Trapped in Terracotta
Last month an official endeavour took me to the fringes of South Delhi – the road that leads to the new boomtown called Gurgaon, originally Gurugram (it was the location…Continue Reading →
In Praise of Paes
In Greek mythology Leander was a youth in love with Hero – priestess of Aphrodite. He drowned while trying to…
Back to the Past
Google – December 2, 1998 Blogspot – October 18, 2000 Yahoo – October 17, 1996 MSN – October 22, 1996…
Break on Through (to the Other Side)
Another imitation. Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison from the 1991 movie poster – The Doors.Continue Reading →
Amateurish Brushstrokes
It’s been years since I last dipped a brush into wet paint. With an untaught hand and limited imagination, this…
Isspecial Cutting Chai – May 2006
The second Isspecial Cutting Chai (May 2006) is offered to The Comic Project. I needn’t again elaborate the reasons; they…
Archived Title Image No. 2
This archived title image is of the heart of Shillong – Police Bazaar. Photographed in late November 2005, the area was being renovated and now probably looks a little different.Previous…Continue Reading →
Feeling Hot Hot Hot
When I first read about distribution of human population throughout the world, the first question that came to my mind…
Positively Discriminating
Many of us have reservations against (ignore the SMS lingo and the typos there) the very idea of reservation, while…
How Many Babies Did You Kill Today?
Spread the word against dowry and female foeticide. Copy and paste the following code on your blog. Change attributes (alignment, size) to suit your requirements. Code box (white background) Code…Continue Reading →
New Man on the Block
I was there to get my weekly dose of weeklies – Tehelka was there, but the latest ‘controversial’ issue of…
Archived Title Image No. 1
Tonight I’ve retired the first title image and there’s a new one adorning the background space behind the title and…
