Is the title of the latest book I read. Two words are sufficient to sum up the book’s review: powerful and path-breaking. But I’ll prattle along.
The book’s title almost reveals its theme: that colonialism is not dead. It is thriving inside the minds of both the formerly-colonized as well as the “liberal” (read: white) [...]
I attribute the inspiration for this post to Gaurav’s angry ruminations about Doordarshan. I’d like to recount my own experience of watching one of my all-time favourite films on Doordarshan: Sarfarosh.
Or how the Rains became Marketing Capital for Star News
This is definitely a rant.
Enfisting the city well over a week in its vise-grip, the Rains continue to ram Bombay as the death toll continues to increase. There’s no sign of stopping; hell, the MET says respite can be expected only after two days. That [...]
Bliss reigned inside the huge airconditioned conference hall where I peacefully dozed listened to speaker after speaker. At lunch time however, an associate asked me whether I was aware of violence on Bannerghatta Road. That’s close to where I live. I replied in the negative. His wife had sent him an SMS on this account. [...]
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