Women are impure. Sabrimala Temple to conduct purification rituals. I’ve watched this issue on TV, read about it in the media. I mean, it’s not such a secret really. There are temples that ban women from certain services. Sometime back I’d read about the Sardarnis who’d tried to perform seva at the Golden Temple. They […]
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The travails of Mr. Feroze Khan
A very interesting and side-splitting article from NDTV. Presumably you’ve all heard of the debacle Feroze Khan created in Pakistan when over there for his brother’s film’s (Taj Mahal) premiere. Of course, more entertainment ensued after that gaffe. The BJP vice-president Muktar Abbas Naqvi jumped up to support Feroze Khan, calling him a true nationalist. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Blade Runner
Saw Blade Runner right after I read the novel. And it was dissapointing. The book was good, albeit a bit too philosophically depressing. The film had a real 80’s style feel to it – brought back memories of Madonna and her early videos, and her radical colored hair-styles. Yes, the film was made in the […]
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Went out of town for a few days to visit some friends, and succumbed to an infection on coming home. (Welcome back, say the bacteria) Made mush of my voice, and effectively prevented me from eating and drinking. And swallowing. It’s not like I pay that much attention to the act of swallowing, but being […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cooking (mis)demeanors
Cooking is not in my blood. I mean, I cook decently enough, but if Sanjeev Kapoor ever looked for an assistant, I don’t think he’d pick me. Philosophically speaking, what’s one to do ? You gotta eat. And you can’t eat philosophically. Unless it’s like eating your own words (which isn’t much fun). And while […]
Read the rest of this entry »A difference of opinion, and a matter of spirit
Some days back I saw “Rang de basanti”. And I thought it a fantastic film. I reviewed in my Movie Review Blog, here. I like it and I said so. Unlike many others apparently. Some criticised it on their blogs, some in their comments and Vijay pointed me to a an article which castigated the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Friday
I head homeTo be engufed in what I call, affectionatelythe Royal (C)rushCars, everywhere, a swamp.So, what else is new ? Categories : _poetry
Read the rest of this entry »Why do fools fall in love ?
I don’t know. Why do people blog ? Hmmm – it’s a Friday afternoon, so I really don’t have time to ponder over vague philosophical questions. But they are similar questions, don’t you think ? This guy though does have some idea, and he puts it pretty succintly too : “Why do people blog? You […]
Read the rest of this entry »The short story
I’ve been reading short stories lately, and here are links to a few famous ones online : – The diamond necklace (Guy de Maupassant)– Hills like white elephants (Hemingway)– A clean well-lighted place (Hemingway)– A good man is hard to find (Flannery O’Connor)– The open window (H.H.Munro) I haven’t been able to find “Cathedral” (Raymond […]
Read the rest of this entry »The noble and the ig-noble
The Ig Nobles were awarded this month. A winner would be someone who “has done something that first makes people LAUGH, then makes them THINK.” According to the Ig Noble organisers, the products of the awardees efforts are “achievements that cannot or should not be reproduced.” These awards are presented by genuine Nobel prize winners, […]
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