Category Archives: Basics
Sightings
These are strange times. Strange things happen to people on strange days. Anna Nagar to Taramani is quite a distance to cover on a daily basis. Yours truly does to diligently. Everyday (Insert obvious expletive about college being so far … Continue reading
Filed under Basics, God save everyone
Come on and take a free ride
At 70, nothing seems to faze Mohan Raj. He has a smile and a nod for everyone passing by. If he were in England in the 1920s he would’ve even taken his hat off for the ladies. Mohan Raj works … Continue reading
The 10 people you’ll never miss in a kutcheri
Going alone for kutcheris is a new experience for yours truly, being always flanked by parents on either side. This time, I had to brave the big bad world out there on my own. And I realised what every person … Continue reading
I heard it through the grapevine
What started as Copyleft years ago has now grown into a huge orchard of free news, blogs and much much more. Some people cashed in on such growth and hence there was a mushrooming of free news sites such as … Continue reading
The September of her years
Dance is a language that the performer speaks and the audience understands. When the dancer is on stage, he or she forgets everything that is around. All that matters is dance. Becoming one with the art is the highest goal … Continue reading
Random script – 2
The word Gabtun has been lifted from Praveen without prior permission. Knowing him, I don’t think he’d really care. Oh there are unintended behind the scenes scenes here. After song, Gabtun gets back to work. What work? Finding and killing … Continue reading
Filed under Basics, Blood, God save everyone, Learning from Movies
Paati
It was a clear day and I had just come back from school. The house was generally silent. My grandmother had been diagnosed with cancer a few months back and her sister-in-law was with her. I sat on the swing … Continue reading
Random 1
Starting with why I haven’t blogged of late: College has begun. So my time’s occupied completely. We have long days, hectic timetables and long lectures. So by the end of the day I don’t really feel like staring at a … Continue reading
The things people do!
In a recent trip on a Mumbai local train, my only source of entertainment were the little posters put up everywhere inside the compartment. I had to control my laughter for over an hour and, believe me, it wasn’t easy. … Continue reading
Don’t Know/Can’t Say
I originally thought of naming this post sights and sounds of Mylapore. But, I realised that I didn’t do much sightseeing (I mean only sightseeing. You can make whatever you want out of that!) or listen to any authentic sounds. … Continue reading
