One of the defining events of modern India over the last six decades is the decline of the Congress party as a force in Indian politics. Congress has seen an alarming decline in the total percentage of votes polled and the number of seats won in the Lok Sabha parliamentary elections. The decline of Congress […]
Abhishek Bachchan’s latest shame Delhi 6 has crashed 75% in its second weekend at the U.S. box office. Whaddaya expect? The movie is junk, as we’ve said from the outset. Folks, Abhishek Bachchan and acting are like oil and water. They don’t mix well. In the second weekend at the U.S. box office, Delhi 6 […]
We live in unusual times. America is struggling while China and India are thriving. But in the movie business, it’s the other way around. Lately, Hollywood is thriving while Bollywood is gasping for breath. Hard Times for Bollywood Bollywood is struggling with movie (Yuvraaj) after movie (Chandni Chowk to China) after movie (Billu Barber) after […]
It’s hell today, here in the Northeast. Heavy snow since Sunday evening has closed schools, delayed flights, shut down roads, caused power outages and created a big mess across the Northeast. Picture taken today at 10:15 ET (20:45 IST) Here’s an excerpt from the NYT: Schools were closed from Virginia to Maine, and government offices […]
Having just discovered the existence on this planet of saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath (via a New Yorker profile of Rudresh Mahanthappa), we can’t get enough of this virtuoso. So we trooped over to Apple’s iTunes digital media store yesterday and like any cheapo desi searched for a good deal. And boy did we find one. Yes, we […]