The religion of noise
Peeved with the constant noise blaring from the loudspeakers in the kanvaria vehicles passing through the highway close to my home, dug out this old post from August 2005. August…Continue Reading →
10 years since that summer of 2001: What 'Dil Chahta Hai' meant to me
(Dil Chahta Hai was released on August 10, 2001. This post was first published in 2011) Summer of 2001. Bhopal.…
How to speak on the telephone, the right way
It was an altogether different age, when having a telephone at home was a status symbol. And the waiting list…
In rural MP they call the Wagon R ‘Bhata Gadi’. Here’s why
It may not be the best looking car on the roads but the advertising campaign tried to brand it as ‘the blue eyed boy’. Now Maruti Suzuli’s brand manager will…Continue Reading →
The absurdity of Ramdev
The manner in which Ramdev was evicted from his protest venue was indeed stupid. I expected better from the people…
Husn Bewafa – Lust of Beauty…
Pleasantly surprised to find these posters in the neighbourhood. Sex in mainstream cinema has hit this genre hard but they…
View from the Balcony on a Full Moon Night
The winds blow a lot stronger, the rain hits a lot harder, the lift takes a lot longer but the view is a lot better. Vaishali, Ghaziabad as seen from…Continue Reading →
The Topless Beauty and the Beasts
For obvious reasons this statue was quite popular with men (and also some women) at Surajkund Fair this year. Men…
More than Lok Pal, it is the Internet that Can Stop Corruption
Almost everyone seems to be an activist. People who have no clue about what the Jan Lok Pal Bill is…
Join IPL – Institute of Political Leadership
Delhi is a city of interesting abbreviations. CID isn’t necessarily Crime Investigation Department, it can also be expanded to Crime Immunisation Dias (whatever that means, the worth lies not in…Continue Reading →
Caught on Cam: Drunken Holi Brawl
Drunken fights are fun to watch (the kind where things don’t take a serious turn). More so when you have…
How Arrogant Apple Lost a Potential Fan
That I am not an Apple fan, is because of Apple. Apple is itself responsible for not being able to…
