Kaleidoscope

It is very rare that one learns a lot about a never-seen-country at approximately the same time in two forms of communication media: a novel...

Of late, parents, friends, relatives and even some chat friends whom I have never met are asking me one single simple question. Well, in fac...

The movie. ..Road to Guantanamo The novel. … The Kite Runner The food. …Bisibelebath The work. …Consistently 9 to 6 The play. …Half-hour ear...

"Take it with a pinch of salt" Wiki definition: to accept a thing less than fully My definition: a way of putting things across wi...

I recently saw Taare Zameen Par . It’s a very nice movie, kid has acted tremendously, Aamir Khan adds another feather to his cap, and all th...

The Sun and the Moon Both are in the sky Both are round Both rise and both set The Sun burns itself And emits light Its made Earth a warm pl...

"Pop! goes the weasel"

I had an excellent memory for a long time. But off late, it simply has vanished. I am finding it difficult to remember names, remember faces...

…all will be right, and the stars shine down…

"If what the teacher says is true, Baba, then you drinking alcohol makes you a sinner." "I see that you have confused what yo...

Odd, Galahad Threepwood, was thinking, how after 30 years, he could still have that choked-up feeling when he thought of Dolly Henderson. Oh...

Hair Prominence to hair and hair-style. Attire Dressed-to-kill and dressed-for-the-occasion. Brand Its either branded or its not. Knowledgea...

When you’re looking at the planet from space, there are no borders… Borders are what people create. -Sunita Williams, in her telecon with In...

And so its another new year. The usual New Year wishes of "prosperity", "may your dreams come true", "new goals...

To a great possible extent, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam authorities have ensured that queue is structured and have maintained steel ba...

...contd from Part-I . One must get creative about living. One must dream about what one wants out of life. There is nothing wrong to demand...

I have been getting quite a lot of requests to suggest some "Must See" movies. I have been fortunate enough to have seen some goo...

This snap was taken by my uncle in the hotel room he stayed in Riyadh for a short duration. My uncle had a habit to listen to Harikathaamrut...

~Thanks to Janet (and of course the sponsors), over 500 trees were planted in and around Koramangala this weekend. ~Yours truly co...

There were 3 seats in the bus when I boarded. First one in the middle of the bus, the empty seat being in between the aisle and the window; ...