It gets too hot, the weather is unbearable, the land looks parched and everything burns like it’s about to go up in flames. Then suddenly, the skies turn grey and a silent wind flows by, bringing with it droplets. They…
Reasons why I Love Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
No Elizabeth Swann. Therefore no Keira Knightley Loads of Jack Sparrow The shirtless missionary. Dude, he’s cute! Jack Sparrow. Wait, I said that already Ian McShane as the deadly Blackbeard Rush ‘trying’ to be British. Epic. Penelope Cruz It’s a…
Fairy tales
The royal wedding seems to have been the buzzword for most of April. Me, I wasn’t bothered. Because while I am happy for Kate… oops… HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and HRH William, Duke of Cambridge, I am not over-excited.…
Happy Birthday Dr Ambedkar
6th December & 14th April were always viewed with contempt in my friends circle. Not because we had anything against Dr Ambedkar as such but because for a week around these dates, our favourite Shivaji Park was a mass public…
Indi’Go’ deli
Indigo (the restaurant) was my favourite place to dine at as I became a teenager. They served exotic Italian food (in an age when Little Italy and Trattoria were the only Italian restaurants), Hrithik Roshan (the then love of my…
World Cup 2011: A story I’m going to tell my grandchildren!
After experiencing the jubilant crowds on the streets of Mumbai following India’s victory over Pakistan, the non-cricket lover me, transformed into an enthu Team India cheerer. Of course, I couldn’t stop kicking myself for being uninterested in the game. In…