Posted by Editor in Editorial, Issue 04, Issues, Vol. III on 15. Feb, 2012 | 2 Comments
When I was in school love was an entirely different emotion. Well I did not really have much understanding of it. Most of my education on love came from films like Dil and Maine Pyar Kiya. Yes, I happen to be filmy! And that is what love was for me. And then as I grew [...]
Looking into her deep blue eyes he smiled. They told him everything. He was meeting her for the last time. His eyes were misinterpreted, there was sadness, which bordered on madness. He told her, he was in love and it wasn’t her. She gave him her dazzling smile concealing any remorse. He thought “Was it [...]
-Khush Love, what is love? A myth? A myth that survives on human’s thinking. Because we are apart, far apart from reality. Reality. Which is a pain. The pain that shatters your heart into pieces. But at the end of the day, love is love. Nothing can take its place. Love is painful. But you [...]
When endless reminders started pouring in reminding me about my commitment to write something for Fried Eye, I shook off the cobwebs of my mind and replied back meekly to the editor as “ok ,but what do I write about?” The reply came back in two words-Perfect Date. Well that acted as a kind of [...]
There is only thing that superglue can’t fix, and that’s a broken heart! Now, the previous sentence may not be correct technically, but what the hell, it’s true anyways. There is no one more miserable than someone who has had a heartbreak recently. And it goes for guys as well as girls equally. Having my [...]
Book: PS, I Love You Author: Cecelia Ahern ISBN: 0007270100 ISBN-13: 9780007270101, 978-0007270101 Binding: Paperback Publishing Date: 2010 Publisher: Harper Collins Edition: 01 Number of Pages: 503 Language: English Format: A Rating:
Long distance relationships don’t work. Period. How many times have you heard this being said? How many movies have been made to prove this same thing again and again? Each time I watched one of these movies, hoping against hope that for once they’d brave showing some modicum of confidence in a long distance relationship, [...]
- Upasana Das Do you remember the last time when you had pulled out a pen from your drawer to write a letter? Yes, I mean a letter with an ink pen on paper. A letter, in order to write which you had actually went out to buy a new writing pad or colored [...]
It was 12th may, 2010, when she found out about her, the other woman in his life. Her hands were trembling as she scrolled the mouse and read the mail, he wrote, “love you too baby”. “Baby”, that’s what he calls her. Baby. She didn’t know what she just saw. She felt numb. She didn’t [...]
A survey! What is your idea of love. Is it sublime? Divine? Carnal or very casual? Or as innocent as the fresh early morning dew? Just take this survey of ours which does not promise to unravel this difficult secret of what exactly do you think is love. Rather it is a small endeavor to [...]
Book: In Praise Of Older Women -The Amorous Recollections of András Vajda Author: Stephen Vizinczey ISBN: 0141192062 ISBN-13: 9780141192062, 978-0141192062 Binding: Paperback Publishing Date: 2010 Publisher: Penguin U. K Number of Pages: 256 Language: English Price: Rs. 399.00 / £ 9.99 Rating:
Priyanka Chopra and UTV have been trying to promote ways of getting rid of your valentines – which they are doing as a part of their campaign for 7 Khoon Maaf. But then at Fried Eye we know the bigger truth. It is always a bigger task to get a valentine than to get rid [...]
Ah, elusive love. Lucky are those who have found it, and luckier are those who are yet to find it, for nothing, but nothing, beats the ecstasy of falling in love for the very first time. And yes, I am talking about the red glass that you see the world through, the sudden warmth [...]
It was love; he knew it had to be. He still remembered her sweet smile, the joy he got when she gave him a glance. He missed all those. Life seemed so desolate and weak. Finally there was only one conviction in his mind. He also jumped off from the balcony, just like she had.
(…Continued from Last Issue) “You didn’t ask my name that day” she says matter-of-fact.
