Back of Beyond
June 26, 2004Cogito TV – my company – has just been commissioned a documentary film. I will be out filming in remote districts of Maharashtra. I take off on Monday to the back fo beyond and am thrilled to bits. The documentary is on…
Month: June 2004
Losing It
June 26, 2004US Vice President Dick Chenney told someone to f*** off on the floor of the US senate. And that has made headline news across the world. Senior Representatives of the Government are not supposed to use such language. I wish someone will…
Reining in the Frontier
June 26, 2004In an attempt to rein in filesharing, the US sentate has introduced a bill to bring heavy penalties, including upto 10 year jail sentances. In an attempt to stifle p2p, they plan also to impose penalties on devices that enable filesharing. This…
Chinta (worry) Baithak (gathering)
June 23, 2004It is with a certain amusement that I see the BJP behaving like the Congress. The Congress since the death of Mrs.G has been a factional party that sways between abject sychophancy and acute back stabbing. Party stalwarts didn’t seem to know…
A matter of semantics
June 21, 2004Last month, a survey was conducted by the U.N. worldwide. The only question asked was – “Would you please give your most honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?” The survey was a HUGE failure….
Tum humara ek maroge, to hum tumhare char marenge….
June 20, 2004…. (if you kill one of ours, we will kill four of yours) – or something very close to that – were the immortal lines spoken in the film Sholay. The scene is stark – Ahmed (Sachin) on his way to town…
A day at the station
June 20, 2004My mom went off to Chennai (formerly Madras) today – leaving me in charge of Dad, Bro and a devlish pup called Rani – the next ten days are going to be hell. I went to Chtrapati Shivaji Station – as opposed…
Beam me Up Scotty
June 18, 2004If you are from a generation that grew up watching Star Trek , then you will probably read this with the same excitement that I did. The BBC reports that Scientists in the US and Austria – working independently – have managed…
The funniest spam that i have ever got
June 17, 2004With the many wonderous things that come into my inbox on a daily basis, is a standard media offer brought to me courtsey Indiantelevision.com. This is one of the better TV sites in India – and it is free. So I guess…