You go out shopping, you go out for any reason, and what do you see ? Gawkers, people with ostensibly no purpose standing on the roadside, gawking. And you see them everywhere. Amazingly on every Indian street-corner, so many people with nothing to do, with free time on their hands. So, I guess trouble-makers have […]
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The Mistress of Spices
Just finished reading “Mistress of Spices” by Chitra B. Divakaruni. This is one I’d skipped because the introduction hadn’t looked too good. But apparently there is a movie now, and since I will see the movie, better read the book first. So did. The prose is long-winded, almost lyrical, a little more and it would […]
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I am such an avid movie-watcher that it surprises me sometimes that others aren’t. Especially desi folk who don’t watch desi movies. Conversations with such desis usually runs like this : Me : Have you seen the film “Company” ? He/She : English or Hindi ? Me (flummoxed) : There is a Company in English […]
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Anyone downloading good quality Hindi music from the net ? Why do I ask ? Because I’d like to – but just can’t find the latest songs. Tried Emusic, and although they do have quite a few Hindi albums, and their service is quite good, ie; easy downloads and good search/browse capability, all music seems […]
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