Vivek calls it a one-time watch, the “ups” include:
Bebo! This movie is Kareena’s answer to Aish of Dhoom 2. She lost pounds and that she makes no bones about while flaunting her figure. Playing a brash don side-kick and sizzlng in a two piece bikini (10 seconds front and back shots), she proves to be [...]
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Naryanan Aier gives it a thumbs up
No unnecessary twists and no unnecessary dance and song sequences. A welcome relief from the string of average films that the Mumbai film industry has been throwing at as for the past few months.
Amit gives it 2.5 out of 5, believing that the screenplay was a let-down
Ajay Devgan impresses [...]
# 3) You see a line of white dashes down the middle of your side of the road. You must:
# Immediately move your car so as to straddle it, and thus ensure that cars behind you cannot overtake. Few people are aware of it, but the accepted meaning of that line the world over is [...]
6th CPC: Private sector v/s public sector
Published by March 30th, 2008 in Development, Economy, Government and India. 0 CommentsGlowfriend is doing a series of posts on the Sixth Central Pay Commission Report. This post deals with public v/s private sector jobs.
The biggest advantage offered by a Government job is the job security attached to it and the assured retirement benefits. Commission has attempted to make the retirement benefits more attractive. It has [...]
“(Yo)nifying with the self”
Published by March 28th, 2008 in Culture, Feminism, Personal, Society, South Asia, Women and sexuality. 0 CommentsAfter much debate with her inner voices, Sunshine finally submits her scripts for “Yoni ki baat” a play inspired by Eve Ensler’s “Vagina Monologues”. Some of her scripts were accepted and she’s now rehearsing for the play.
More than reaching out to the South Asian community, I have reached out to myself, in some of the [...]
Bird lovers, head over to Umang Dutt’s blog for more photos like this.
Over at The Unofficial IPL Blog, Aditya does some crystal ball gazing in the new world of premier league cricket.
As the leagues started to become more and more popular, the salaries of the players started to proportionately increase, attracting even more talented players into the game, creating a positive feedback cycle that benefited everyone. As [...]
Rajat has some nice photos of leaves in the sunlight. Interesting and different.
Karachi, Kamal Hassan and Kheem
Published by March 13th, 2008 in India, Personal and Politics. 0 CommentsMaami blogs about a dinner with her guests from Pakistan. I’m borrowing her post title!
What were they doing on the night of Benazir’s death?
“He was hard at work; and she kept vigil at home over family, bolting doors as there was mayhem oustide. Despite her many faults, she consistently resisted the military establishment and [...]
In democracy, there is hope
Published by March 11th, 2008 in Community, Culture, Democracy, Development, Economy, Government, History, India, North East, Personal and Politics. 1 CommentRelating four stories of people he spoke to, Mishti believes there is hope for the country, if the NDA Government comes back to power.
For the sake of the aam aadmi, for the sake of the immigrant workers in Mumbai, for the sake of our highways, for the sake of our pride as Indians, for [...]
Which Williams are you cheering?
Published by March 11th, 2008 in Humour, India and Personal. 0 CommentsAditya blogs about his visit to the Bangalore Open Tennis
The Williams sisters were playing each other, and this uncle forgot which one is which. He’d cheer for one of them, then boo the same one right the next point, and then go back to cheering the other one for a while and then switch again. [...]
New to India? then read this
Published by March 11th, 2008 in India, Personal and Travel. 0 CommentsNeelakantan has some tips for new-comers (the corporate/semi-tourist variety) to India. I can relate to this because I’ve doled it out to some at times.
Expect your conversation to be around, “Is this your first visit to India.” If it is, great, atleast for those who are entertaining you. If not, expect some level of disappointment [...]
Tushar at PFC is quite impressed with Subash Ghai’s offering, the off-beat “Black and White”
Subhash Ghai’s Black & White is interesting for more reasons than one. We have already talked about the reasons and possibilities of this film missing the mark. Surprisingly, it doesn’t. Though nowhere near to a perfect comeback (there isn’t really nothing [...]
