Sanjay Subramanyan asks some relevant questions following the sacking of Charu Sharma from the Bangalore Royal Challengers and the release of five players from the Kolkata Knight Riders.
… these stories highlight the thing that BCCI never did. How many times have the BCCI pulled up its players for non performance? How many times have team selection [...]
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Gowri laments how IPL turned her family topsy-turvy.
Her daughter goes
‘I support Uthappa at all times. So I’ll always cheer for his team. Except’ she pauses significantly, ‘except when his team plays against Chennai Super Kings - because Chennai is my birth place! When Chennai and Uthappa’s team are not playing against Royal Challengers, I’ll always [...]
Sunset and birdwatching at Melghat
Published by May 14th, 2008 in India, Photoblog and Travel. 0 CommentsMadras Wanderer visits Melghat and brings back spellbinding photographs.
It was the time of freedom, and everything seemed to be at a standstill. We caught what we thought were fishes (but were actually tadpoles) in a nearby pond, played hide and seek, buried our feet in the warm sand from a construction site next door, or searched for small conches and did craftwork. As [...]
Maddy recalls a hilarious experience of one of his friends, when they first came to Istanbul.
Soon the house was set, the stove was up and running and the ‘sadam’ preparation was in full steam…Turkish yoghurt was a perfect accompaniment and curd rice came along famously. However our Mallu boy had his personal share [...]
Mashed Musings finds it quite entertaining -
This is one of the most believable and relevant superhero movies of recent times, something which comes very close to what Spider-Man was. A cast which melt into their roles, dazzling special effects and terse dialogues make this movie worth a watch. The special effects look [...]
Ageless Bonding turns 50, and wonders why 50 can’t be just that, instead of being the new 40.
• At 40 it comes as a shock when a 25 year old calls you “aunty”; at 50 nothing affects you – not even when the 40 year old neighbour calls you aunty.
• People’s expectations from you are a [...]
In a post that starts off with a humorous analogy, Plus Ultra quotes Dr. Atul Gawande, in what seems to be the toughest part of being a doctor - the knowledge that the slightest mistake will be fatal, and irreversible.
In surgery, as in anything else, skill and confidence are learned through experience- haltingly and humiliatingly. [...]
For the ’sms generation’ which feels anything more than four lines is a lecture, Sayesha has what she calls executive summaries of Kabir’s two-liners.
Kaal karey so aaj kar, aaj karey so ab
Pal mein pralaya hoyegi, bahuri karega kab?
Rough translation: Do today what’s due tomorrow. Do now what’s due today. If the moment is lost, when [...]
Dr. Rajkumar, the Kannada thespian, was known for more than just his acting skills. He was also a gifted singer, a generous philanthropist, and is often quoted as the last film star who spoke Kannada in its purest and most lucid form. He led a life simple in thought and deed, and was the epitome of humility.
At Rambling [...]
When the best payments are the ones made in kind…
Published by April 23rd, 2008 in Misc, Personal and Society. 0 CommentsGowri reminisces about the two elderly characters at their tea estate - the cook and the carpenter.
The poor old man would arrive at work early in the morning, hunched up and shivering. He’d go home for his breakfast and bath and come back at around eleven o’clock, now walking straight, and actually looking younger. We [...]
Housewives. Sweaty slaves of the kitchen fires! They woke up at unearthly hours, muttered ancient prayers, and produced breakfasts, lunches and dinners in endless succession. They wore faded cotton sarees, their blouses damp with sweat. They chased and scolded and cajoled children. “Home makers” they might be - but when their husbands summoned them by [...]
BengaLooru huDuga Bikerdude gives little pointers to all those who complain about the weather in BengaLooru. Even when it is relatively pleasant than, Chennai, for example.
Don’t forget to drink as much water as you can. Try and get used to drinking room temperature water, to help acclimatize your body to the ambient temperature.
If you live on the top [...]
It is just three days into the IPL, and already we see cricket taking a backseat. IPL has become all about dancing girls, celebrity attendance, in-your-face publicity and unabashed histrionics off the field.
Pr3rna writes
“At the Ferozeshah Kotla in Delhi a crane flung Akshay Kumar from the top of the floodlight tower to the ground … There [...]
Finally at around 4 A.M. early morning, the train reaches, Thrissur a town in the coastal state of Kerala. From the station, I ply on a local bus to reach another small town Chalakudy. The early morning freshness, and the luxuriant tropical scenery which unfolds as the bus speeds towards the destination, affords me perpetual [...]
The Palace of Illusions
Published by February 27th, 2008 in Books, Culture, History, India and Literature. 0 Comments“It is quite admirable to see how the author managed to squeeze in almost all of the notable small tales that are linked to the main novel. She also does an admirable job in keeping true to the theme of biography. If an event occurred without Draupadi’s presence, she’d raconte it to us in retrospect [...]
Whither Prosperity?
Published by February 26th, 2008 in Democracy, Development, Economy, Education, Geopolitics, Globalisation, Government, India, Indiaspora, Policy, Poverty and South Asia. 1 CommentUnable to defend himself from a Singaporean hotelier’s comments, Swaroop seeks out answers at Churumuri. Illustrating with real examples, he rakes up enormous dirt on a gamut of issues.
Education. Immigration. Public Safety. Harassment. Rowdyism and brawn. Health services. Bribery. Brain drain.
He concludes his comparison of India to Singapore (unthinkable by size, but still) with an interesting analogy to claims [...]
Saumya recollects how she longed for her mother to bring her lunch, and how happy she was when she finally did. And realises that life comes full circle when she indulges her daughter.
Today, I indulged in both - combed her hair AND dropped her off in school. I could see the pride in her eyes, [...]
Joy writes about her ‘cherubic’ days.
“Few weeks back, I was window shopping close to my work. I spotted a pretty dress hanging in the window. I went inside to try it out and asked the sales person for my size. She replied that they do not carry such small sizes. I wish I could have [...]
Purandara Dasa
Published by February 22nd, 2008 in Culture, Language, Literature and Music. 0 CommentsThe name of Purandara Dasa is well-known to even the youngest students of Carnatic music. Known as the pitamaha of Carnatic music, his compositions are much sought after for recitals and competitions.
Bellur posts a tidbit trivia post on Purandara Dasaru.
For the uninitiated (like me), Wikipedia provides a detailed introduction.
Shande writes about the conductors in Bengaluru’s Volvo city buses. One-off incident? Maybe, but we wouldn’t be discussing it if it were a normal bus.
Passenger says: “You are not supposed to do like this, you are a public servant, I will complain about this”
Conductor: “Go and do whatever you want, I don’t care. I am [...]
Archana Bahuguna tells you the funniest way of almost missing a bus.
“Either I have just missed it or it is late. And not that I have not made efforts to be right there at the right time. I have a whole database in my cellphone where in I have recorded the timings of the bus [...]
… Snuggling under the bed covers on a freezing winter morning and begging for two more minutes of sleep, waking up to find the dull greens and browns of the previous day swathed in a gleaming sea of white, the absolute silence characteristic of a morning-after-the-snowstorm winter morning, the pitter-patter of freezing rain and hail [...]
As India lose the second Test at Sydney, the cricketing fraternity is up in arms over the bad decisions meted out to India. Even as a headstrong Ponting defends his decisions, gestures and insinuations, a multitude of the people who follow the game and know its nuances like the back of their hand seem to [...]
“If you drive less than 5000 miles a year never buy a new car. One of my friends bought a new Toyota Camry last November. Till now he has put only 3000 miles on it. He goes to his work place by train and he uses his car only for small trips to the store [...]
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