For St.Valentine
From childhood crafts to teenage pranks and memorable moments, explore the evolving perspective on Valentine’s Day. A celebration of love in its various forms.
Pop Culture
Books, Film, Fashion, Food, Music, Performance & all things popular culture
Proud To Be A Papa
A father and a child
About An Idea: Meenaxi
Meenaxi: A tale of 3 cities I saw the movie last year and now a few days back again. I liked it. No, I didn’t like the movie, I like the thought it explored. Minaxi was not a story being told. It was the story of how a story begins….
A Wish-List At Each Age: 20 Years Of Me
My journey through the years traced in a different wish-list at each age – from childhood innocence to adult aspirations.
I Swear…
Now and then I am rather startled when one of my close girlfriends speaks her mind. Of course that is THE point of a ladies’ night out, girl talk, female bonding yada yada yada. Still, it comes as something straight between your eyes when Ms.Dignified-to-the-point-of-being-Bronze statue-ed-almost or ‘Sweet n’ giggly…
The Filmi Story of My Life: Kuch Kuch Hota Hain
‘Kuch kuch hota hai’ was on TV yesterday. One of the early movies that made Karan Johar into a brand name. I was in college when I saw this movie. Of course I couldn’t say I liked it…it wasn’t cool to admit to liking this sort of popcorn-n-plastic fare! But…
All Kinds Of Funny Notions…
I read an article in the Mumbai Mirror today titled “Find the missing comic”. It listed all the finalists of ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’ and surprise, surprise…they were all male! The article went on to ask people whether women had a sense of humour or not. Of course we…
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Crush
My 14-year-old cousin thinks the Indian Idol, Abhijeet Sawant ‘has nice eyes’. She has his album carefully tucked away between her best clothes. And she thinks the contestants of Fame Gurukul are so lucky because one of them got to sing a duet with him. Ah….it is beginning! My kid…
When I Get Nasty, I Say…
General zingers· You deserve an Oscar for the best impersonation of a human being that I’ve ever seen.· If I were politically correct, I’d refer to you as cranially challenged· Of course there are a lot of people who care about you; they call themselves PETA· They named an element…
A Turbanned Man And An Alien Giant
Nostalgic memories of Diamond comics, forbidden yet intriguing. Chacha Chaudhary’s adventures, Tinkle, and Champak; a journey back to childhood joys.