
*NEW* doesn't interfere with perk mods, all new blood pool textures and effects as well as seperate textures for hit spray.
updated 20:30, 4 Aug 2013 761,276 12,282 101kb MuteDivinity
160. Predator Vision - Vampire Werewolf and Khajiit for Skyrim
See clearly in the night, and sense your preys body heat as you close in for the kill.
updated 18:07, 28 Sep 2014 276,253 12,205 26kb Gopher
161. Moonlight Tales - Werewolf and Werebear Overhaul for Skyrim
This mod aims at making being a werewolf a much more immersive, atmospheric and fun experience. Features include lunar transformations, unique skin system, playable werebear, werewolf / werebear followers and NPCs, hunter NPCs, infection and diseases, new cure alternative, music, sound effects and more.
updated 21:05, 27 Nov 2014 230,640 12,203 210kb spwned
162. Serious HD Retexture Skyrim for Skyrim
texture replacement for landscape
updated 10:48, 29 Sep 2014 979,888 12,172 248,854kb zaga86
163. Weapons and Armor Fixes Remade with Dawnguard and Dragonborn support for Skyrim
Fixes bugs and incorrect settings for Skyrim's weapons and armors, as well as changing values and keywords to achieve greater consistency.
updated 6:56, 20 Jun 2014 282,069 12,113 4,307kb kryptopyr
164. Splash of Rain for Skyrim
Rain impact splash effects appear on most uncovered surfaces during rain. Ambient, rain sound effects play in interiors with keyword LocTypeDwelling.
updated 7:15, 1 Jun 2014 244,139 12,065 26kb isoku
165. Coverkhajiits for Skyrim
New face textures for khajiits
updated 0:07, 12 Sep 2014 601,681 11,859 7,162kb mrLenski
166. KenMOD - Time on loading screen for Skyrim
Display current computer time on loading screens
updated 8:13, 27 Nov 2011 384,958 11,807 15kb Kenney
167. Pretty Combat Animations for Skyrim
This mod will replace most character combat idles,and look more pretty, Just try it,and I wish you will like it.
updated 15:19, 1 Nov 2014 762,566 11,801 13,738kb dualsun
168. Expanded Towns and Cities for Skyrim
Expands upon existing towns, villages, settlements, cities, etc. So far includes: Darkwater Crosisng, Dawnstar, Dragon Bridge, Falkreath, Ivarstead, Karthwasten, Kynesgrove, Morthal, Riverwood, Rorikstead, Shor's Stone, Stonehills and Winterhold. (OPTIONAL: Dragon Bridge South, Whiterun Exterior Market, Solstheim, and Orc Strongholds.)
updated 21:41, 10 Nov 2014 389,356 11,754 200kb missjennabee
169. 83Willows 101BugsHD Butterfly Dragonfly Luna-Moth Torchbug for Skyrim
V4.1: adds 28 NEW Insect-Species + Ingredients to Skyrim!
+ HD-Retextures for ALL Vanilla/Default-Insects
High and Lower Resolution available!
Optional files with INCREASED SPAWNING RATES available!
NMM-Installer + BAIN-friendly Files :)
in cooperation with Wearable Lanterns by Chesko > TORCHBUG+FIREFLY LANTERNS available :D
updated 3:32, 8 Jul 2014 344,727 11,733 1,935kb 83Willow
170. Triss Armor Retextured for Skyrim
Adds Triss Merigold's outfit from The Witcher 2 to the game. Standalone, 8 color variations, Vanilla & CBBE meshes, clothing & light armor.
Available in English, German and French.
updated 1:14, 24 Oct 2014 550,916 11,718 19,707kb Psyke23
171. Improved Combat Sounds for Skyrim
Enhances all combat sounds - blows feel heavier, meatier and more satisfying. Bash and block sounds are also enhanced to improve the overall fighting experience!
updated 19:04, 4 Oct 2013 572,751 11,708 1kb judgefredd
172. HIALGOBOOST GPU UPGRADE for Skyrim
Significantly improves responsiveness and gameplay experience. Significantly reduces in-game loading times. Play Skyrim smoothly with higher settings, more effects and mods. Play Skyrim on a laptop with a high-end GPU - in power-save mode, extending the battery life. Play Skyrim on laptops with low-end GPUs (e.g. Ultrabooks/MacBook Air etc). (Edit:
updated 7:23, 16 Oct 2014 452,024 11,546 1,330kb HiAlgoBoost
173. Even Better Quest Objectives for Skyrim
Enhances the quest descriptions in the vanilla game. A unofficial update to whickus's Better Quest Objectives.
