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- Archives: May 2009
- Book Review: The Kite-Runner - A Must Read
The heartfelt words leapt out at me, tugging a cord somewhere within.
- Arlen Specter's Defection - Shock for Republican Party
This is introspection time for the Republicans; they are down and out right now.
- Is Pakistan going the Iran Way?
A Taliban Ruled, Sunni Fundamentalist, Nuclear Armed Pakistan Is A Distinct Possibility. Please Panic!
- Photo Essay: Church of St. John's the Evangelist, London
A photo essay of a London Church
- Aamir Khan - Shahrukh Khan: Bade Miyan, Chhote Miyan
One can't say if one is better than the other but recent performances point to Aamir being bade miyan and SRK being chhote miyan.
- Manguide: How Alcohol Is Like A Man
Wine - The charmer, the one who woos you with chocolates and poetry.
- Getting Drunk
Getting drunk on a glass of wine is like sex on a first date. Not exactly wrong, just inacceptable...at least to admit to.
- Mallika Sherawat - Pamela Anderson Of India
From Haryana to Hollywood was just a Hisss away.
- IPL 2009: Kolkata Knight Riders Lose to Kings XI Punjab
The game could have gone either way, though, and apart from the poor fielding, there wasn't much to fault the players or the captaincy.
- Movie Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Claws Of Glory
There's nothing special about it, but what is magnificent are the visual effects and the execution of the story.
- The Pursuit of Utopias
There are many such promises of utopias.
- IPL 2009: Bangalore Royal Challengers Outclass Mumbai Indians
The finish was almost never in doubt, and the Mumbai Indians were clearly outclassed in this game.
- The Taliban's Atomic Threat: John Bolton's Fear Mongering
Afghanistan is not a nuclear power. Yet the alleged conspirators of 9/11 emerged from there.
- Bharat Punarnirman Dal: Getting Into Serious Politics
Some IIT/IIM alumni and professionals seems to have no fears in getting into dirty waters of Indian politics.
- Kareena Kapoor-Katrina Kaif - Who's On Top?
As Katrina is climbing to the top, she finds Queen Bee Kareena already sitting there.
- Marcus Didius Falco: The Oldest Living Detective
The Detectives series is back, with the oldest living detective: Marcus Didius Falco. Welcome to Ancient Rome!
- Salman Khan - Bad Boy With A Golden Heart
He is best recognised and best preferred shirtless.
- Photo Essay: A Flight to Bhopal
A photo essay on some photographs taken from a plane flying between Raipur and Bhopal.
- Poetry: Lines Written on a Sacred Shore
It's when I realized the being that is me is in all the things that touched me
- Book Review: Jumping over Fire
Jumping over Fire is a story with a sweeping backdrop of history that is recent and immediate.
- Bad Motherhood
The expectation is that simply because you are a woman you should be enthralled with all things motherly.
- Satire: Wine Flu
I hope they leave the goats alone.
- India, the New Imperialist?
From trade to imperialism, India can not be faulted on not learning its lessons from the East India Company!
- Chess Grandmaster Anand Wins the Chess Oscar - The Fascinated Wanderer
The current World Champion, GM Vishwanathan Anand of India, has won the Chess Oscar, 6 times.
- Poetry: A Conspiracy of Silence
Catch 22 - here, there and everywhere / The conspiracy is endless
- Regional Cinema & Hollywood Beat Bollywood During Strike
Looking back, the strike has been a boon to the regional cinema in a major way and to Hollywood too.
- Shortcut English
Probably I'm old school, and I'm not ashamed to be so, but whatever happened to correct and complete spelling, capital letters, and punctuation?
- Channel 4 Provides First Independent Video Report from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka should stop persecuting Tamil civilians; Sri Lanka should do it because it is the best thing for their country's future growth.
- Consumer: Airlines to Show Exact Fare
It's been a long evolution in getting airlines to respect consumer rights
- US-Pakistan-Afghanistan Summit: To Disrupt, Dismantle, and Defeat Al Qaeda
Whoever has a better idea would win the battle.
- Congress Striking Deals with Smaller Political Parties For Power
The Congress is running into far more problems with respect to its alliance, especially as it publicly pitches for more allies post-results.
- Movie Review: Ayan - It Simply Rocks!
It's an action thriller that ends as a revenge saga.
- There Lies No Heart Beneath The Surface
She was a cold wasteland in the midst of a lush thriving jungle.
- Movie Review: Jag Jeondeyan De Mele - Sob Love Story
Nowadays, you should never ask for the storyline of a movie, for it is the same ghisela pitela stuff.
- IPL 2009: Mumbai Indians Throw Game Away to Delhi Daredevils
Tendulkar perhaps decided to put his team out of their misery, and bowled the 16th over
- Poetry: World of Pure Silence
I walk into a world of my own
- Sri Lanka: When Will India Wake Up?
India must thwart the geo-political games of the China-Sri Lanka axis.
