Changes …
October 14, 2015Mumbai’s changing landscape – On July 12th this year, i moved my family from the wadala place we were renting, to Kherwadi in Bandra East – just off the highway. The rent is steeper than Wadala (but not by much) – but…
Amitabh Bachchan – the angry young lover ….
October 11, 2015There are men. and men. and men. I can go as far as to say, that each man is a unique specimen, replete with his own set of idiosyncrasies (as is each woman). However, as far as popular fiction is concerned there…
Ambedkar : Towards and enlightened India – notes
October 10, 2015Currently reading, Gail Omvedt on Ambedkar : Toward’s an enlightened India . Began reading it on the flight, back to Mumbai. The military then, as now, seems to bea non-discriminatory haven. Bhiva and his brothers had never experienced untouchability in their earlier military homes,…
Benaras – some photographic memories
October 9, 2015Last year I had visited Benaras, on work. I managed to get away for both the Ganga Aarti in the evening, and a boat ride on the Ganga, in the morning. It was also the first time i got to properly play…
Rediscovering Orwell 2
October 8, 2015When i was reading Orwell’s Collection of Essays – i made extensive notes. (and one of the good things about making notes when you are reading an ebook, is that you can mark a book without feeling guilty). Everytime i used a…
Rediscovering Orwell
October 7, 2015Revisiting Orwell. Picked up his collected works from amazon, at a princely sum of Rs.49. In fact, just last week i discovered his collection of essays, that I had got before (for the kindle) and forgotten about. Unlike a traditional book shelf,…
On Writing ….
October 6, 2015I have been at a loss for words. They simply don’t flow anymore. I have anaysed it – why don’t you write, i ask myself, as an external analyst trying to solve a problem? Do you not care about anything anymore to write about it;…
Of Crows, Faith and Rituals
October 5, 20159-10 months before dad passed on, crows began visiting our home, in Wadala. My mother would feed them dal rice with ghee. and bread and cheese. They would sit on the window sill and kaw-kaw away till they were fed (and satisfied)….
Chugging on ….
April 13, 2015why does black and white always look more moody, and more atmospheric than real vivid colours …
DNA Column : No, President Obama, Gandhi would not have been shocked
April 10, 2015From the DNA on the 6th of February 2015 Each year, since 1953, on the first Thursday in February, the President of theUnited States of America takes part and leads the National Prayer Breakfast. It is an annual ritual attended by politicians,…