Celebrating Women’s Day
Published by March 8th, 2008 in Community, Culture, Development, Feminism, India and Women. 0 CommentsA brief round-up of blogger posts on Women’s Day, which is being celebrated today.
Chandni introspects on feminism, following the recent controversy in our blogosphere over the role of women, and questions female chauvinism.
Coming to the fundas of women’s emancipation, feminism and equality…how come this issue reeks of some sort of female chauvinism?How come women are [...]
For more photos like these visit Maltesh’s series on his trip from Dharwad to Devarguda.
A Buffettology session
Published by February 28th, 2008 in Business, Capitalism, Development, Economy and Education. 0 CommentsAn exception worth making. This link has nothing to do with India and the blogger isn’t Indian either. But Warren Buffett has many admirers in India, from soon-to-be investors to market veterans. With the Sensex and Nifty now almost household names, it’s always good to get gyaan from the Oracle of Omaha.
Blogger Dang Le provides [...]
Discarding the medium of our heritage
Published by February 23rd, 2008 in Culture, Development, India and Language. 7 CommentsIndiatime expresses concern at how Sanskrit has been discarded in India.
Although most Indians speak at least 2 languages, and many speak more than 3 or 4 fairly fluently, India has still managed to lose its most precious language, the language that was the origin of most of the Indian languages, and the language that Hinduism’s [...]
Delhi’s BRTS controversy
Published by February 23rd, 2008 in Development, Government and India. 5 CommentsDelhi’s Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) has come under fire.
Mitali points out a problem
But the real beauty of the provider-consumer relationship lies in the Bus Rapid Transit system. Here, bus stops placed in the middle lanes of the road allow people to alight and have to cross other traffic to get to the sides [...]
“A female name for a male child?”
Published by February 20th, 2008 in Humour, India and Personal. 0 CommentsMaami has a lovely post on a gender-bender while choosing names for a new-born.
Sundaram Amannji came to the rescue. “We are the worshippers of the Ardhanaari. What’s a boy who is not bestowed qualifications of a girl in name or dress?” he asked.
“You mean a pink frock?” I asked.
“C’mon don’t you remember how Sundar, [...]
RC posts on dosa joints in Bangalore. Yummy photos too.
Come twilight, the air is charged with the scent of jasmine, unnoticeably blended with the fragrance of jalebis, pav bhaji, akki roti, masala dosa, gulab jamoon, potato bonda, American baby corn and a host of other mouth watery eatables.
Follow the Chinese path?
Published by February 18th, 2008 in Books, Culture, Development, Economy, Government, India and Policy. 3 CommentsIn a well-argued post, Fellow Blogbhartian Bhupinder reviews Sagarika Ghose’s “Farming the Colonial Dream” and questions the premise of doing away with agriculture in India and walking the Chinese path.
She ignores what is practically an urban nightmare in China. Overwhelming migration from rural areas, a reversal of the 1960s forced migration, has led to increasing [...]
Yatin, a guest at Punds blog, posts on his favourite food joints in Mumbai, a list that I think can get to be fairly long!
Candies (Bandra West, Reclaimation / Bandra Pali Hill)
Moving to one of my most loved place Candies. AWESOME is the word.
[..]Located at reclaimation, next to Lilawati hospital and IES college, candies is [...]
Alumni contributions to their universities
Published by February 18th, 2008 in Culture, Education and India. 0 CommentsSunil is impressed by the philanthropic contributions of alumni to their universities in the USA, and ponders on the challenges for something similar back home.
Many students who have passed out are now extremely successful. Some have managed to reach fairly enviable levels of affluence. At this stage they are quite ready to make some philanthropic [...]
Bloggers bid adieu to Appu Ghar, Delhi
Saurabh got his nick name from the park
There are now umpteen number of amusement parks now in India but no one comes close to Appu Ghar. Personally, I share quite a few things with Appu Ghar. Appu Ghar is not just a place I liked visiting but it also [...]
In a moving post, Hip hop Grandma asks for our wishes and prayers for the recovery of her sister-in-law
All I want is that the prayers of well wishers helps her recover from her critical condition and she buzzes around as usual. More about how our bond was forged in a later post. Right now all [...]
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