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In which we learn about the various stages and elements that make queuing for railway tickets in India an experience in itself. Okay, make it Bhubaneswar. The post was inspired by a recent adventure by the author, on an otherwise innocuous Saturday, in his quest to get an elusive TATKAL ticket.
The Crash: This stage is [...]


Will be updated when the ‘Eureka’ moments happen or new characters are added to the plot.
Aila / Little Monster  – Sachin Tendulkar
Akram Azam – Kamran Khan
Appam Chutiya – Sreesanth
Arnold Power – Ramesh Powar
Babli – Preity Zinta
Badshah Dildo / Mr. Vinnie Dildo (Dildo paagal hai) – SRK
Baja of Baroda – Anshuman Gaekwad
Bangla Tiger – Mashrafe Bin [...]


शायद कभी सुनहरा आफ़ताब आएगा |
तेज़ बदलती इस दुनिया में वक़्त कहाँ,
कि सोचूँ कहाँ जा रहा हूँ ?
मैं जी रहा हूँ, या पल पल मर रहा हूँ;
खुद घुट रहा हूँ, या औरों का गला घोंट रहा हूँ ?
पर क्या मेरे सोचने से,
इस बनावटी दुनिया में कोई हकीक़त लाएगा ?
शायद कभी सुनहरा आफ़ताब आएगा |
वो हिन्दू [...]


Devdas on LSD

09Feb09

If psychedelia had a Hindi movie as a representative it has to be Dev D, the brilliant yet esoteric new movie by Anurag Kashyap, the enfant terrible of ‘Indie’ film movement. Esoteric! Isn’t it Devdas? Isn’t it about Talsonapur, Chandramukhi, Paro, ‘Kaun Kambaqht bardaasht karne ke liye peeta hai’ and all that Jazz?
Anurag Kashyap has [...]


There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.


Taking a break from blogging. Will be back.


The prelims questions (non audio-video) from the Greenko – Hyderabad Open Quiz have been uploaded on the HQC blog.
Check it here.



The report on the Greenko – Hyderabad Open Quiz has been put up on the quiz blog.
Check it here.


Sparky’s (Chennai)
# 15, East Spurtank Road, Chetpet,
Chennai 600031
Phone: 42634233 / 34

A recent trip to Chennai again presented an opportunity to explore great food joints. Contrary to what people say or think Chennai’s food joints are very much underrated and in fact are way better than Hyderabad’s in terms of class and variety.
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