2014 is here and so is the 8th edition of Cutting the Chai Calendar. This year the calendar’s got a facelift while retaining all the desired elements. And as in…Continue Reading →
Disclosure: I am an ebook evangelist. Update 2: As expected, Google and HarperCollins India seems to have been alerted of…
[This post is part of the 100 Years of Indian Cinema celebrations on Cutting the Chai] In May this year…
(This is an edited version of a post first published on April 21, 2012, that was also cross-posted on my other blog at IBNLive.com) In India, cinema isn’t just a…Continue Reading →
While the Harlem Shake (The Meira Kumar ‘baith jaiye’ edition) video appears to be gradually assuming viral proportions, here’s an…
There was a time when I spent much of my spare time cutting the chai, but now with so much…
Utterly, butterly, ignoramus! I am a sucker for anniversaries. They give an opportunity to celebrate something that you want to and the occasion guarantees that readers notice (and also appreciate)…Continue Reading →
In India, cinema isn’t just a passion. It is frenzical. We have perhaps inherited this acute addiction from the man…
Ever since I first understood the concept of public domain, this project of getting Indian films which out of copyright…
Given the time I spend Googooling these days, that the 2012 – and therefore the sixth edition of – Cutting the Chai calendar is up on this blog is an…Continue Reading →
This one was much simpler than I had expected. Was in fact surprised to discover that some people were actually…
Update: The symbol for the Indian Rupee has been officially included in the latest release of the Unicode Standard (ver…
