Editorial

Posted by in Editorial, Issue 6, Issues, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers, Welcome to another edition of Fried Eye. Today, let me share with you an enriching experience I recently had. Whoever believes that regional theatre reaches out to a limited audience owing to its regional markers of language and cultural rituals needs to rethink the idea of regional theatre. I for sure did when [...]

A Memorable Past

Posted by in Fried Guest, Issue 6, Issues, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

-Bibhuti Borkotoky, Freelance Writer It was during the year 1969, a time when there was no TV and even Radio was a luxurious item.There was no residential telephone, only the govt. offices and a few private business houses had it. For any private telephone call, one had to run to the telephone exchange only. I [...]

Sripng

Posted by in Cover Story, Fiction, Issue 6, Issues, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 4 Comments

I Hi, I am Sripng. Yup, you got it and I did na fumble. I never met sumone so far in life who could pronounce ma name correctly. I don’t know what was in ma parents’ mind when they named me such. The only memory I have about ma parents is the bloody name I [...]

Beauty meets the Beast

Posted by in Issue 6, Issues, Miss Cellany, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 2 Comments

Dear Diary, In the dictionary of a 20 something unmarried young girl in conversation with society-induced paranoid adults, the word ‘marriage’ means: harassment. Living in an era where skin-deep beauty is revered, physical attention is cherished by those blessed and craved by those unpossessed and “perfect” means not susceptible to any social prejudice at the [...]

The pursuit of good money

Posted by in Issue 6, Issues, Sections, The Pursuit of Good Money, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, a premier English news channel ran something known as a ‘Greenathon’. It’s a well orchestrated drama of a show with 24 hours of live television dedicated to the environment with celebrities, most of them film stars and some of them running in green colored designer shorts and dark cooling glasses, [...]

My Dear Nation

Posted by in Children's Section, Creative Writing, Issue 6, Issues, Poetry, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

Every time I see my country I dream of many things Think of our freedom, That many died to bring

She…

Posted by in Creative Writing, Issue 6, Issues, Poetry, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 5 Comments

She is a girl, more precious than a pearl; Soft and gentle, beautiful and mild: She gives much and expects less Her heart is full of love and care.

A Note on Life

Posted by in Creative Writing, Issue 6, Issues, Poetry, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

I was taught that I come from dust and to dust I must go. No longer do I care-

I am 20: Aamir Khan

Posted by in Issue 6, Issues, Movie Desk, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

When you are a superstar like Aamir Khan with millions of fans all across the country and abroad, your birthday is quite special. Aamir celebrated his birthday on March 14, Sunday. And despite the fact that he had lost his father only a month back he was kind enough to actually let us in to [...]

Twice Baked

Posted by in Issue 6, Issues, Random Take, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 3 Comments

Most of us like biscuits. For us, Indians, biscuits are a part of our everyday diet. Consciously or unconsciously, we have a tendency of eating/offering biscuits whenever we have guests around. And sometimes, we can be really choosy about our biscuits. For all you biscuit lovers out there, we have reviewed a bunch of biscuit [...]

Journey to Unknown

Posted by in Issue 6, Issues, Sections, Through the Lens, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

[singlepic=76,375,494,,center] Life is a journey- They say! Destination – Unknown! Purpose –Debatable, but I am raring to go wherever life takes me. My feet are weary and I have miles to go before I sleep- Have read it somewhere but why ponder? I am ready to go wherever life takes me. I may stumble I [...]

She’s already a woman

Posted by in 55 Fiction, Creative Writing, Issue 6, Issues, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

Looking at the mirror, she asked me, “How do I look?” I looked at her. The polka dotted skirt and the double chotis with matching ribbons. The Mary Jane shoes and the glowing white socks. “You look wonderful dear.” She looked at me with flirting eyes and said,”Dhet!” It seems she’s already a woman.