Tlot tlot tlot. The sound of heels doing the New York walk on a pavement. The bustle of the subway. Cabs honking during rush hour. A street musician playing at Washington Square Park. The most primal form of an artist performing for an audience who pays for the art it
If you hoped for any degree of comfort at all, you would not stuff more than six people into a military jeep. We numbered eight at the start and 12 towards the end; none of us small or bendy. But this jeep was born again as chariot to sacred waters.
This book had my curiosity piqued at first glance. Tiny and an understated yellow, it looked like something to be devoured in just a few hours. I have a misguided tendency to judge books by their covers (although I really should know better by now) and I expected a light,
When Jaani grins, her warmth is infectious and my face can’t help but mirror hers. She has five front teeth left now---"Old age has robbed the others," she tells me very seriously, her eyes threatening to laugh again. Widowed three years ago, she lives with her
I don't know about you, but I find the whole idea of 'courtesy conversations' extremely silly. I am not even sure about this unstated protocol or why it exists. Why not just go for it and make some real conversation (if such a thing exists!), at
Before Guide was released, the Information and Broadcasting ministry had to be convinced that it would not create any disturbance---perhaps even a riot---for portraying women with questionable morals and compromised affiliations. Such was the nature of the film. Even now, at a time when the on-screen portrayal of passion, whether
The Red Bull Bedroom Jam is back for a second round in India. The initiative aims to give four "bedroom bands" the opportunity to perform at some of the most well-known rock music festivals in the country. In addition to that, each winning band will also get a
Irreverent rap geniuses Das Racist first shot to fame with 'Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell', a track that repeatedly skips like a little blond girl across the line between "brilliantly experimental" and "stupid nonsense". Far from being a one-hit wonder, Das Racist proved
So close, no matter how far, couldn’t be much more from the heart of a deeply disgruntled fan, who returned disappointed from what was to be a night about the metal gods, Metallica, live in Delhi. Much has been spoken about it, much has already been written, much has
Dusk, says Saki, is the hour of the defeated. Harried men and women, who have fought and lost life’s battles, come out in this half light so that they can hide their misfortunes from the scrutinising eyes of those who inhabit the realm of bright lights and cheerful laughter,