I’ve been meaning to write a love story for a long time. But you know I’ve never been good with fiction. I’m cursed with an overactive
“Yun to mohabbat ka dushman zamana hai, fir bhi jawaani mein dil to lagaana hai…”, I flirtatiously looked at Neelam as I mouthed the lines. “What’s the point in singing this song now?” she asked with curiosity.
As I walked into a quiet, dimly lit Tibetan restaurant in North Delhi’s Majnu ka Tilla area, I found the man— after whom the place has been named— sipping Coke and enjoying tingmo (a Tibetan delicacy). “As-Salaam o alaykum, Majnu sahib. All well?” “Wa ‘Alaykum as-Salaam, Wise Bachelor sahib. Jab life ho out of control, [...]
Part – 1 Air, water, earth -three elements of nature- How naturally they coexist. Each in perfect harmony with the other. If only it would have been this easy among us humans…to coexist…. without complications…without threatening the essence of each other…
Love is in the air. Okay, we can overlook the love lost between Shah Rukh Khan and Shiv Sena because this is supposed to be the Valentine’s week after all. And I am sure it would be terrible to not celebrate it in style… and with movies. Movies have always been a great way to [...]
Posted by Editor in Editorial, Issue 03, Issues, Vol. III on 02. Feb, 2012 | No Comments
“In the emerging world of ethnic conflict and civilization clash, Western belief in the universality of Western culture suffers three problems: it is false; it is immoral; and it is dangerous . . . Imperialism is the necessary logical consequence of universalism” —— The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, p. 310. [...]
Posted by Karam Bharij in Cover Story, Issue 03, Issues, Vol. III on 02. Feb, 2012 | 39 Comments
Passing through the forest, we soon set our eyes upon the dreaded warriors that had been so long the subject of my waking dreams and I could not but involuntarily exclaim:” What splendid fellows!”—THOMSON 1885, 160 At first sight it looked strange that there were men and women walking alongside the roads with heavy loads [...]
Posted by Shahwar Hussain in Chain Reaction, Issue 03, Issues, SeeNEw, Type 2, Vol. III on 02. Feb, 2012 | 6 Comments
Shahwar Hussain rides through the beautiful Lahaul and Spiti Valley and buys his peace with the mighty Himalayas. Words: Shahwar Hussain Pic : Incredible Spiti The call of the mountains is a dangerous thing….It tugs at the heart so strong that if you fail to heed it’s call, you will surely brood for a long [...]
Posted by Sanzeeta in Cover Story, Issue 03, Issues, SeeNEw, Vol. III on 02. Feb, 2012 | No Comments
Baratang excited me, not really for the swamp trails and limestone caves, but for two reasons, a live mud volcano and the drive through the Jarawa Tribal Reserve. The pre-morning twilight hues were still far away, the stars were strikingly clear and sleepy trails of speedy vehicles dotted the road. After more than an hour [...]
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Fried Jukebox, Issue 03, Issues, Vol. III on 02. Feb, 2012 | No Comments
How often have we lamented that today’s children lack enthusiasm and interest when it comes to our own heritage and culture; that they don’t understand folk culture, and can never appreciate the beauty of simplicity when it comes to folk music? How often have we debated and discussed at length about how our culture is [...]
Posted by Satyakam Dutta in Issue 03, Issues, Random Take, Vol. III on 02. Feb, 2012 | No Comments
As an 8 year old, I had always wondered the way buses were interrupted for security checks by soldiers while traveling from Tezpur to my hometown Dhemaji. We were stopped at least at five different locations, were escorted out of our vehicles before the vehicles were thoroughly rummaged by the soldiers in green. Little [...]
Posted by kavita in Beauty and Care, Fashion & Trends, Issue 03, Issues, SeeNEw, Vol. III on 02. Feb, 2012 | 2 Comments
Traditional Jewelry Of Assam Assam’s tradition of making jewelry dates back to many centuries. In medieval Assam during the reign of the Ahom dynasty the manufacture of gold ornaments was a flourishing business. Gold dust was abundantly found in the sands of different rivers of the state. Gold-washing on the banks of the Subansiri [...]