- Movie Review: Mini Punjab - Spread Universal Brotherhood
One must say, it is the coming of age for Punjabi films.
- Pakistan Finally Fights Back Against Taliban
Out of pressure, or out of conviction?
- Book Review: Hyperion
A review of a book and some thoughts on how a father deals with the death of his child
- Movie Review: Star Trek
I approached the reworking of a seminal cultural force like Star Trek with some trepidation.
- The Mysterious Psyche Of A Delhi Auto Driver
These men can, quite literally, "drive you crazy."
- Tamil Camps, Kanishka Cover Up, Ballistic Turbans
How many more cover ups will emerge on the worst terror attack on Canadians?
- The Celebrity Apprentice Finale: A Let Down For Working Women
It was a sad night for working women who struggle against the stereotypes that Joan Rivers' reinforced on Celebrity Apprentice.
- Hrithik Roshan - Shahzada Of Bollywood
From Aasha to Kismat Talkies and from Akbar to Buddha, our Shahzada has come a long way.
- Movie Review: Munde UK De - Slapstick Comedy
With their British attitude they have no chance of survival.
- Poetry: Another Summer
Torrid summers and love
- Maruti Suzuki Ritz - The Countdown Begins
Ten reasons to look forward to the new car.
- Euthanasia: Swat, Dir and Buner
Is it time for the Durand line to dissolve?
- Movie Review: Oliver Stone's W.: An Unexpected Bush Biopic
W. is a film that provides insight into the psyche of a man whom people have already judged and learned to dismiss
- IPL 2009: Mumbai Take Punjab, Bangalore Crunch Kolkata
In a weekday doubleheader at the Centurion ground, featuring the lower half of the IPL 2009 teams, there was much fine cricket to be had.
- Tweaking Reality, MTV Style - Part 1
Reality shows are human emotion craftily packaged, but can over-strategizing a popular show ruin it?
- Indian Elections - The Final Predictions
The recently concluded Indian parliamentary elections have been like the proverbial Indian Railways train.
- Exit Polls, Elections, and Media Frenzy
The media watchdogs are off the leash, and have a month's worth of psephology, pie charts, and debate to make up for.
- India Elections, Burma Failure, Sri Lanka Conflict Mismanagement
What has this world come to, that the UK and the US have to go on their knees to beg Sri Lanka to stop their
- Movie Review: Star Trek - Trekkies On A New Trail
As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading the crew through unimaginable danger.
- State Advisory Panel Doubts NSA Case Against Varun Gandhi
The case of Varun Gandhi and his detention by the Mayawati Government is reaching a critical point.
- Movie Review: Gallit Gondhal Dillit Mujra - Humorous Political Chutzpah
The movie is set around village politics.
- Movie Review: Bidai - Ravi Kishan's Bhojpuri Hit
It is about time, Indian government awoke from its slumber and honoured the language and gave Bhojpuri movies the industry status.
- Tweaking Reality, MTV Syle - Part 2
MTV Roadies has become one of the most popular reality shows on Indian television, but is it losing it's shine ?
- Purpose of Education: Macaulay's Ghost Smiles
A well rounded education gives us the knowledge, skill, attitude and an ability to be a learner forever.
- Being Amar Singh - Stress Disorders Among Indian politicians
Possible connection between medical disorders and Indian politics
- Global Warming's Impact on Coral Reefs and Fishing
Headed for major problems unless emissions are rolled back
- Movie Review: Akh Daleel Loolech - A Kashmiri Story About Love
The least we can do is appreciating our own regional cinema.
- Passing Through: Visiting Troy Davis’s Hometown with Martina Correia
We are being told in this country that it is not unconstitutional to execute somebody who is innocent.
- RTI Rules Made Easier for NRI Applicants
Makes the process of payment easier
- Movie Review: Antaheen - Endless Courting on Internet
Pain is an eternal companion. In the end you start finding pleasure in pain.
- Regional Parties and Coalition Politics
National parties have to balance nationalism with regionalism and create structures that allow for proper regional and group representation.
- India: Congress Roars Back
Congress rides high: BJP suffers setback
- Elections in India, 2009: Vote for Moderation and Maturity?
This is the victory of moderation, maturity, progress, erudition and harmony.
- Poessay: Rosary 29 - silence is more
silence - is more / than the absence of sound
- Book Review: Cisco Routers for the Desperate, 2nd Edition
Router and switch management, the easy way
- Velupillai Prabhakaran Dead?
With Prabhakaran dead, there is a very good chance of peace returning to Sri Lanka .
- The Fascinating World of Pranic Healing
This amazing technique to heal yourself and others left me pretty shell shocked
- You Read It Here First: Five Truths About This Election
Don't watch National TV for election analysis, they have no clue what they are saying
- Movie Review: Angels and Demons
The end is more 'Crime doesn't pay' than 'Good triumphs over Bad in the end' as in the book.
