For long, I thought these Gujjus were a law abiding people, content to work in Dunkin Donuts, motels and newsstands, make their weekly trips to the Swaminarayan Mandir and excitedly yell Jai Shri Ram upon seeing another Indian. Hell, shows how little I know. Lately, some Patels have been up to all sorts of mischief […]
Those who knew me best often used to say my Achilles Heel, my greatest weakness in life was to fall headlong for flattery. Wrong! I’m most vulnerable to the creamy temptations of Ice Cream (Indian food is a close second). Before you can say ice cream, I succumb. In a long life, I’ve had countless […]
For U.S. Readers Only Blockbuster is offering a great deal – FREE six-months one-DVD rental. Being a cheapo desi, I signed up and ordered The Dark Knight. Like most desis here, I do have Netflix Instant but canceled the DVD option since I was not renting many films. It’s nice to have the DVD option […]
I know not the eating habits of savages. But this I know – All Civilized Beings love Okra. When I was growing up in Mera Bharat Mahaan a million years back, my grandmother used to force Okra dishes down my throat on the ground that it’d sharpen my math skills. But the crone had not […]
Dark Knight Rises Review – Disappointing It’s not every day that a movie earns a 97%* rating (* keeps fluctuating) on the world’s most second most popular movie review site. Yes, the early reviews for The Dark Knight Rises are out on Rotten Tomatoes. And they’re mostly gushing, overflowing with praise. Unless a meteor strikes […]
It’s true that SI is Brahma, the All-Knowing, Wise One. But occasionally even Brahma nods off, lost in the fantasy land of Samantha Jennifer Lawrence, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn, Lakshmi Rai etc. It’s in those lost moments when I’m exploring some nooks and crevices in the dark recesses of my unfathomable mind that my dear […]