Posted by Fried Eye Research Team in Issue 03, Issues, Random Take, Sections, Type 1, Vol. III on 02. Feb, 2012 | No Comments
Some time back there were news reports about how the Great Indian Hornbill birds were facing extinction because of rampant hunting of the bird by the Nyishi tribe from Arunachal Pradesh, who hunted the bird to adorn their specially designed bamboo hat, Bopiya with the beak of the hornbill,you can say , as a part [...]
Posted by Vinayak Gole in Issue 03, Issues, Random Take, The fickle mind's sickle, Vol. III on 01. Feb, 2012 | 1 Comment
Based at a stone’s throw from the busy hustle and bustle of city life, is the small and very intriguing tribe of the Warlis. The tribe, settled in the Thane district, about 150 kms. from Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra, has stringently over the years, maintained its rituals and customs. What is particularly interesting [...]
Posted by Fried Guest in Fried and Tasty, Issue 03, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. III on 01. Feb, 2012 | 8 Comments
Recipe By Aman Kahlon Ingredients 250 gms fresh full cream paneer cut in cubes and soaked in milk 1 tea spoon shahi jeera 2 tablespoon oil 1/2 tsp grounded kali mirch 1 large onions cut into rings 1/2 large capsicum de-seeded and cut into slices 2 green chilies diagonally cut 3-4 pinches kasoori methi Green Corriander [...]
Posted by Fried Eye News Service in Issue 03, Issues, Press Release, Vol. III on 01. Feb, 2012 | No Comments
Press Release Guwahati based funk band Bluetooth won Pyrokinesis 2012( www.pyrokinesis2012.com ) a annual technical cum cultural fest by Assam Engineering College, while Judas Ancestry was declared runners up. The other bands who made it to final are Hysteria, Machine X, Chamber. Bluetooth members are: Pritam Kemprai(Vocals), Rituparna Choudhury(Guitar), Rishav Bhuyan(Bass), Biraj Baishya(Drums) [...]
Posted by Fried Guest in Issue 03, Issues, Poetry, Vol. III on 01. Feb, 2012 | No Comments
Behold the beauty of Brahmaputra, (Assam) Travel to Tawang for tranquility, (Arunachal) Look at Loktak Lake the lifeline, (Manipur) Cherish the charm of Cherrapunjee. (Meghalaya) Cemetery at capital conveys courage, (Nagaland) Balance on bamboos bring beams, (Mizoram) Princes of palaces provide pleasure, (Tripura) Rafting on river renders relish. (Sikkim)
Posted by Fried Eye Joint venture in Issue 03, Issues, Through the Lens, Vol. III on 01. Feb, 2012 | No Comments
Think Tribes, villages, and the pictures that come to one’s mind generally are of poverty, backwardness and remote, aloof from the outer world, hard life, survival and many things to the similar effect. Well life is certainly hard, but they make it easier to some extent. Backward? Depends on your definition. The photographs below [...]
Posted by Mani Padma in 55 Fiction, Creative Writing, Issue 03, Issues, Type 1, Vol. III on 01. Feb, 2012 | 3 Comments
Fried Eye says- Below is an example of experimental write up where in four fifty five fictions have been incorporated to form one complete story. Fifty five fiction is a micro fiction limited within 55 words The End She gasped one last time before everything went limp and … dead. His hand grasped hers tightly [...]
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Issue 03, Issues, Vol. III on 01. Feb, 2012 | 1 Comment
“Burhi Aai’r Xaadhu” (literally translated to Grandma’s Tales) is a collection of stories or folklore, that have been compiled by famous Assamese author and poet Laxminath Bezbarua. As most folklores go, before this compilation, there had been no written record of these stories. While some of the stories are more like the Assamese version of [...]
Posted by Editor in Editorial, Issue 02, Issues, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | No Comments
A new year arrives and some new lessons are learned. Working on a new issue or theme of Fried Eye, teaches me newer things, both statistical and abstract. Learning is a continuous process just like life , and why shouldn’t it be as Life itself is the teacher. While working on the music theme of [...]
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