Cricket has morphed over the years. It started off with Test Cricket - where the game is played over five days. Then came the One Day International - just a day’s worth of play where each side bowls 50 overs. And now the shortest version of the game yet - Twenty20 Cricket where each side […]
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One of those festivals where I miss being in India. Getting up early, wearing your new clothes, and bursting the required crackers before the sun comes up.
I don’t think I’ve quite seen this before - some guy takes a Tamil song and does a transliteration - the subtitles are not the meaning of the song, but how it sounds to him in English. OMG!! Too funny.
I speak Tamil, so not all of it sounds close, but still worth watching… Thanks […]
Nutjobs of the world, unite! Wait, they already have… unfortunately! It is the turn of our Muslim brethren to step up to plate with the attack on Taslima Nasreen.
Unfortunately, media double standards have also leapt to the fore. And societies… Why aren’t artists and writers and creators of all kinds protesting what happened to Taslima […]
I started this post with
There are nutjobs everywhere. Every religion has them. Hindu right-wing nutjobs, Muslim right-wing nutjobs and Christian right-wing nutjobs…
and went on to talk of a Christian University which expelled a student for making a gay film
The poor Hindu nutjobs were feeling left out. So they upped the ante - significantly. Forget expulsion […]
Third anniversary of blogging
Published May 10th, 2007 in Bloggers, India, New York and Personal. 8 CommentsOn May 10th, 2004, I started blogging.
I had been in New York for about six months (albeit with a horrendous travel schedule to California) and I quite disliked being in Manhattan. After the wonderfully warm weather and incredible open skies of the Bay Area, I found Manhattan claustrophobic, dirty and over-crowded. And, to be fair, […]
eating an Alphonso mango!
There is no doubt about this. None.
To those who wonder what the fuss is about, the Alphonso mango is a type of mango grown in India. To say it is the best mango species in the world is a huge understatement. You have not lived until you have savored one.
Due to the […]
India is out of the world cup. They have only themselves to blame. They batted like they didn’t care, on a wicket where batting was not hard. And yes, I publish this before the game is officially over, but that’s a risk I am so willing to take!
Dhoni and Sachin are peas in a pod […]
Dravid said, after the loss to Bangladesh, that they are only going to worry about what’s in their control - he got his wish. The Indian team are now in control of their destiny in the World Cup. If they win on Friday against Sri Lanka, they are pretty much through. If they lose, they […]
eBay India have gotten into the craze around the Cricket World Cup. If you check out their Cricket Craze splash page, there is a lot going on.
But the item that is getting the most coverage is the auction of saris worn by Mandira Bedi and signed by the entire Indian cricket team. Mandira Bedi is […]
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