updated 1:40, 16 Apr 2014 395,988 11,528 10,083kb WilliamImm
174. Cerwiden -SMART Healer- AI Configurable Companion for Skyrim
Cerwiden is an intelligent, CONFIGURABLE and CUSTOM-VOICED mage companion who can buff and heal you and your other followers. She has her own personality, installment questline, and will "SMARTcast" offense spells. She'll even engage in random, situation-aware banter, recognize your other followers, and change outfits and hairstyles.
updated 0:12, 16 Nov 2014 375,892 11,399 1,439kb Mujuro
175. Acquisitive Soul Gems for Skyrim
This plugin will fix soul gems such that they never lose their charge once filled with the correct soul, and changes the soul trap spells and enchantments so you never underfill a soul gem.
updated 16:24, 25 Sep 2014 249,165 11,358 4kb bluedanieru
176. Real Shelter - Full Release for Skyrim
Real Shelter stops rain and snow from falling through overhead cover. Yes really. You are welcome. Now visually compatible with almost all weathers and ENB Presets. You are...more welcome...?
updated 3:02, 29 Nov 2014 208,956 11,272 21kb Robinsage
177. Harvest Overhaul for Skyrim
Ever wondered what happens to the other 2 Deathbells after you harvest them, or 5 Nightshades, or a dozen of Flowers? Where do they go if you only harvest one, does the Dragonborn throw them away? Do you want to get an appropriate amount after you harvest flora, but at the same time keep the game balanced? If yes, then this is the mod for you!
updated 6:00, 12 May 2014 256,178 11,222 159kb Omeletter
178. Arissa - The Wandering Rogue for Skyrim
Arissa is an Imperial with an independent, rebellious spirit and a gift for making expensive things disappear. She is a Skyrim companion character with over 450 lines of dialogue, professionally recorded and beautifully voiced by the talented Nikkita.
updated 21:14, 15 Nov 2014 117,935 11,181 35,630kb griefmyst
179. Better Sorting for Skyrim
Tired of spending half-an-hour trying to find that big restore health potion? Tired of looking through tons of crud to find that sweet Ebony Arrow to shoot right in the face of some two-bit bandit, rather than your crummy Falmer Arrow? Well look no further, and get Better Sorting!
updated 0:09, 11 Mar 2012 459,554 11,120 651kb headbomb
180. RS Children Overhaul for Skyrim
Overhauls the appearance of all children. Also adds some outfits and accessories (currently only for boys).
Enables compatibility with ECE features (facial sliders, basic expressions, Vertex Edit) for those who want to edit children themselves.
updated 7:29, 28 Nov 2014 266,177 11,116 8,765kb Ranaline
181. TreesHD_Skyrim_Variation for Skyrim
Trees HD.
This mod is an add-on for "Skyrim Flora Overhaul" by Vurt.With different trunks, may be more in the style of the original game.This is a great idea(to have different trunk and trees in the game), but I was not convinced by th
updated 1:02, 10 Aug 2014 546,848 11,001 10,937kb namotep
182. Left Hand Rings for Skyrim
Adds rings that are worn on the left hand. You can wear two rings at once, one on each hand. These rings can be crafted, enchanted, bought from merchants, and found randomly as treasure.
updated 20:36, 17 Nov 2014 226,934 10,908 71kb duggelz
183. High Quality Eyes for Skyrim
updated 10:29, 9 Jul 2014 568,638 10,831 5,703kb Xenius
184. Dovahkiin Relaxes Too for Skyrim
This simple mod enables your Dovahkiin to greet someone or play relaxed idle (in vanilla).
Invoke lesser power 'Dovahkiin's Relax' by shout button, and your character will play idle with something in front.
updated 20:49, 27 Nov 2014 324,800 10,801 28kb wgstein
185. Belt-Fastened Quivers for Skyrim
Belt-Fastened Quivers repositions quivers and crossbow bolts in order to be more "backpack friendly" for the player and all NPCs. The position is similar to the quiver location in Dark Souls.
updated 20:21, 3 Oct 2014 256,972 10,781 54kb Chesko
186. OBIS - Organized Bandits In Skyrim for Skyrim
Randomizes the types of bandits, adds in 1400+ new bandits separated into 40 new types of bandits, allows Reavers from the DB DLC into Skyrim (optional), makes new high level challenges, makes raiding bandits AND MORE... ALWAYS GETTING BETTER... HALLOWEEN UPDATE
updated 11:50, 17 Nov 2014 299,201 10,765 1,058kb Indigoblade
187. Lovely Hairstyles for Skyrim
Features some lore-friendly hairstyles for your character plus some of them come with additional accessories.
updated 10:34, 29 Oct 2014 374,483 10,716 20,397kb zn00p
188. Extensible Follower Framework for Skyrim
EFF is a mod that extends the follower system to allow for flexibility and functionality by adding many new features to followers and allowing user made plugins to be extended.
