I thoroughly enjoyed reading Krish Ashok’s post Priestly Matters – it clearly touches a chord in many of us, going by the number and content of the comments on that post. I personally sat through my Tambram wedding, too dazed by the circus, while my husband was even more dazed due to the fact that… Continue reading Rambling about rituals
Author: charukesi
Hampi celebrates Independence day
Patriotism takes on a different dimension in small town India – while we jaded urbanites sigh in delight over a midweek holiday (or if lucky, the prospect of a long weekend), real India brings out the tricolor and all the colors of patriotism. My fondest memory is of an Independence day procession on the road,… Continue reading Hampi celebrates Independence day
Lalbagh: what flower show?
I walked into the Lalbagh Horticultural Trade Show today – also deceptively called the Lalbagh Flower Show. And walkedout in twenty minutes. For a few disoriented minutes, I believed I was back at Dadar station, the way I got pushed and elbowed, except I heard lots of Telugu around me (not Kannada, not Tamil) and… Continue reading Lalbagh: what flower show?
Software for divorce now
Software to ease divorce pains, says this article on Smart Mobs – i read through it looking for signs of irony but no, this is serious. (The researchers’) divorce software is designed to handle negotiations. ‘Family Winner’ and ‘Family Mediator’ mix ‘artificial intelligence, game theory and an electronic or human external mediator to help divorcing… Continue reading Software for divorce now
Table for three at crystal
[Continued from an earlier post – let me count the ways…] Atmosphere – that is the word that describes Crystal – the tiny place is thick with that elusive quality called atmosphere. Not to be confused with that other abused word ambience. If Crystal had a cool ad agency to create a positioning statement for… Continue reading Table for three at crystal
What’s sauce for the goose
Shubhangi here writes about Japanese pop-culture and the concept of Kawaii – Kawaii means cute and cute seems to be the all pervading trend in Japan. She adds – The most popular fallout of Kawaii – the ‘Hello Kitty’ motif, adorns lunch boxes, clothes, office stationary, even kitchen appliances. Pink is the favorite color and… Continue reading What’s sauce for the goose
What’s your song?
Mine is fursat ke raat din.Describes the mood of the moment perfectly. Baithe rahen, tasavvurey, jaana kiye huey… What’s yours?
Why zapak mail?
I caught the ads for Zapak mail for the first time the other day at a theatre in Vashi. I also found posters in the loo – just above the pot – quick downloads, in bold type, with two block arrows pointing down. Made me pause – and smile – I remember not being very… Continue reading Why zapak mail?
Go on, sing…
I am feeling very happy today. I finally started music lessons – after years of learning Carnatic music as a kid (as any good Tambram girl of my generation) and then years of never ever singing, followed by years (yeah, I know, that makes me sound so old) of agonizing over resuming music lessons, I… Continue reading Go on, sing…
UK goes smoke-free
So what’s the big deal about this photograph? This was taken at Covent Garden more than two weeks before the UK went smoke-free… This is where the man was standing and smoking his afternoon cigar. Notice the signboard on top of his head: I have a couple of posts on London and around up on… Continue reading UK goes smoke-free