Lure of the Lens

My brother is a foto freak. One of his prized possessions is his camera, which he acquired soon after getting…

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Blog Fight

Two bloggers are pitting their literary skills against each other to decide who reigns supreme. This Deathly Fish versus Bob…

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Nostalgic Stuff

Remember the good (?) ol’ days when our air space (now cable space) was monopolised by Doordarshan and a hundred and one (I know there are more) channels were not…Continue Reading →

Wah Shah Jehan

About a month ago I paid my debut visit to the Taj. Yes, it is an impressive piece of architecture,…

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Sarkar Rules

The latest from RGV Film Company’s Factory is after quite long a while not the usual assembly line product which…

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A Thousand Desires

Hazaaron khwahishain aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikleBahut nikle mere armaan lekin phir bhi kam nikle…Sudhir Mishra portrays Ghalib’s angst in a politico-romantic mould on celluloid. The results are…Continue Reading →

Wikiexperience

I had discovered Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia a few years ago. It started on January 15, 2001 and today it…

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'Deep Throat' Speaks Up

‘Deep Throat’ is former FBI man Mark Felt. The Watergate investigations by the Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein once inspired me – a wannabe journalist still slogging…Continue Reading →

Think About It

A friend once told me, “It’s possible to awaken a sleeping man, but not one who is pretending to be…

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Tumultuous Tobacco

“Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya. har fikr ko dhue mein udata chala gaya” May 31 – The World…

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