List of Indian eMagazines
No one that I know got a raise this year and costs keep increasing. My landlord raised the rent, though I managed to bargain a bit with a little recession…Continue Reading →
List of Indian Celebrity Blogs
There are celebrity bloggers and then there are celebrity bloggers. The first kind are those who have gained name and…
Falling in love with Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
Three women, three kisses, three heartbreaks, a couple of apologies that’s Bachna Ae Haseeno (BAH). But this post isn’t about…
Why Indians Google for Google on Google?
Was playing around with the recently launched Google Insights for Search and discovered some interesting (some expected) trends. Though “Insights for Search applies a filter for search terms that may…Continue Reading →
My Latest Adventures with Tintin
Tintin and his loveable whisky-loving and faithful fox terrier friend Snowy kept me in adventurous company during many a rainy…
A Day in the Life of The Times of India - in 1987
On my usual ad hunting endeavour I happened to discover this 1987 piece by Mohan Sivanand (accompanied by RK Laxman’s…
Top Indian Internet Scandals
The Internet isn’t a dump truck, it’s a series of tubes. And many a reputation has gone swirling down those tubes, thanks to the Net’s ability to expose scoundrels, scalawags,…Continue Reading →
The Mahatma and Me
When I was first told about Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, it was with the emphasis that he never told a lie.…
Chugging Along
Every time I embark upon a journey thousands of kilometres on parallel tracks of steel glazing in the blazing sun…
Railway Regulations
Travelling on Indian Railways is an experience one should not deprive oneself of. You get to know the nation, its culture, its people from the confines of your bogie. The…Continue Reading →
Homeward Bound
The sun plays hide and seek with the nimbus clouds, the moss between the toes is cold, damp. The acidic…
Losing the Little Cultures
The greatest challenge before independent India was one of keeping the nation together. ‘Unity in diversity’ became the catchphrase. Public…
