May 15, 2013
Alaudin’s lamp by Mom on Tenterhooks
Dear darling baby, It has been a couple of weeks since my last letter to you, and in this time,…
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May 1, 2013
Dil Chahta Hain
It is not just the language of filmmaking that changed with Dil Chahta Hai. It probably brought changes in dreams…
April 15, 2013
The Shiva trilogy by Amish- a review
Shiva- The man whom legend turned into a God! -The concept was interesting! The idea of a mythology being converted…
March 15, 2013
Difficult Pleasures by Anjum Hasan
I have been procrastinating reading this book, Difficult Pleasures by Anjum Hasan, due to some reason for quite some time…
February 1, 2013
One hundred years of solitude – A book review
Name of the Book:One Hundred Years of Solitude Author(s): Gabriel García Márquez Original title:Cienaños de soledad Translator: Gregory Rabassa Country:…
November 2, 2012
Ang Lee on Life of Pi, India and more!
In conversation with Mansha Rastogi. It may just be a first of sorts that India is taking the center seat…
October 1, 2012
The noir of Bollywood!
Bollywood has often shied away from crime noir, the feel of crime and raw action in screen. Film-makers are often…
September 15, 2012
Memories mankind could do without
History without events; Civilisation without records; Man without memories would seem so lifeless , dry and an endless pit of…
September 15, 2012
A case study on Bollywood publicist Dale Bhagwagar – The King of Spin
Actress Shilpa Shetty has always been a sort of enigma to many. But what baffled the world, is the way…
September 15, 2012
The Drowning Lesson
They say the best teacher in life is Experience. And there is learning in everything that we face and everything…
August 15, 2012
Life behind bars
What was that quote about- Hate crime , not the criminals… Well the point is, it is very easy to…
August 15, 2012
Freedom – by Dagny Sol
It is a complex, multi-faceted word, like a sparkling diamond, and as precious. Its multiple aspects refuse to be contained…
August 1, 2012
Freedom : Faces & Faceds
People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never share… “I had a problem. I…
June 15, 2012
Red – by Indrani Dasgupta
I stood looking at the silk thread that lay dangling three inches above my head. It was a beautiful crimson…
April 1, 2012
Local Kung Fu
This is not an endorsement or a review. But a reference to how compelling and enticing good work could be!…