Editorial

Posted by in Editorial, Issue 5, Issues, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers, At the very outset let me take the pleasure of wishing all of you a bright, peace-filled, cheery and safe Holi on behalf of the FE team. Colours are a delightful way of expressing a myriad of sensations – of the body, mind and the spirit. They speak in their own tones about [...]

Subjiwaala

Posted by in Fiction, Issue 5, Issues, Sections, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 4 Comments

He tried to quicken his pace but it was very difficult to maintain a fast pace and drag a half-full vegetable-cart at the same time…It was already 10 pm . He had taken this short-cut for the first time in a bid to save time. It was a narrow untarred bye-lane that lead from the

A Woman’s Tribute to a Man’s Drink

Posted by in Cover Story, Issue 5, Issues, Random Take, Sections, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 2 Comments

It is Holi and (ahem! ) to make matters better it is an extended weekend too. So what do all men do in such a scenario? Well, almost all men at such times – I think, raid the wine shops, not all mind you, but almost all. Just curious , but what exactly do they [...]

The pursuit of good money

Posted by in Issue 5, Issues, Sections, The Pursuit of Good Money, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

Sometime in the mid of the nineteenth century, the son of a cattle merchant from Bavaria migrated to the United States of America and settled in Alabama. He opened up a dry goods store and was joined by his brother a few years later. The firm named as ‘Lehmann Brothers’ started focusing on trading commodities, [...]

Rock ‘n’ Roll Backseat Driver

Posted by in Issue 5, Issues, Miss Cellany, Sections, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 4 Comments

Dear diary, For the last 21 yrs (if you include cycling since I was 3), I’ve been driving. Exactly the same day last week, I went to the local RTO and surrendered my driving license.

Tihar Colours

Tihar Colours

Posted by in Chef's Pick, Issue 5, Issues, Sections, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 6 Comments

We were doing some pre-Holi shopping when we came across some environment friendly Holi packets made in Tihar. They looked very good quality-wise. Very attractively packaged, these packets claim to be made from “recycled paper with post-consumed water and water-based inks and water-based adhesives”. The product -Edible Gulaal -the

Seduction

Posted by in 55 Fiction, Creative Writing, Issue 5, Issues, Sections, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 1 Comment

Her dark dancing eyes followed him. Then he noticed her. Something about her drew him towards her.

Whenever

Posted by in Creative Writing, Issue 5, Issues, Poetry, Sections, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 1 Comment

The showers from The mighty sky Clear every dirt.

Why Do people fight ?

Posted by in Children's Section, Issue 5, Issues, Sections, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 1 Comment

Why do people fight for a dime. When life is full of rhyme. Why do people hate thy neighbor.

Comedian no more!

Posted by in Issue 5, Issues, Movie Desk, Sections, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

Popular comic actor and director Satish Kaushik says he is done with comedy and is shifting to serious cinema forever Satish Kaushik is no hero, nor is he is a star. And neither is he regarded one of the best directors we have. In fact out of the 13 odd films that he has directed [...]

Sound resolution!

Posted by in Issue 5, Issues, Movie Desk, Sections, Vol. I on 01. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

Oscar winner Resul Pookutty reveals plans for his NGO which looks at helping talents in film institutes It is just over a year since Resul Pookutty walked the red carpet at the Oscars and made India proud when he went on to win the Best Achievement in Sound for Slumdog Millionaire. We caught him dancing [...]

Wise Bachelor

Posted by in Issue 5, Issues, Sections, Vol. I, Wise Bachelor on 01. Mar, 2010 | 1 Comment

Q. WB, my mother doesn’t let me wear minis and tank-tops. I sometimes feel embarrassed to go to parties and discos wearing jeans. I don’t like wearing the shalwar kameez, which my mother keeps on insisting that I should wear. Please help. Paidon mein bandhan hai payal ne machaya shor sab darwaaze almost bandh, Mumbai.