Category: I think..

If there was one thing in life you could do right, what would it be? ‘Lootera’ (Movie review)

What if it is also the one thing that can destroy you? Reeks of love. Yes. The kind of love a thief would feel for a princess? And the kind of love the princess feels for the thief? Yes to both. Lootera, a name… Continue Reading “If there was one thing in life you could do right, what would it be? ‘Lootera’ (Movie review)”

My new favorite author- Neal Stephenson

It started with Doug Casey’s referral to Neal Stephenson’s work. I am not sure what led me to the essay about the history of the world’s leading (although primarily, subjectively and objectively different) leading names in computers  – Microsoft and Apple. I don’t think… Continue Reading “My new favorite author- Neal Stephenson”

Rituparno Ghosh – undone and completed

I never really liked him. Especially when he tried acting ( Memories of March), I remember being quite certain of my dislike for him. Even then, when I heard of his death yesterday, I felt a sense of loss. Similar to, but not quite… Continue Reading “Rituparno Ghosh – undone and completed”

The best years…

   If there is such a thing, I wonder what it would be for me, or for ‘a’ person. Some claim it is youth, but I have seen more youthful old people than youthful youths. Here I have to say that when G.B. Shaw… Continue Reading “The best years…”

En Route 66 to somewhere better

This weekend we went to Branson, MO (The Las Vegas of Missouri, no less). We went on a dinner cruise with a variety show. There was a boy-man band, a magician who was the comedian and host,  a violinist who was also an aerialist… Continue Reading “En Route 66 to somewhere better”