The Shining

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The Shining

8 Comments 17 February 2008

Some places are like people: some shine and some don’t. - Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining And the saddest part of the sentence is that full stop after the don’t. I could wish all day and all night for a comma or a semi-colon or a haywire to hang on. But at this point of time, the [...]

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Happy?

No Comments 12 February 2008

If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, growing double dahlias in his garden. He will not be searching for happiness as if it were a collar button that has rolled under the radiator. – Quote From Rediff, on being happy at your job. [...]

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While Obama wins…

4 Comments 04 January 2008

She can’t be bargained with. She can’t be reasoned with. She doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And she absolutely will not stop, ever. Despite Obama winning Iowa yesterday, Tom Maguire feels Hillary will be tough to defeat. Hillary is arguably the most eligible candidate for presidency, as she puts it “a President from [...]

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Every year is a 2004

2 Comments 25 December 2007

I was closely following this election, and nearly missed the other one. As you know we have close to 30 chief ministers in India, but only two Adivasi rajas. The one in Kerala, Thevan Rajamannan died last week and it was a week long search for a successor. Ariyaan Raja Mannan will succeed Thevan Rajamannan as [...]

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Hindustan ka dil dekho

5 Comments 26 September 2007

O&M’s ad for Madhya Pradesh Tourism - Hindustan ka dil dekho. Makes you feel you want to visit the place and that was perhaps the purpose of the ad. Nice one! Til dekho Taad dekho Aankhen phad phad dekho Sher ki dahad dekho Marble ka pahad dekho Chanderi ki saadi dekho Bandhavgarh ki jhaadi dekho Mandu ka mahal dekho Jungle ki hulchul dekho Cheetal dekho, gaur [...]

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