When we went on our holiday, we had no idea it would turn out to be a pilgrimage of sorts… first a too-short day at Amritsar, a few days at Mcleodganj and then a weekend in Delhi, time divided between a hasty visit to the Ganpati temple and a more leisurely hour at Juma Masjid.… Continue reading Faith or religion?
Category: – Cities and places
Places I have visited and want to visit, like and dislike…
Space and the city
Ek akela is shahr me… It is difficult to feel crowded when the entire sea and sky are stretching out in front of you… That is where Bombay finds its space. One of the places. Also… In a book read standing in the super-crowded ladies compartment of the Borivili local in the evening. In fingers… Continue reading Space and the city
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?
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
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
The heart of Incredible India
This is the best state tourism ad I have come across in a long time… most states have the same kind of ads… focus on one monument, one beach, or anything else that is believed to attract visitors… and a few obvious descriptors. Madhya Pradesh tourism this neat collage taking the viewer through the length… Continue reading The heart of Incredible India
Let me count the ways…
Life has come full circle from ten years ago – when I moved to Bombay, job in hand, PG room in Khar, four-figured salary (gasp! what will I do with all that money? and my own visiting card with my own name!) – and nights out in what used to be called ‘town’ (still is?).… Continue reading Let me count the ways…
Malligaipoo memories
As I turned the corner and entered Pondy Bazaar, my senses went into overdrive. The sounds of cars and buses honking me into deafness… the colors of the plastic bangles, garish – some may say, but eye-catching and inexpensive, just right for the wear and throw use of hundreds of college girls who buy them… Continue reading Malligaipoo memories
Rain in the metro
Life in a.. Metro. Caught the show first day (a thing I rarely manage). The movie juggles (mostly unsuccessfully, I think – simply because you just sit and wait for the act to fall apart) several characters, each of them related to others in the movie one way or the other. (Just to tell you… Continue reading Rain in the metro