The couple was seated on the other side of the coffee shop, facing the window. The lady, in a cotton orange salwar, had her back to the glass, and was making excited gestures to a man seated across the table. The robust man, in any case a man with a robust back, seemed to be listening intently to the lady. Their conversation seemed to have all the ( Read more... )

And finally, the silver lining...I played (exceedingly) well in cricket today.

The last six months or so that we've played, my cricket has gone unabashedly from bad to worse. I would bowl decently during the short warm-up while waiting for people to arrive, but during the match, no-balls, wides and full-tosses would invariably result. Then my ( Read more... )

I am reading Maugham’s ‘The moon and sixpence’. The last time I’d read it was about a year and a half back. I never cease to be amazed at how he manages to capture ordinary life in such a poetic fashion - it’s almost as if he distills the extraordinary out of the ordinary. His prose is taut, style economical; his poetic observations flow from his ( Read more... )

 Bought a DVD of Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa the other day, and watched it yesterday. I've seen the movie once before, in parts, and this time saw the entire thing. I quite like the movie. It tends to get a little dramatic in parts, but on the whole I thought it very well executed. There's something to be said about movies that make an appeal to popular ( Read more... )

Saw Page 3 today (second time). It is a very well made film, slickly edited, pacy (although it drags imperceptibly at some places), and of course, has amazing performances from all cast. Konkona SenSharma is a perfect natural, and a more than welcome addition to Indian cinema. Really nice movie, a must-watch.

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In some real Page 3-ish news, after ( Read more... )

Life is the gift of nature; but beautiful living is the gift of wisdom - A Greek adage.

A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth man's minds about to religion. For while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them and go no further; but when it beholdeth the ( Read more... )

Our cable wallah had gone mad today. The entire day, he was playing Mukesh songs, and all great ones: Maine tere liye, Kahin door, Chandan sa badan, Zindagi Khwab hai, Jane Kahan, Suhana Safar, O Mehbooba, and others. Had a great time listening to them. I simply love his voice, the simplicity and depth of emotion in his voice, its tenderness, and ( Read more... )

Isn’t this simply awesome:

"It seems to me," said Sancho, "that the knights who did all these things were driven to them... but... why should you go crazy? What lady has rejected you...?
"That is exactly it," replied Don Quixote, "that's just how beautifully I've worked it all out - because for a knight errant to go crazy for good reason, how ( Read more... )

Was listening to a Hemant Kumar collection, he really has a soft and melodious voice. I like the songs: Yaad Kiya Dil Ne (duet with Lata), and Tum Pukar Lo, a lot.

I so hate cooking.

Something keeps happening every time I cook. The first time, I forgot to put the top on the cooker, and the rice got burnt. The next time, I made a transparent rasam. The third time, I closed a lid of vegetables while putting it in the oven, and ended up making the lid stick to the vessel! My roomies took a photo of me in that ( Read more... )