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I have too many books. There are many that I wouldn’t bother reading a second time. There are some that are very dear to me. The books that I have, I want to keep. But what about new ones? How much shelf space should I actually set aside for them? Is it time for an [...]
Posted on August 17th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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I did something completely new today. Something I’ve never done before. I did a workshop on screenprinting. I took a day off work and played with emulsion, screens, tracing paper, inks, squidgy boards, vacuum paper desks to create this – It was wonderful. I made six lovely prints – each one with its own imperfections [...]
Posted on August 12th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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If you haven’t yet, you need to read this wonderful series by ACK Comics on the Mahabharata and other allied epics. There, that’s my good deed for the day. I will now go and morally corrupt the world.
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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The world and its father has already written about Raavan and Ravanan. I’ve seen the former, and as far as I am concerned, that was rather enough for me. For starters, never mind the parallels with the Ramayana. What Indian cinema storyline doesn’t involve some shadowy version of one of the epics? And the elements [...]
Posted on June 23rd, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Music, Film and Art | 7 Comments »
Wanting to write something is somewhat like nausea. You feel slightly disoriented till it’s out. And since there is no such urge, I don’t write often enough. But life has actually been rather vibrant in some ways. A visit to the lovely sandy beaches in the South West early this month was the perfect way [...]
Posted on May 19th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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I’ve made my peace with my shoplifting (when I was eight) with the random thought “Everybody shoplifts at least once in their life”. I stole an eraser. And no I don’t feel particularly awful about it. Felt guilty for a day or two, but the eraser was flower/ bubblegum scented. I wouldn’t do it again. [...]
Posted on April 27th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
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I went for this concert yesterday – London Philharmonic Orchestra performing some of A R Rahman’s “best-known” works. Writing about the concert last evening is hard. I knew that this was not going to be a traditional filmy fare. But my expectations had gone up because I had been to a wonderful concert at the [...]
Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Music, Film and Art | 4 Comments »
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