Cabbage Quotes
August 6, 2006An idealist : An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." – H.L. Mencken This reminds me so much of the left front in India. Brevity The…
Rural Scenes
August 6, 2006Bovine Bliss – getting scrubbed down at the village pond I asked my students once, where would you find a village? The answer was – away from the city. And then came qualifiers – mud huts, no vehicles, farms, animals etal. Well,…
Death Penalty any one?
August 4, 2006I am ambivalent about the death penalty. I belive that it should exist on the statute books but used very sparingly, by the book, following the rule of law etal. But this is the rational me. When i read articles like this,…
Pesticola …
August 4, 2006In another world, another time, this could be a name for a cola variant in MAD magazine. Unfortunately, in our world it is a term that is used to describe colas with large doses of pesticide. Naturally the reaction to it is…
Positive Development
July 31, 2006I think that the Government has hit the nail on the head in asking religious leaders to intercede in stemming [tag]female foeticide[/tag]. The union ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has written to Sri Sri Ravishankar, Mata Amritanandmayi, Dinkar, Asaram Bapu…
Monsoon Light
July 28, 2006I love the rains. Always have. And one of the things that i enjoy the most about the monsoons is the kind of light that filters over [tag]Mumbai[/tag]. This is stuff that i have shot over the last few weeks – experimenting…
The Pits of Reporting
July 25, 2006Pardon the really bad pun, but i had a bit of television news induced diabetes following the wall to wall television coverage of the boy stuck at the bottom of a well. This was the dumb newscasters’ dream come true – what…
July 23, 2006
Currently researching on [tag]Buddha[/tag], [tag]Buddhism in Western India[/tag], and the ancient sea port of Soparaka for a documentary film. We visited Kanheri Caves in that regard a couple of weeks ago – it began life as a resting place for weary travellers….
Of News, Newsiness and Nonsensical Reportage
July 21, 2006One of my favourite stories about journalists and journalism is this one (probably an urban legend but one which I can identify with): "Apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the show?" Anyone who is following newschannels in India will…