Comparisons
November 8, 2005Natwar Singh being made a minister without a portfolio is akin to a pimp without a prostitute. Really sad. Have the spine to sack the man, or to back him. This sort of vascillating is really stupid.
Today
November 8, 2005…was essentially a continuation of yesterday – and i don’t mean it in any philo level sense. It was a continuation of footsie and ring-a-ring-a-roses. The problem is that when you play footsie while you go around in circles, you are more…
Yesterday….
November 6, 2005… we – that is the client and us – played Ring-a-ring-roses, for around 10 hours. I prefer the hangover 🙂 One day we are all going to look back and laugh. I hope that day comes soon and all involved are…
Buswoman’s Holiday
November 3, 2005This Diwali has been extra work for all of us. There is Dial One aur Jeeto there is the new post produced show with all its taam jaam. and there is the fiction pilot that we are shooting in a week. Also…
Random Thoughts on Diwali Day
November 1, 2005For me, childhood memories of Diwali include getting up at the crack of dawn – literally – and having an oil bath – ganga snanam – before phodofying fatakas and taking sweets to the neighbours. One of the joys of liberalisation and…
Not our Flood.
October 30, 2005was talking to my grandmother and my periappa this mornin g. Both Chennai and AP seem to be floating in tons of water. Both asked me why MSM doesnt’ seem to think that Chennai and Vizag deserve national coverage. Afterall, a whole…
Woman Sold
October 30, 2005This from the DNA A labourer’s wife has been sold off by his employer because of the former’s inability to repay debt in Gothada village of the district, police said on Friday. Kanwarlal used to work at Karulal’s farm along with his…
I know where you stay
October 29, 2005It has all the makings of a bad hindi film. The seemingly rich, powerful & shady businessman – called Singhal or Singhania or Chattwal – something over three syllables – finding his nefarious activities under threat. This character was usually played by…
The vegetable seller from ever
October 29, 2005A woman who sells vegetables near the Dadar Flyover. Playing around with it on photoshop (with virtual photographer) gives the pic an almost timeless feel. Who is she? what has her life been like? what is her story ? will it make…