"Where Do You See Yourself Five Years From Now?"

It's the one question I've always wanted to hate. But it's hard for me to hate things, because I usually find the things I want ...

A Convenient Truth

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated 31st October, 2009) There are some of us left, in this world that could end by 2012, ...

Wisecracks

The Bengali penchant for repartee is almost like an affliction. If there is a situational joke to be cracked, the true Bong can NOT resist i...

It's Time to Take That Call!

(Published in The Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated the 17th of October, 2009) “Oh tumi he! Kiman dinor murot kotha patisu tumar logo...

Spiritual Ancestors

It has been seen that often, characters in later creations of the same author or filmmaker are ancestors or progeny of their earlier creatio...

Autumn Nostalgia

In a burst of autumn cleaning, the blog gets new fonts and a brilliant new header, sourced from here . I could not identify the photographer...

Its Been a Long Time...

It has been such a long time... Since I saw a father write 'Man' with a knife-point on his new-born son's chest. Since a young m...

Kab Tak Bachchan?

I still recall a cover of Sunday magazine in end-80s. It had Anil Kapoor in full unshaven, black-shirted, shirt-unbuttoned glory. And the c...

Movie Review: Unnaipol Oruvan vs. A Wednesday

It's hard to have to pit my favourite film icon against my favourite stage actor. Kamal and Naseer have always brought credibility to th...

My Introduction to the Chic Kharab

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated 3rd October 2009) One of the most fascinating discoveries I made right after my move ...

The Bookstore Mojo

What makes a great bookstore? Size can be one big draw. A massive store with miles and miles of shelves can be mesmerising. A riot of colour...