Reading this post, I have mixed feelings. My own kids are yet small, but I’m pretty clear on the kind of knowledge I want them to have of their culture and on being desi. Because desi is what you are, born of 2 desi parents. I am Hindu but not really religious, which causes many […]
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The Lakehouse
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxkmbk1a2Qk] There’s a tune stuck in my head. You know how that happens, don’t you ? You hear it on and off, sometimes louder, sometimes toned down but it’s under your skin, it’s everywhere. It transports well, from the house to the car, from the car to the outside world. And it has a negligible […]
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I don’t expect Amitabh to be dancing on television. Shahrukh looks natural doing it. Kaun Banega Crorepati 2007 opened with a snazzy, Karan Johar-esque music video. I mean it really was a full song, and was pretty slickly done, although I could have done without the women in short-shorts in a program airing at prime-time. […]
Read the rest of this entry »When I cry
My kids are singing this song. And I’m singing it with them – we sort of get all high-pitchy and operatic when we get to the “when I cry” part. The song is from one of the SpongeBob episodes, and Squidward sings it. When my tearducts get issue,I can’t use just any tissue.I need four-ply,Four-Ply,Four-Ply,When […]
Read the rest of this entry »New Year Resolutions
My Resolutions for 2006 : 1. Attend EVERY work-out class that I’m signed up for : It’s not that hard, see ? Make a mental reminder to leave whatever I’m doing atleast 30 minutes prior to class. Keep handbag, and keys nearby. At appropriate time, stand up, put one foot before the other. Easy does […]
Read the rest of this entry »NOIDA : Twiddling our thumbs
Last night watched Star News give wearisome details on the forensic lab in Gandhinagar which will conduct the narco-analysis. All this harping on analysis, and very little on investigation. I’m guessing that the authorities are content to sit on their bums, and twiddle their thumbs while the week-long analysis is going on. Whatever happened to […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Shame of India ?
All I hear on desi TV is about the Noida killings. On the phone with family, everyone asks if we’ve heard of the heinous matter. Yes, we have. Again and again, publicised on TV as the “Shame of India”. Really ? And is that all ? This really turns me into the Cynic-of-all-time. Why is […]
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