Two years of Tehelka – in Ink and Paper
It was late 2003 and I, a recent migrant to the capital was wandering about in a mall, jobless and…
(8X4) + (1X4) + the Pony's Got His Brains on His Tail
Double tagged by Aquamarine and Rita there was no escaping this. A few more tags and my uncensored biography would…
Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1895)
I found this on the Internet Archive and edited the video to meet this blog’s requirements. This short film was a test for Edison’s “Kinetophone” project, the first attempt in…Continue Reading →
Colour 'em Saffron
It is not always that I bunk office for some mauj-masti but when you are serving your notice period –…
Chillar Makes Cost-Effective Grease
Last night the auto rickshaw I was returning home in jumped a red light. A prompt traffic policeman stopped us…
Manipur Mayhem
The police bash up striking union workers in Gurgaon and there is a tremor in the corridors of Sir Edwin Landseer Luytens’ Delhi. Grandmothers strip in protest, the state assembly…Continue Reading →
Bollywood Badmashes
The bad men of Bollywood had all the fun until the hero realised that he too can get a little…
Gandhi Died 30/1/1948
Who killed the Mahatma? History tells us that three bullets from a Beretta M1934 semi-automatic pistol silenced Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.…
Deathly Diversions
The once-a-river-now-a-drain which divides east Delhi from the rest of it, mythologically has a brother. The sister now maybe an embodiment of death and decay, but Hindus regard the brother…Continue Reading →
With You for You Always
On my thank you list there are two names. First, the Delhi Police. Their security measures ensured that I got…
A New Tag, an Age-old Story
It has been raining tags in this winter/summer of the blog (depending on which hemisphere you are in). Though not…
