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…
An anniversary of sorts
October 28, 2005When i was growing up in the 1980’s the big term around was “Brain Drain“. All those kids who went to the IIT”ss and then ran away abroad. Every family we knew had atleast one sibling in the states. Doctors, Engineers, Teachers,…
Nobody’s children
October 28, 2005Three very different pieces of data There will be 18 million orphans to the AIDS epedimic in Africa by the end of this decade. 95% of children with AIDS, across the world, are not receiving any treatment. And the Pope recommends abstinence…
Blog Quake Day
October 26, 2005Big sister Originally uploaded by 603sabre. Today is Blog Quake Day and rather than spend time writing reams and reams, i thought i will follow the old adage of a picture speaks a thousand words. A couple of wiki sites on making…
Blog Quake Day
October 25, 2005One thing more than any than any other that the earth quake has proven is that man made boundaries are laughable. When natural disaster strikes it does not discriminate country a from country b. Suffering and pain and grief and loss extends…