Monthly Archives: February 2010

Holi

Posted on February 28, 2010 by

Am a prize idiot. When I booked tickets way back in November, I assumed ten days off. Booked return on the 1st of March. Realised a month back that 1st was Holi. Idiot. That picture is from early mid-90s. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Film and Art | 8 Comments

The seaside

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

Could you love the sea if you weren’t introduced to it at a very young age? For instance, do you have to introduce dogs at a young age, when they are still wobbly kneed puppies to salt water? Is it … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities, Self | 5 Comments

United Coffee House

Posted on February 25, 2010 by

Sometimes you land up at a place that used to hold a lot of awe for you. Like United Coffee House. I couldn’t really afford their prices as a student, but would try and get there anyway. And so it … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities, Food and Gastronomy | 6 Comments

India calling

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

In Delhi. Yay! Weather is lovely, have had two wholesome meals and one plate of Golgappa already. Have already started shopping and felt its consequent fatigue. All in a few jetlagged hours. In Mumbai for a few days next week, … Continue reading →

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Binaca geetmala and other connections

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

Thanks to a few wonderful friends, I discovered the link to this – Binaca Geetmala. I think Ameen Sayani’s voice was somehow inescapable when I was growing up. But things changed at a breathless pace in the 90s. My sister … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Film and Art | 6 Comments

Immigration, peace and contentment

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

Oh, the severe, languishing irony in this story. In short, the daughter of an immigrant turns into a rabid anti-immigration politician. And then gets tired of the country she lives in and moves to another, because she’s looking for peace … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketplace and All Things Current, Politics | 7 Comments

Minor Annoyances: Indian women and Beauty

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

A rather hypersensitive part of my head gets a bit agitated when random people feel free to tell you that Asian women look hot, or Indian women are pretty or some damn variation of the same theme. Never mind the … Continue reading →

Posted in Self, wtf | 13 Comments