Parallel Lines: Asiya Andrabi and Pramod Muthalik
Many many years ago when my hair was still mostly black, I remember reading somewhere that parallel lines are those that never meet but are identical in terms of direction (slope) etc. As I read...
Category: Indian Culture, Arts and Music
W’end Links: Pink Chaddis, Self-Defense & Political Correctness
Start this weekend by reading Kanchan Gupta on pink chaddis, double standards and pub culture.  Then read why Ram Kumar believes offence is the best form of defense. …and end the day with some politically correct terms to stay...
W’end Links – Godse, Nataraj and the “Good Doctor”
This weekend, have a read through Godse’s statement that he made in November 1948 as he stood trial for Gandhi’s assasination. Then, read Shovana Narayan’s essay on evolution of Nataraja… and finally, a remarkable...
On “Slumdog Millionaire” & Prejudices – Guest Post by Saurav Basu
       Back in the good old days when Satyajit Ray often made the most sublime neo-realistic cinema, one Ms. Nargis Dutt caustically charged him with selling Indian poverty abroad. Yet, Satyajit Ray”s films did...
Happy Makar Sankranti
I am going to miss the til-laddus and the kites 🙁 . Next year, I plan to do something about it 🙂 In the meantime, Happy Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Maghi and Bhogali Bihu to...
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