A meeting with AK Bir, and 27 Down
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As the train pulls into Mumbai’s Victoria Terminus, dozens of people, keen
to gain a headstart over their fellow travellers, begin to spill out from
its ...
Subarnarekha in a great print (at last)
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Super experience at IIC Delhi watching Ritwik Ghatak’s *Subarnarekha* in a
really high-quality print. *Subarnarekha*, which I watched twice in May
this y...
the birthday post - 38
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38!
37 has been such a hugely transformative year that I don’t even know where
to start.
I’ve changed so much.
I’m not sure if others notice it (or if tha...
New York City
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Civilizations self-destruct. The English historian, Arnold J. Toynbee,
wrote, “Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.” That goes for
cities and cou...
How many flights are too many flights?
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This week has been particularly excruciating. I had to take 5 different
flights in the past 5 days!
Flying to or from Mumbai, especially during the mons...
Trump Tarrific
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There was a time in the 80s and 90s when tariffs dominated national
discourse. The World Trade Organization and the World Bank aggressively
pushed globaliz...
Trump Tarrific
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There was a time in the 80s and 90s when tariffs dominated national
discourse. The World Trade Organization and the World Bank aggressively
pushed globaliz...
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Pain, sear my soul! Skewer it! Lay it bare! On hissing crimson-coals! Shake
it! Wake it! Make it! Resist! Return! Not Run (in flight)! But Turn (and
fight)...
When I visit the cycle shop...
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It has been over 6 months since the cycle was gathering dust. Overcoming
all inertia and procrastination of a lazy Saturday evening, thanks to a
wonderful...
Shoot Anything
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*The Black and White Edition *has a portentous title, portentous heft, and
a foreword in which Shyam Benegal puts on his best impersonation of a
portento...
Goodbye!
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I've realized that I have nothing more to say under this particular name. I
think I should stop hiding behind a pseudonym and be courageous enough to
write...
Adieu चवन्नी
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Today India has officially relegated its चवन्नी's as useless bits of small
change
On 18th May 2011 RBI announced the retirement of the good old 25 Paisa
c...
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*Images from the Winter past and other anachronistic stories ..*
*The only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about* –
George Bernard...
Uncanny Similarities
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*SUDAN.. or ORISSA..*
I am presently in Sudan (Africa) and have been here for a couple of months
now, and the aspect that strikes me most is the uncanny r...
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