Writing

Chalachitra Visheshangal

I have to thank a really sweet girlfriend of mine who shared the link of the Malayalam movie, “Bangalore Days”. Yes, the very same one who actually recommended me to watch it in the first place. And ever since I’ve…

The Mirror

As I write about an issue that I feel very strongly about, I feel a surging rush of hopelessness, disappointment and frustration with the current standing of ‘India’s Daughter’ in the mainstream Indian society. India is a land of immense…

A Mouthful Of Vietnam

‘And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.’ – Paul Coelho For me, this quote always seemed way too far-fetched, unimaginable and almost too corny to be true. Until, something intriguing happened to me…

Movie Talk

More quick reviews of the recent movie flicks I saw in the very recent past Dumb and Dumber To (2014): The ‘King of Comedy’ is BACK. Jim Carrey is at his usual comedic best as always. Effortlessly goofy, Carrey along…

Long Live The Pen

Hallelujah! My blog has finally risen from the dead! All thanks to the constant reminders of few loved ones coupled with an inward surge to write again. Sure, a lot has changed since I penned last. Some of my past…

Lights, Camera, Action

Few fleeting movie reviews of mine. Fleeting coz’ one, I don’t want to play spoiler sport with you spilling way too many beans. And two coz’ these are MY opinions which are highly subjective. So, am keeping it pretty much…

Circle Of Love

Today, February 14 is Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine. It is celebrated worldwide in honor of Valentinus. Saint Valentine of Rome was imprisoned and killed for performing the weddings for soldiers, who were forbidden to marry…

Guns And Roses

‘Somewhere out there,I know there is a someone who is waiting just for me, Maahiyaaaaaaaaaaa He is gonaa set me free maahiyaaaaaaaaaa’ Jiski aankhon mein meri hi nami ho Koyi toh hai woh yaar maahiyaaaaaaaa Karoon main intezaar maahiyaaaaa’ There…

Reader Raves

This blog is dedicated to all the readers who made my blogs reach 2000 hits. It is encouraging and motivating for an amateur writer like me to learn that my blogs are being read, appreciated and even criticized. I had…

Papa Please Preach

In Shakespearean’s words, ‘Some Cupid kills with arrows and some with traps’ Cupids or No Cupids, we are nonetheless encountered with several such traps in our daily lives – Be it professional or personal. Does the Gandhian principle of Honesty…

Fly Away

ATTENTION PLEASE! Here’s my list of drool places that I must visit in this lifetime: 1. Rajasthan – Raw and rustic charm. For its colorful people, exotic palaces,desert and ‘The Palace on Wheels’. And,I would love to twirl a Rajput’s…

Christmas Down The Years!

Christmas has always been a truly special affair. Be it a 4 yr old or a 24 yr old me, the magic of Christmas never seems to fade out. As a tiny toddler, Christmas meant getting up to the cane…

Life’s Lil’ Spicy Fictions

Speaking of tales,nothing beats the ‘real’ thing. A fictious tale is all doctored and monitored…..but who fashions our real life tales……a lil each of us…I guess!..And that makes life in general such an exciting trip. Come to think of it…..Our…

Angles or Curves

It’s been a Yo-Yo ride for me as far as weight is concerned. I’ve oscillated from being skinny to pleasantly plump n roly-poly. And I don’t think I’ve ever been satisfied with a particular look. I remember when I had…