On the 9th day …
August 5, 2004The rains continue unabated. I am home – the only day in the week that I have to myself. Sitting by the window and hearing the rain. and boy, is it loud. I have come to the conclusion that I am, at…
Henri Cartier Bresson
August 5, 2004he last of the giants passes on. A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away – i went to see an exhibition of his work. Any thing that I say about his work will seem trite and trivial. So let…
What were you in your last life….
August 5, 2004wandered across this timepass site – where they have a little programme for Past Life Analysis My prediction In your last earthly incarnation.You were born somewhere in the territory of modern North India around the year 1425. Your profession was that of…
And on the 8th day the rain started again…
August 4, 2004t has been raining non stop since last night. down pour after down pour. I wonder how many rain laden clouds there are in this vicinity. I went in for my lecture all the way to Pedder Road – Sophia College –…
Lord of the Rings part 4
August 4, 2004Someone sent this to me as a forward – really couldn’t resist sharing it Happy new month everyone. July was probably the worst month in half a decade. and believe me, when i tell you i have had quite a few lousy…
Does Witch Craft exist?
August 3, 2004The success of Harry Potter not withstanding, it is a bit difficult – for someone brought up as a religious rationalist – to believe in witchcraft. Not that I don’t know people who don’t. I have an aunt who told me that…
Crying Wolf
August 3, 2004There was a story of a boy called Ramu who herded sheep deep into the forest. Now Ramu was a lazy boy and didn’t like long walks into the forest. He would rather sit by the edge of the forest and play…
A Glimmer of Hope
August 3, 2004Yesterday the terrorrists bombed a whole bunch of Churches in Iraq. No that is not what is the glimmer of hope. That is provided by the senior Iraqi Shiite Cleric – Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani – who condemned the attack and…
On the Seventh Day … the Rain God Rested
August 3, 2004Just when it seemed that the rains will fail in Mumbai, it rained. And how. The last 6 days have been almost non stop rain. And this wasn’t the drizzle sort of rain, but the full bodied down pour that washed Mumbai…
The Dog of all Things
August 1, 2004Never ever name a Dog(ess) Rani or a Dog Raja (Hindi for queen and King) – they get the idea that they are. Above is Rani – a breed apart – which means that we don’t quite know what breed she is:)…