Homeward Bound
[Generously lifting an old post because the feeling remains unchanged. I’ll be away from Delhi and also possibly blogging for the next five days. A short trip home (after a…Continue Reading →
Big B in Durex Condom Ad
After chocolates, chawanprash, clothings, automobiles, televisions, paints, pens, banks and soft drinks it seemed that there were only two things…
I Didn't Vote for the Taj
…or for that matter for anything else on the world’s latest mass marketing gimmick – ‘The New 7 Wonders of…
Review: LG KG300 (Dynamite)
[Caution: Loooong post ahead] After over three years, I have finally changed my mobile phone (to the relief of my friends). The old one is still functioning, but I needed…Continue Reading →
In Praise of the Present President
Sudheendra Kulkarni shares this heartening anecdote about the outgoing President APJ Abdul Kalam in his column in The Sunday Express:…
Pratibha Patil, the Precedent
Shekhar Gupta (as always) puts forward an articulated argument why Pratibha Patil is not the right choice for President in…
Hunt on for India's Mr Condom
Dwaipayan sent me this: Legendary Thai senator Mechai Viravaidya, who single-handedly crafted Thailand’s success story against AIDS, has inspired India to find its very own condom man. India’s National Aids…Continue Reading →
Pratibha Patil: Who, Why?
You can call me politically ignorant, but the headline of this post was my first reaction on reading the ‘Breaking…
Nataraj Phir Champion
I’m sure most of my generation who had watched the TVC version of this Nataraj Pencils print ad would still…
Isspecial Cutting Chai – May 2007
One of the high points of our post-school discussions (besides cricket and girls) was about which song was lifted from where. That was the era when Anu Malik reigned supreme.…Continue Reading →
Eight truths and an untruth
A tag came my way from the girl from South of the Border, West of the Sun. It asks me…
The Big B Makes His Debut
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas’ Saat Hindustani might not be the most watched of Indian films, but it marked the beginning of…
