July 2006
4 posts
Back live!
If you have just returned from the moon (or do not live in India), you probably were not aware of the ban on blogs, it has finally been done with and we are back live again. Yay!!!
Mitwaaaaa.......
As I am listening to Mitwa from Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, I am forced to write about this wonderful song. Shafqat Amanat Ali’s vocals elevate you to new heights while Shankar Mahadevan lends the expected smoothness. Being an avid Sufi and Punjabi music fan, it is but natural that this song appealed to me the first time I heard it. The lyrics are pretty good too. So, go ahead listen to it and ...
Barbarians' Efforts in Vain
I was in Mumbai for a training program when the disaster struck. It is increasingly hard for me to understand the motive for such a barbaric act. I am both sad and angry at the same time - a feeling that is tough to express in words. The spirit and resilience of the Mumbai folks has been really amazing. For a Chennaiite like me, I am more used to the attitude Kiruba has mentioned. The day after...
June 2006
5 posts
Weird...
Here is a quote from chapter 23 of “The Hithchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”: “For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much - the wheel, New York, wars and so on - whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always...