Slumdogs. White Tigers. Indians.

While I was exchanging the latest gossips of our same-old-same-old life with a friend in U.S. over a Skype call, we steered over to the topic of how the movie ‘Slumdog Millionare‘ and the book ‘The White Tiger‘ have changed the Western mindset towards India. Suddenly from the country of Elephants, yoga, Kamasutra and snake … Continue reading »

What is the purpose of your life?

Last Sunday, as I was trotting towards the nearest bus stand with two of my friends as we hurried to catch up our show of  Transformers:Revenge of the fallen, we were halted in the middle of the road by three young chaps. They hailed from a Christian society and were very polite. One of them … Continue reading »

When victim is the culprit

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. – Bishop Desmond Tutu So when my eyes fell upon this news article … Continue reading »

The Blame Game

Oscar Wilde once said – What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. People end up reminding me of that quote too often. On a dull cloudy Monday morning, during an official meeting, someone passed a blame. It was subtle. Well crafted. I snapped. It was … Continue reading »

Fear

                        p.s. This is (again) not an email forward.

Randomizer : Eurovision, Dances with Wolves & IPod touch

A few of my British colleagues introduced me to Eurovision  just before the semifinals started this year. I was quite surprised that I have never heard of this contest before. When something has been going on from the last 50 years, you are bound to hear about it sometime. My faith in my “already gone to … Continue reading »

Have you ever…

                p.s. NO. I did not get all this in a forwarded email.

Feminism, A and the Award

Ages ago, I was tagged by Nita and Sulz and till now I have been shamelessly ignoring the tags. But the guilt is killing me and I must finish the task assigned to me. Keeping the melodrama aside, I’ll start with Nita’s tag. This is what she tagged me to write about. What does Feminism … Continue reading »

Can I live please?

I went to Barakhamba Road yesterday. I was standing at the exact place where the bomb blast happened last year. I moved my right ankle in a semi circle to displace the dirt on the road. Maybe I was trying to see if it was still red? I went there to meet my very old … Continue reading »

F.R.I.E.N.D.S (forever!?!)

[Warning : This might be one of those stupid personal posts which everyone tends to avoid, but then what the heck! Its new year and its my blog!!!] We all wish for certain dreams to come true. If they come true we feel blessed, happy, content and if they don’t we end up being sorry … Continue reading »

Cat o’ Nine Tails

Ever since Polldaddy has been provided by WordPress, my hands have been itching to use it to its full glory. So, here are 9 questions to whip your brain. All I want from all of you is : Complete the poll. Its interesting(atleast that is what I think) Be honest. There is no way anyone … Continue reading »

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Basic Etiquette

Lets clear the airs first, shall we? The post is not about girls!!!! Its just about people in general. Its about those inconsiderate, tactless and thoughtless people who perform the most disgusting acts in public(and at home too!!!) and don’t feel the S of Shame. Infact, the insensitivity is so deep rooted that they don’t … Continue reading »

Salsa Diaries – I

Salsa classes started in my office yesterday. I was a bit skeptical in the beginning, thinking of skipping the class but 30 minutes into the class and I realised what a mistake that would have been. Where else can you find a chance of dancing with five different girls. More on it later.  First a … Continue reading »

The Chosen One

Before you jump to the conclusion that its a personal(*yawn*) rant post or a post-Matrix burst out or a spiritual healing session, then relax. Its just about apun ka Bollywood. So sit back and enjoy the ride.   I have been quite surprised by this recurring phenomenon in Movies. Have you ever noticed that when … Continue reading »

The Know-your-house Tag

Reema tagged me for this very interesting meme. The moment I saw that I was tagged, I ended up in a cold sweat, simply because I could for-see the physical oscillations, jumping around and digging which I had to undergo to complete the tag. Mom has a very fascinating habit of putting away things and … Continue reading »

A Bygone Life

My Grandma was very fond of her convent school days in the British Raj. Once fluttering Barnaby Rudge in her hands as her glasses slid down her nose while catching Santa Barbara on Star World, she told me of the days when she studies with British girls. Her father was a very influential contractor in … Continue reading »

The Journey and the Inspirations

On 29 August 2008, I complete one year of blogging. It has been an exhilarating journey of a world I was quite oblivious to, until last year when one of my friend introduced me to WordPress through her newly created blog. Although her blog is long abandoned at present, she passed the germ to me. … Continue reading »

The Indian Olympic Medal Dream

Humans have a very peculiar habit of jumping into two things – Beds and Conclusions. Although this post has nothing to do with the former tendency but the latter is quite flustering specially when it comes from sane earthlings. Every Olympic ends up brimming the hopes of all the Indians to the hilt. Funnily it … Continue reading »

NCR – Nightmare Capital Region

Do you believe that Mumbai is the worst city as far as traffic jams, water logging and crime is concerned? Do you think Bangalore is very chaotic in the peak hours of traffic? Then think again because NCR (The Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon belt) is here to beat both the cities. Gurgaon and Noida were slated … Continue reading »

Randomizer Reloaded

Reema bestowed me with the Mr. Best Blogger Award this month. Yey!!!! I am on cloud number 9 for sure. Such a nice gift on Friendship Day. Congrats to all the other winners too. Well, we should award Reema too. So what should be her title? How is – Ms. Most Vivacious Blogger? The trailer … Continue reading »