Very rarely does one take the road not taken. Even more rarely does one take such a road in the ‘Red Corridor’ of India. The content of the book is one thing, but the conviction shown by the author, the passion that is writ large on the glossy pages of
You taste his movies through your eyes. It does not matter if it is a tale of urban alienation, forlorn love, or modern living---to mete out any other treatment to Wong Kar-wai’s brand of luxuriant cinema is undoubtedly an insult. As the luscious shades of red, green, and blue
How do you make friends in a big city? Things move fast in New York. Everyone knows someone. No one has the time to stop and get to know you also. Living alone in a strange, new city… I have often pondered this issue. How do you make friends in
The Swami and his ashram; the infant who was left at his doorstep and grew up to be his protégé; the young, English journalist who hopes to make it as an international news journalist and finds her big news story when her friend‘s body is pulled out of the
“When I found out that my girlfriend liked me, it was at a party at her house. A bunch of people tried to gate-crash and she told them to leave. They attacked her and I got into a brawl with them. They lost, and I got the girl.” At this
There are two kinds of sex comedies: one that flatters the pervert inside you through a bold, edgy concept and in some cases fine acting (Pineapple Express or The Hangover, for instance), and the other that simply puts you off with predictable, mindless gags and the glaring absence of a
I cannot help but laugh when anyone in India talks about space. 1.027 billion people, living in 0.3 foot crammed spaces, longing for personal space. Your best bet would be to get out, buddy. I need my space. Damn you. You don’t give me any space. I
There’s no queue at the ticket counter, there’s no one crowding the exhibits and there’s certainly not the buzz that museums so often have. I can take my own time at each painting, stand up close without bustling for elbow space and stay there for a couple
Born and brought up in Delhi, I am through and through a Dilliwalla. I am in love with its history, culture, and beauty, and also its practicality and roughness. I am used to thinking only about myself when I’m on the streets. Pushing through to get ahead is a
In a big town just five miles from a little town, there lived three best friends. One (Maya) was on her way to becoming a doctor (yup, she the typical girl who did everything her parents wanted her to do), the other (Lola) was an urban hippie who believed she