updated 19:31, 26 Jul 2014 508,013 10,698 728kb expired6978
189. Requiem - The Roleplaying Overhaul for Skyrim
Requiem is a project with the goal of turning Skyrim into a better roleplaying experience by making game more immersive, semi-realistic and coherent, with the tend to find a compromiss between old school mechanics and more modern approaches. It's too much to describe here, so if you are truly into roleplaying games, feel free to check it out
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Character Creation Overhaul finally brings back classes, specializations, favored attributes, and major/minor skills to Skyrim. No more boring cookie-cutter characters--Choice matters again! Whereas vanilla Skyrim only provided you with 10 options for starting characters, Character Creation Overhaul allows for 229,320 unique character combinati
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Windows that look more like windows.
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194. aMidianBorn Caves and Mines for Skyrim
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196. Levelers Tower v35a for Skyrim
Player Home Base with so many features (cheats) it will make your head spin. You can quickly create test characters for testing your own mods, re-create a lost character due to hardware failure or save game corruption, or just have fun making any type of character you like.
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197. Weapons and Armor Fixes for Skyrim
Bethesda did not do its job when reviewing weapons and armors. Several weapons (955 out of 2,848, or ~34% of all weapons) and armors (872 out of 2762, or ~32% of all armors) have bad properties, which lead to bad damages, bad perk use, bad crafting improvements, bad attack speeds, etc...
This mod fixes those problems.
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198. Real Ice ALL-IN-ONE for Skyrim
Retexturing ice for a real effect.
Better reflection of light, different shades.
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199. Complete Crafting Overhaul Remade for Skyrim
Complete Crafting Overhaul provides the most comprehensive, consistent, and fully customizable crafting experience in Skyrim. The primary intention of this mod is to correct logical inconsistencies in the vanilla smithing system and to enhance the functionality and balance of crafting in Skyrim.
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200. ApachiiSkyHair natural Retexture for Skyrim
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Help! Visiting New York in 2 weeks
Love food...especially fish, Italian, Indian, and Med. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. P.S. Did I say that dessert is my middle name? Staying at the Barclay at 111 48th St., but will travel for food.
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$100 per person/day? not including tax/tip?
For Indian food, I really love Spice Cove. In the East Village, its incredibly inexpensive and BYOB helping your bottom line even more. The room is warm and cozy and the staff is great every time I'm there. Most importantly, the food is outstanding and, again, really inexpensive. Its on East 6th street between 1st and 2nd. Another tip if you go - remember the name b/c East 6th is more or less one long succession of Indian restaurants. Really.
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I would check out DB Bistro Moderne which is near your hotel.
Another fun thing to do while here is Korean BBQ which can be found in the West 30's. Let me know if you are interested and I can suggest some places.
For Indian, I like Indigo in the East 50's.
There is also a great casual Turkish place called Taksim that you might want to try out on 54th and 2nd
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I would love recs for korean bbq - post away!
I work around the corner from the Intercontinental (Barclay). Since you mentioned fish you may want to check out a Greek place called Avra (www.avrany.com) on 48th betw. Lex & 3rd - on the high end, but very good.
On the same street is Diwan for Indian food and Bukhara Grill on 49th. Do a search on www.menupages.com for more info. I'm sure others will chime in with more recs!
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thanks for your help. the choices seem overwhelming!
ok, here are some legitimately good picks in your budget:
Indian: Tabla, Devi. Nothing else in Manhattan is in the same league.
Italian: Babbo, Peasant, A Voce, Barbuto, Bellavitae
Seafood: you could almost swing Le Bernardin...maybe for lunch? but the two best seafood restaurants in the city after LB are thankfully both easily in your budget: Esca and BLT Fish.
oh, and also consider the "Aquatic" tasting menu ($86) at 11 Madison Park. the new chef, Daniel Humm, is doing amazing things.
whom...Med is tough. Esca is sort of Med...there are some mediocre Greek places in midtown like Avra and Pylos. InTent in NoLIta is an intriguing pan-med spot...and quite cheap.
your stated budget will actually cover the vast majority of high-end restaurants in the city...
re: Nathan75
Nathan- you're a lifesaver. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help!
Taverna Kellari in Midtown (I think 44th between 6th and 5th) is good Greek/Mediterranean. beautiful atmosphere, good wine list and tasty food.


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- BlazeRush - Teaser Trailer, (PS3)
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- Far Cry 4, (PS3)
- Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd, (PS3)
- The Jackbox Party Pack, (PS3)
- LittleBigPlanet 3, (PS3)
- Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor, (PS3)
- Toybox Turbos, (PS3)
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