There was no dearth of disasters globally this year - the planet was witness to some of the most harrowing mishaps and natural disasters, leading to seemingly unprecedented loss of life and leaving behind insurmountable damage in their wake. It … Read More »
Shammi Kapoor and Dev Anand were the quintessential charmers of the '60s and '70s, the most musical period that Bollywood can boast of - songs that were composed, sung and picturised on these two 'heroes' resonate even today. Where Shammi was the lovable, herky-jerky, chubby, ruddy hero who could charm colour into and off the heroine's cheeks with his trademark flippancy, Dev was the loose-limbed, carefree, fish reel-dangling, cowlick-sporting dreamer with a cervical spine made up of marshmallow and a que sera sera, in variants that are too many to count, on his almost-not-there lips. Read More »
When the heavy info-cum-opinion overload lulls you into thinking nothing remarkable or everything phenomenal happened in Egypt - given that what started with a political overthrow ended 2011 with much violence before a largely peaceful parliamentary election. Before your favourite columnist rides the Walk like an Egyptian wave in retrospect, do pause to see the Tahrir in review videos with a couple of self reflexive Egyptians. Taking us back to the heat and gusto of January 2011 of course, but coming in to share their journeys in and of Egypt. And telling us direct dil-se, why they get involved and how. Read More »
