Movie Review : Delhi 6
Rakyesh Mehra's penchant for finding the heart of gold or its core of darkness within the Indian ethos continues with his latest film, Delhi 6. This is more a montage of social and visually stimulating...
View ArticleWomen Assaulted In Bangalore For Wearing Jeans
Miscreants are targeting women in jeans in Bangalore. Hard to believe, isn't it? The women were hounded, assaulted and threatened for being in 'Western attire'. What is happening in Bangalore? After...
View ArticleIndia's Post-Independence Fight For Freedom
Let me cut right to the chase here. This is unacceptable. Let me say it again for emphasis. It is not just bothersome or even upsetting. It is unacceptable. In the 21st century, in a democratic,...
View ArticleIf You Have It, Show It!
I ran down the stairs like every morning to find that the gate outside my home wouldn’t open fully and I would have to some how squeeze myself out through the partially blocked gate and get out. A...
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Material Girl
I went diamond-shopping this weekend. Last year I received a corporate pat-on-the-back with a financial award. Someone suggested that I spend it on jewelery instead of frittering it away on clothes,...
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Tall and Shrinking Muslims, Short and Growing Europeans
I have written about the Arab Human Development Reportbefore. It is indeed shocking to read about how the Arab lands are now. It does concern the rest of the world, because the Arabs and this region...
View ArticleA Journey That Continues
He was a nice looking gentleman wearing an oversize coat and thick mufflers around his neck, who acceded to taking a picture of me and V standing on the edge of Dolphin’s Nose. “So where are you from?”...
View ArticleRelationship Lawlessness & Social Criminals
I recently saw a movie about relationships and love. In one scene, a man and a woman meet in a department store and strike up a conversation over the cash register which continues till they walk out....
View ArticleLonely at Sixty
A couple of days ago, I opened up the newspaper to read that an elderly couple living in an upper middle class locality had committed suicide suddenly. There was no ostensible reason for this, but the...
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Comic Strip: It's Not A Lie If It Makes Someone Happy
Well, what else is a woman to do?(Click on thumbnail to view idea-toon on a new page)
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