- Barack Obama at Notre Dame: A Touch of Class
I wish I had half his grace, wisdom, patience, empathy and sense of humor.
- Election Result Coverage: 10 Hours of Relentless Viewing
Everyone seems ready to applaud and bid a warm farewell to L.K.Advani. This is utter crap.
- Election is Over: Time to Get Down to Work
India's workforce is just starting to peak, and the world is facing a huge economic downturn foisted on it by greed.
- Poetry: Leaping the liliac sun
i have no answers / i have your lips that speak the language
- Sri Lanka: An Opportunity for Love
An obscene display of celebration will only rub into the wounds of the Tamil people
- I'm a Blogger - Can I Has Money?
The phenomena of writing and garnering an audience is not entirely about writing as I quite naively imagined until recently
- Tweaking Reality, MTV style - Part 3
The Roadies 6.0 cast had an interesting set of characters.
- A Town called Ghosi
Ghosi remains a ghost town as night descends
- Bow Down Before Your Wife's Diktat: Supreme Court of India Tells Men
Are men ready to confront the new reality?
- How Not to Interpret Elections 2009!
The predominant analysis of the election results in the media is incorrect!
- Comparing NDA vs UPA Performance
Perhaps this is the right time to compare the performance of the two regimes.
- Sri Lankan Tamils
Sri Lanka should create an environment where Tamils regain their identity, their pride, and their culture.
- Delhi High Court Provides Suggestions for Curbing Drunk Driving
Drunk driving cannot be cured only through enforcement.
- India's Nepal Policy Needs an Urgent Course Correction
India doesn't seem to care whether democracy and parliamentary supremacy are established in Nepal
- Poetry: Making Love To A Poem
Where my verses all converge, I meet you
- The Knight I Danced
I had said that if Kolkata Knight Riders would go on to win the tournament, I would dance on the streets of Esplanade with Shah
- Royal Challengers of Bangalore Power into IPL 2009 Finals
This was a sweet victory indeed for the Royal Challengers.
- Poetry: Oh! How Times Have Changed!
there, you have the whole world / in a cliched nutshell
- IPL 2009 Final: Deccan Chargers Win Close Game
The IPL 2009 finals gave us the very best of the action-packed, tense moments that have become the keynote of this format.
- Poem: LTTE Tiger
At last he is killed, with his desires unfulfilled.
- LTTE Admits Prabhakaran is Dead
The conflict in Sri Lanka will not be over with the end of the LTTE, it will be over when institutionalised discrimination ends.
- No Fair Play in IPL
It is the Indian Premier League - a fast paced version of the Gentleman's game, and let's keep it so.
- North Korea Claims to Conduct Another Nuclear Test
Fresh out of the 100 day honeymoon, this will further test the foreign policy of President Obama.
- Violence Erupts in Punjab Following Attack in Vienna Sikh Gurdwara
The hooliganism and mindless violence seems at odds with the teachings of their philosophy.
- Poetry: I Am A Rolling Stone
I packed my bag, and said goodbye, Goodbye to this world, goodbye to this frenzied cold.
- Gandhi vs. Gandhi
Once we get these sorted out, any Indian can and will take the top post without relying on any dynasty.
- Binayak Sen Is Released on Bail: Dada, Baritey Phirlen
Dr. Binayak Sen came back to his family today.
- Is There Hope for Arvind Krishna Mehrotra Now That Ruth Padel Has Resigned?
Ruth Padel can claim two firsts - the first Professor of poetry at Oxford and the shortest tenure there.
- Fiction: Gobi Paranthas
Here too, there was no peace to be found.
- Should the Nepalese Government honour Joanna Lumley?
It is ridiculous to expect the Nepalese government to honour Lumley, though she has done the Gurkhas a great service
- Parveen Shakir: The Faustus in Us
In current times, with the economic tsunami playing havoc all over the world, her poem has acquired greater relevancy.
- Too Many Questions & Not Enough Trust
And yet, for all their conversations, their marriage has started off on trust being questioned and ends with it being betrayed.
- Have You Met With Your MP?
Democracy does not end with electing representatives every 5 years. Citizens have to gate crash into the democratic process.
- Home is Home, Warts and All
Times have changed. Few of us suffer from the supposed 'Culture Shock' when we visit Europe or America.
- Fiction: Maternity Leave
Rajeev had nothing against hiring women or giving them maternity benefits
- Poetry: Johannesburg Again
december in johannesburg brought the heat wave
- Fiction: Motherhood - Her Story
She felt a tingle in her spine, It was a pain that brought a smile on her face,
- End of a Rite, Kamala Das Passes Away
Kamala Das, a pillar of Indo – English Literature, an artist and a versatile Malayalam writer has passed away today in Pune.
- Sniping in the Crosshairs
A review of a book on sniping and some assorted thoughts around the intricacies of sniping
- A Media Check, Mate!
It is no fun watching the same footage of an Indian being beaten up by Australians in a train.
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