Great Soul by Joseph Lelyveld – Chapter 3; Before he Became Mahatma, Gandhi was a Racist Swine

Would the revelation that Mohandas Gandhi, hailed as the Mahatma (Great Soul) and Father of the Nation, was once given to engaging in racist behavior and trash talking of South African Blacks dismay Indians? No, Indians wouldn’t care save the perfunctory protests (some Indian pigs may even be happy considering how they still look down […]

Samosa Chaat @ Desi Galaxy – Sheer Bliss

Ignore the rude service of the monkeys at the Desi Galaxy counter (1700 Sugar Tree Plaza, Oak Tree Road) in Edison, NJ. Instead, focus your energies on the chaat, Indian street food. Quick Bite on Oak Tree Road The other day we were in a rush and wanted to grab a quick bite in Edison, […]

Old Monk 10000 Beer Review – Avoid It

Like a lot of things Indian, Old Monk 10000 has a funny and bad smell. Not a very bad smell. Just that it’s a little chemically-bad-smell. We purchased this Made in India beer (Mohan Meakin Brewery, Ghaziabad) at a closeout sale from a Chinese liquor store in Dover (DE) for $3.99. The golden-amber colored beer […]

Ko Review – Tamil Thieving Scumbags Strike Again; Karthika Nair Clueless about Acting

Foul deeds will rise though all the earth o’erhelm them, to men’s eyes – William Shakespeare in Hamlet Never let it be said that the scatophagous mongrels of Tamil cinema hesitate even one nanosecond to profit from theft. Be it Kamal Haasan, Venkat Prabhu, Murugadoss, K.V.Anand, Udayanidhi Stalin or Jeeva, these talentless scumbags are all […]

Dum Maaro Dum Review – Third Rate Trash

With our hearts in our mouth, we gingerly stepped into a theater on the East Coast to watch the first show of Dum Maro Dum. Given Abhishek Bachchan’s pitiful record at delivering entertainers, our caution and hesitation was understandable. Except for us, the 106-seat theater for the opening show of Dum Maaro Dum (directed by […]