Mumbai under siege
When I arrived office on Thursday, Mumbai was the focus of all talks. Why Mumbai? Has something gone wrong there? Don’t you know there have been blasts there? Blasts! When? I did surf the news channels in the evening yesterday before sticking to a Hollywood movie. It was after 9 in the night. After 9! … Read more
Chhath Pooja is being politicised. What about Ganesh Chaturthi or Dahi handi
MNS chief Raj Thackeray said yesterday that he is not against Chhath Pooja (after going against his earlier statement that he was opposed to the festival being organised by Biharis in various parts of Mumbai). However, this turnaround on his last statement is on one condition – that Chhath Pooja will not be politicised. Mr. … Read more
India’s internet story
When the US pioneered the use of internet as a part of a military project in 1958, little did it fathom that it will be such a big hit commercially as it is now. Today internet users account for 16.6 % or 1,093,529,692 of the total World population. Now that’s what is called a revolution. … Read more
Where is the civic sense in Indians?
if mumbai is infamous for its gang-wars, delhi rues about the rallies that are organised here almost everyday. just a day after mayawati brandished her support with the crowd collected from all parts of northern india in delhi, BJP and akali dal decided to hold a rally of its supporters from punjab. so there was … Read more
Bihar in Sorry State
The recent backlash in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra and directed against the people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh was depressing. And I was sorry not for the biharis and bhaiyas who were beaten and molested; neither for Amitabh Bacchan and other celebrities who were regularly referred to in news as belonging to the … Read more
Harishchandragadh – a memorable trekking experience
Harishchandragadh is not a place that you can forget easily. It continues to haunt your memories just as I am as much thrilled in writing about it even two years after the trip. Harishchandragadh is located more or less equidistance from Mumbai, Pune and Ahmednagar, three important cities in Maharashtra. It is an old fort, … Read more
Piya Ka Ghar
the other day i was watching jaya bhaduri’s ‘piya ka ghar’. though i have seen the film earlier, i always like it. jaya looks like the perfect wife to have. big eyes, long flowing black hair, and so caring about her husband. also liked her in another film depicting a similar plot of husband-wife relationship … Read more
