Editorial
Posted by Editor in Editorial, Issue 02, Issues, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 1 Comment
As I sit in front of the Meji warming myself and having roasted red sweet potatoes, I was also thinking of the various delicacies that I would be eating all day. The last few days the whole neighbourhood is buzzing with the festive mood. The women preparing various delicacies spreading an aroma all around, the [...]
Goa,hippies & etc!!
Posted by Hashan Hazarika in Issue 02, Issues, Random Take, Sections, Type 1, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 5 Comments
(Adult content, please avoid if below 18) (Picture Courtesy: Darius) GOA ! When you hear the name the pictures that comes to the mind are beautiful beaches, great food, one of the most relaxing nature adoring place, tourists from all over the world, wine, unusual dancing styles, techno and trance music and so many things. [...]
Little Episodes and Circalit Launch London Theatre Project for Writers
Posted by Fried Eye News Service in Good News, Issue 02, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
Little Episodes, an organisation that promotes the arts as a therapeutic tool, has today announced the 2011 ‘Six Little Episodes’ scriptwriting competition. Six new scripts from emerging UK playwrights will be showcased in a London theatre during 2011. These performances will run for a week and the six produced finalists will be judged by a [...]
Circalit Launch Crime Fiction Competition with Leading Literary Agency
Posted by Fried Eye News Service in Good News, Issue 02, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
Circalit, the new online hub of the literary world, has just announced a competition to find the next big crime fiction blockbuster with winning entries being submitted to the leading literary agency, A.P. Watt. Circalit, whose social networking and digital distribution platform aims to bring writers and agents together, are hosting the competition online where [...]
Just Another Week
Posted by Miss Cellany in Issue 02, Issues, Miss Cellany, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 1 Comment
Dear Diary, I have not been keeping very well these days. I wouldn’t say I had a very bad “1st week of the new year” but then, it was no different from any other week for me, other than the fact that I got to attend a “New- Year-party-cum-birthday-party” on the very first day of [...]
Microfinance, India’s little Financial Crisis
Posted by Parashar Borkotoky in Issue 02, Issues, Sections, The Pursuit of Good Money, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
In the month of August 2010, India’s largest microfinance company, SKS Microfinance placed itself at the altar of capitalism by listing itself in the Indian stock exchanges. It was a delicate balance between its lofty socialistic goals of helping the poor by extending small loans and the profitability pressures of investors who looked at good [...]
Will You Marry Me?
Posted by Manjil P. Saikia in Creative Writing, Fiction, Issue 02, Issues, Sections, Type 1, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 2 Comments
The day was unusually hot for October, even taking into account the affects of global warming. He thought perhaps it was an omen that everything would not be okay. Daydreaming, like all sorts of other irrelevant activities came to him very easily and he let his mind wander about to a story he had read [...]
Unwept
Posted by Manjil P. Saikia in 55 Fiction, Creative Writing, Issue 02, Issues, Sections, Type 1, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 1 Comment
She kept him waiting for two long hours. He was close to tears. He realized what a speck of dust he had been all along. And then like the lonely night itself, he merged into the darkness. Morning came, and she saw a text message: “He is dead!” What she did was, just smile sadly.
Dancing with Prabhu Deva was scary: Madhuri
Posted by Shishir Gautam in Issue 02, Issues, Movie Desk, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 5 Comments
She has not been an active part of Bollywood for quite a few years now but that has not diminished her star power and neither has the long break faded memories of her performances on screen. Her dancer numbers are still a hot favourite and her looks still make you go weak in your knees. [...]
Sometimes I cry…
Posted by Rupam Phukan in Creative Writing, Issue 02, Issues, Poetry, Sections, Type 1, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 2 Comments
Sometimes when I’m alone I cry. . . . Because I’m on my own. ; tears are innocent,
Review: Tarun Gogoi – the inside story of a blunt politician
Posted by Pramathesh Borkotoky in Book Club, Issue 02, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
Title: Tarun Gogoi – the inside story of a blunt politician Author: Wasbir Hussain Publisher: Wordweaves India, Guwahati Published: 27th December’2010 Pages: 291 Price: Rs. 499 Language: English ISBN: 978-81-909903-2-5 Rating:
Music Review: Stone Sour – Audio Secrecy
Posted by Vinayak Gole in Fried Jukebox, Issue 02, Issues, Sections, The fickle mind's sickle, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 2 Comments
Audio CD (September 7, 2010) Original Release Date: 2010 Number of Discs: 2 Format: Special Edition Label: Roadrunner Records ASIN: B003UNNAZ6 Rating:
Rendenzvous with Satsang
Posted by Sanzeeta in Food Out, Issue 02, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
Satsang, a Sanskrit word meaning ‘company of truth’, is truly a meeting place to flutter softly around with good dining in Puducherry. But, Satsang to me looked more like a melting pot of cultures. One can listen to, talk about, discuss and assimilate knowledge across culture. The restaurant is set in a covered backyard of [...]
Festive Daze with Mr. Pramathesh
Posted by Pramathesh Borkotoky in Fried and Tasty, Issue 02, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jan, 2011 | 4 Comments
Festive season, family time, get together, New Year eve.., Bhogali Bihu. ..phew! Party grips all! But holidays can be a lot more than a countdown and confetti err.. planning for the next 12s.. ringing out the old and ringing in the new!..getting ready with the kind of hors d’oeuvres and beverages to toast with loved [...]
