Some of our best childhood memories are of eating Sundal. Sundal at home. Sundal at the neighbors. Sundalat the Marina Beach in Chennai, Sundal in Chidambaram, Sundal in Pondicherry, Sundal in Vridhachalam, Sundal at the temple, Sundal everywhere. More a snack than a main course, Sundal is not restricted to Tamil Nadu. In Karnataka, they have […]
We are watching the 2007 movie Next (Nicholas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann et al). This time, instead of ordering the DVD we are watching via Netflix’ online instant play service through the Roku box. New Zealand film maker Lee Tamahori directed the movie. We’ll update this post after we finish watching the movie. […]
(inspired by what_if and an expanded version of our response) What’s wrong with Indian Dadas oops Dads? Horrific reports have come out recently that a growing number of Indian dads are going about raping their young daughters in India. But what is less known is that there are disturbing incidents of Indian dads in the U.S. […]
I am a law-abiding citizen – Sanjay Dutt, the convict, former drug addict and Bollywood actor (Source: Times of India)
To most desis, the name Atul Gawande would not ring a bell (how would it, you do have to pay for the New Yorker magazine. After all, it’s not free like the Redbox DVDs, NYT online edition or the SearchIndia.com blog). But Atul Gawande is no stranger to the readers of this fine blog. The […]
Just returned from Redbox having picked up Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. A favorite of the critics, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead features Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei and Albert Finney in key roles. Sidney Lumet is the director. Released in January 2008, the movie didn’t do that well at the […]