The first instance that came into my head when I thought about signs is when we were driving to Orlando or Tampa (I’m not sure where). It was a long drive and somewhere along the way, husband and I started ...Read More
I haven't watched Homi Adajania's Cocktail but from what I hear, it achieves something no different from the message sent by goons of the so called Hindu Janajagrana Vedike on Saturday who raided a resort in Padil, and thrashed and slapped ...Read More
Just before The Dark Knight Rises began, my mind wandered off to evil. And its randomness. And its twisted sense of purpose. The Colorado shooting during the screening of the film that took 12 lives. The depraved pawing and mauling of ...Read More
Chaos looms overhead, flashing lights, blaring horns, smoke, fog and the unnecessary chatter of people rushing past. And we sit, comfortable in a silence that could span for hours but hardly ever does.
Understanding nods herald the oncoming of quick social ...Read More
Slowly from behind the camera, the giant of a man and his tall, slim frame emerges. A cigarette dangling close to his lips. You recognise him instantly.. the enigmatic versatile genius, Satyajit Ray. Magical images of Pather Panchali and Apu ...Read More
The country is in the throes of an inexplicable regression. Cover up or get raped is the message that is getting steadily strident and sinister. Stay safe with traditional clothes. Dispense with jeans and shorts if you want to preserve your ...Read More
I read Fifty Shades of Grey yesterday. According to wiki (and because I cannot be bothered to think of new ways to say the same things): Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic novel by British author E. L. ...Read More
Oprah's Next Chapter: India captured for posterity by TLC and Discovery is simply stunning. In all the wrong ways. Take the moment when she walks, (or staggers, her weight has become impossible for her to handle in more ways than ...Read More
Conflicts Confront My Reality, and get distorted.
Life Threw questions at Me, truth I retorted.
Tribulations engulf me like a rain-cloud,
I can either sit at home or brave the storm,
'Cos life is about spirit not only Form.
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Dinesh is a mish-mash of Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai, the cities he ...Read More
Something intriguing and fascinating is in the air. The mere memory of a place is regenerating and revitalizing lost and even non-existent connections. A certain band of people, well into their40s and 50s, who once knew each other as children ...Read More
Ingredients:
1......... cup sabudana
2 ...........green chillies
1 tsp ..........red chili powder
1/2 tsp ............cumin seeds
2 tbsp ...............roasted groundnut powder
salt to taste
3 tsp ................oil to cook in kadai
1 tsp............... oil for microwave cooking
7 to 8.............. curry leaves
1 tsp ..........dessicated coconut (optional)
1 tsp .............. ...Read More
I first saw him in jeans and a white shirt, an orange knapsack over one shoulder.
He never forgave me for asking if he was a good pilot, that first encounter.
He claimed he stood on his toes to get picked for ...Read More
