2009

How can you have a blog and not have a best-of list? There is no answer to that question. So without much ado, here's my list of 9 thing...

What's In a Name?

Seeing James Cameron’s Avatar , I was reminded of the original two Avatars. One the film of the late 80s, starring Rajesh Khanna in the ...

Ten Commandments

As a misguided tribute to Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year , I thought of writing down the 10 Commandments of Sales - as dictated to me by...

Movie Review: Avatar

It's not often you land up in the corner seat of the second row for an 11.30 am show on a weekday at a cineplex where you've once be...

Embers: Still Burning

On the way to work today, I heard a riddle on radio. Q: " Agar Basanti ki mausi Thakur ko rakhee bandhti hain, toh Thakur Basanti ka ky...

Relativity and the Ramayana

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian EXpress, on 12th December, 2009) “Chabhi to... kho gayi. Teen char mahiney ke pehle.” The fact that ...

Cliche: Jald Aa Raha Hain!

Some time back, I had listed down a series of sequences or styles that were becoming cliches . That was on the back of a few 'new age...

Voton Pe Aisi Baat: Indibloggies 2008

I just realised that I screwed up my chance to win the Most Humourous Indiblog by cracking the pun in the title. But sometimes, a man must s...

What's Dew To You Will Always Find You

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, on 28th November, 2009) This is a universal axiom, almost as sacred as Homer Simpson’s “Alw...

Random Movies I Like: Agneepath

Agneepath released at a time (1990) when the media was convinced that Amitabh on his way out, right after two high-profile films by two Mid...

If Elected, I Promise To: Voting in Bollywood

In Anurag Kashyap's edgy Gulaal , a college election takes on epic importance. Hanging in balance is not just the lakhs that can be siph...

Bhelpuri: Musical Medleys from Bollywood

With no mutton and no Youtube, there would have been no need for Sundays. And of course, that I have a hyper-active son means that I need a ...