Chakkare :)
Is this why they say, it takes two hands to make a heart :) Happy Valentines Day! P.S: C'mon don't be a cynic
February 2008
CPIM – Marching from Kottayam
Chief Minsiter V S Achuthanandan has expressed his desire to step down as CM to the central leadership. The speculation around why VS cleared his files before the Kottayam conference [...]
Happy?
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 [...]
A Miracle,A Spectacle,A Mob
We all know that Communism is a retrograde philosophy which is as good as dead, and the fact that it was pronounced dead in the early nineties saved us the [...]
Mumbai,India and all
Talkies Mumbai correspondent :) BombayDosti writes in from somewhere near Mumbai, on Raj and what could possibly be wrong with the Indian Raj. The debate is now about how many [...]
Roudram – Review
Roudram does exactly what its expected to do. I've watched Ranji Panicker's Commissioner a couple 'o dozen times, same with King and even Bharat Chandran about six times in the [...]
Old man’s Papa
I kept looking looking for symbolism in Fiesta. Didn't really get what it was all about, like I told you. This Time magazine article from December 1954 explains Papa Hemingway a [...]
How to write an obituary
Like you, I have never heard of Russi (Russy) Karanjia, nor seen Blitz (the now defunct tabloid). Seems Russi, the patriarch of Blitz passed away this week, and his deputy [...]
January 2008
Oscars 2008: Michael Clayton – REVIEW
Michael Clayton: You are the senior litigating partner of one of the largest, most respected law firms in the world. You are a legend. Arthur Edens: I'm an accomplice! Michael [...]
Blessy’s “Calcutta News” – Review
A newly married couple arrives in Calcutta in the midst of Kali Pooja festivities; the same moody, humid Calcutta we see in every frame. She is an orphan, he is [...]
Go on George, its Free!
I've heard Goenka's editorial team had a wry sense of humor, so does Guardian (yeah British elitism!), found this seriously funny :) and Leno to go with... "President Bush said [...]
Notes From a Dirty Old Man
Once in a while you come across a true SOB without a speck of kindness, and heck he writes poetry. and he says, Dear child, I only did to you [...]