So in a snazzy Internet centre where am sitting and filing this, a young shop assistant asked his senior, “So what happened to that Anna Hazare thing?” The senior shook his head confusedly and gestured that he had things to do. That more or less sums up what has happened if not to the anti-corruption […]
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Month: December 2011
The Long Goodbye
2011 made us bid goodbye unwillingly and sorrowfully to… (Tribute: http://unboxedwriters.com/2011/12/satyadev-dubey-the-resilient-cactus/) Satyadev Dubey who wrote film dialogues like he was unaware of all the cliches and conventions that do not let cinematic characters breathe. And produced and directed theatre with a fierce passion that sought and demanded nothing but absolute attention and commitment from those […]
New Year Breakfast: Golden Pancakes
Need I say more. Seriously need I say more? I love pancakes. I love pancakes because …well. Let us just stop talking and make these okay? Make them on the new year’s first Sunday as breakfast or on a day you know you will feel deep misery – like a Monday. I have them with […]
Black Burn
Relationships, too bitter, at times too hasty, Like a pinch of salt, Sometimes like a shot in a glass, burning your insides, Snapping into pieces, even before the rust sets in, Black like a coal from within, pearl white from the outside, Throbbing like a painful nerve, pumping memories dusty, Like the breathless floods, that […]
The 2012 To-Do List…
And it is going to be a brand new year soon and therefore, here’s a new list of things for you to do. I ask you to do them because I have the authority to, having done them myself. Get past your boundaries. Real freedom lies one to-do list away. – Talk to a tree, […]
Flavourful Pune
Last weekend I packed my bags and prepared myself for a journey through time. I was headed to a city which had acted as the backdrop for one of the liveliest and most exuberant phases of my life. Pune has always been my favourite city, second only to Bhopal which also brings back truckloads of […]
Quick Answer
Read MoreThe Big Picture
It is fitting that an overview of this year’s most memorable films should begin with a conversation about The Dirty Picture. This film is a triumph because of three people. Director Milan Luthria. Dialogue writer Rajat Arora and Vidya Balan. Earlier this year, a strident PR campaign pegged Rani Mukherjee’s foul mouthed scribe in No One […]
Soul Warmer: Potato Pasta Pesto Soup
You read right. I am not kidding you. This is the easiest and most exotic soup you can make. Well no, not as exotic as a cold soup can get but well, when did I ever say this is a cold soup? This is a hot soup and it must be eaten with breadsticks or […]
Drops Of Joy
Have you ever noticed? The way the helmet jiggles when the wearer moves his head to music? The way trees smile and sway after a brief shower? The way generosity meter goes up when the weather is beautiful? The way bikers try to wipe their eyes through goggles? The way the bhutta smells better during monsoon? […]
Belonging
New Place New people New Job I walked out to the terrace and stared 13 floors high I saw eagles fly And sensed belonging.
New Year Special: Melting Hearts
Doesn’t that sound heart warmingly nice? Let me really not keep you from this awesomeness. Just one little thing – once you read this, you must make this. If you do, your life will start making complete sense, the Milky Way will align in magical ways to make your dreams come true. And nothing has […]