October 2nd
October 3, 2007Yesterday was my mother’s birthday. We had gone to [tag]Inorbit[/tag] to pick up a gift for her. Adorning the entrance was a large tribute to the [tag]father of the nation[/tag]. irony, anyone ?
Without Nepotism….
October 1, 2007says the NYT: Without nepotism, Hillary would be running for the president of Vassar. But then, without nepotism, W. would be pumping gas in Midland — and not out of the ground. i wounder where our leaders would be. [tag]Sonia Gandhi[/tag] would…
The Nightingale Sings…Duets
September 29, 2007On her birthday, my favourite Lata Mangeshkar duets. She has sung with practically everyone and his cousin in her eons that she has ruled the roost of Hindi Film Music Chod Gaye Balam – Lata and Mukesh voicing for a very young…
The Nightingale Sings…Solo
September 28, 2007September 28th – The birthday of Lata Mangeshkar …. the woman with the golden voice.The first lady of Hindi film Music. For me, the last of the All India Radio generation , the lady and her music was a constant companion when…
Pudcha Varshi Laukar Ya …
September 26, 2007Yesterday, was the day when most of Mumbai was out saying bye bye to [tag]Ganpati[/tag]. The little home Ganpati’s had their joyous send offs. Accompanied by band baja, and scores of bad dancers, the Ganpati’s wove their way through the streets of…
Changing Names Chaos
September 24, 2007Everytime, my phone service provider decides to change names, the service provided to me has a major case of hiccups. In the 8 years that I have been with them, they have been [tag]Max Touch[/tag], [tag]Orange[/tag], [tag]Hutch[/tag] and now [tag]Vodafone[/tag]. Not that…
Happy New Week
September 24, 2007Another monday, another week. Hope that this one is more fruitful than the last one !
Review – 52 vol. 2
September 23, 2007Often I don’t go to [tag]Infinity Mall[/tag], – the purpose is simple … to avoid going into Landmark and spending a fortune. Often I fail. [tag]52 vol.2[/tag] – like 52, vol.1 – makes for compelling reading. Primarily because the characters are so…
Review – Apollo’s Song
September 20, 2007Two evenings ago, I spent a mini fortune at Landmark. Again. [tag]Apollo’s Song[/tag] was one of the purchases. Ever since I read [tag]Osama Tezuka[/tag]’s 8 – part graphic novel – Buddha, I was captivated by his writing, art and his take on…
Growing Wild
September 17, 2007Cleaning up hard disks takes up as much time as cleaning up a room or a house. Found a bunch of photographs that were clicked in Lonavala — which weren’t uploaded. Essentially macros, of the flora & fauna adjoining the house. A…