"There is a fat person lurking in us all and when you eat on the highway like we do, that fat person bursts out with abandon." Wise words spoken by Rocky Singh, who along with his co-host Mayur Sharma, partakes on a journey across the highways of India,
Kartography is one of those books that leaves you longing for more at the end; a book that makes you want to go right back to the first page on completion and wonder why every reading experience isn't as fulfilling as this. It is one of those books,
Online retail giant Amazon and nonprofit foundation TED have come together to announce a new series of short digital books ("TEDBooks") for busy people. The e-books will be available as part of Amazon's Kindle Singles initiative for $2.99 each. As reported by Publishers Weekly, the
Or, why I don't mind that my salary is "very less". “Das hazaar for one month only? My God, so much, and only for you! Why don't you stay with some others? What do you need all of the space for? How do you
Three years of walking down dark alleys, with his coat pulled up high and hat pulled down far enough to hide his face… Three years of… Okay, wait. That is a lame way to begin this article. Incredibly lame. So here I am, trying to put two and two together,
Okay, so before I start, let’s get one thing out of the way. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film was utter crap. Worse, even. If the crappiest film you can think of is crap, then this was the putridly foggy piece of shit that a dog with tummy ache
Oscar Wilde has famously said, “Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.” That sounds like a thought that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg should lose some sleep over. Right?Hardly. The world is drunk. It is drunk on Mark Zuckerberg’s newfound formula
The Confession of Sultana Daku is Sujit Saraf’s second novel, after the much acclaimed and beautifully written The Peacock Throne. In the book, Saraf turns back the clock and weaves an interesting story based around popular folklore. Set in the early 20th century, the book follows the interesting journey
What a week it has been! Motherswear, the festival division of Only Much Louder, followed up the hugely successful three-day Bacardi NH7 Weekender festival with one of the biggest, loudest, and most explosive concerts India has ever seen. Yes I’m talking about the Eristoff Invasion Festival, headlined by British
Intense, passionate, and expressive, Ashwath Bhatt believes in the power of clowning in theatre, a concept that is new for most people in India. For Ashwath, clowning is about finding the real character in him. His brainchild, the Theatre Garage Project, is a 15-day workshop which explores various aspects of
"When you have city eyes you cannot see the invisible people." --- Salman Rushdie India’s slums provide a grim counterpoint to the aspirations and growth of urban India. Bang in the middle of our great cities, the modern day temples to the Great Indian Growth Story, slums
I want to start this article with a song; a song that stampeded its way through the country a few years ago. It was the hit ‘item number’ in the film Race: ‘Zara Zara’. Now before you crinkle up your eyebrows and wonder why any self-respecting writer would want to