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Hope 2010 is going well for you so far.
Angry young woman that I am, the mention of Slumdog Millionaire gets my goat on most days. I think it’s a decent, engaging film, and have sat through it more than once. But the moment somebody feels that they know anything about Bollywood, Indian Cinema or [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2010 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: India, Media, UK | 13 Comments »
Spread the word. Send your chaddis to the moral police. Meanwhile, let’s create an anti-morality police. Anyone suspected of not behaving in a lewd enough manner will be gently educated on the wonders of hanging out and having fun.
You see, having fun is just bad, bad, bad for our Grand Indian Tradition. Hundreds of [...]
Posted on February 9th, 2009 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Culture, India | 39 Comments »
Elections are expensive.
If you have friends, you would by now have received some ten thousand forwards on this elusive little section in the People’s Representation Act – a fabled 49-O. Here’s what it says.
49-O. Elector deciding not to vote.-If an elector, after his electoral [...]
Posted on December 4th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Governance, India, Politics, Rants and Rambles, Rights | 12 Comments »
Wikipedia describes Dilemma as: A dilemma is a problem offering at least two solutions or possibilities, of which none are practically acceptable; one in this position has been traditionally described as being impaled on the horns of a dilemma, neither horn being comfortable.
You would think the lack of political choice would have been a thing [...]
Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: India, Marketplace and All Things Current, Rants and Rambles | 12 Comments »
Honestly, I didn’t really care that Ram Gopal Verma was where he was. With bullets flying around in the financial capital of a country, having some has-been film director accompany the Chief Minister probably shouldn’t be most worrying aspect of the situation.
But what made me cringe, laugh and then react rather violently (thumping my floor) [...]
Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: India, Marketplace and All Things Current, Media, Rants and Rambles | 22 Comments »
Ask Barkha Dutt to shut up someone. Seriously.
I’d rather have a newbie reporter doing things badly, than have BD attempting to create panic, because it suits her style of reporting. It’s like she wants you to not get out, and shake in shock. And for some reason she keeps talking of IC 814 – because [...]
Posted on November 27th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: India, Media | 28 Comments »
I am livid with rage. Mumbai is attacked for the umpteenth time.
Sitting here, i feel helpless. And a part of me is violently shaking with anger and shock. Open gun fire? Grenades? In a hospital? Cinema? Hotels? Train station? What the fuck? Where is the bloody armed force? How can a city be held [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2008 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: India, Self | 20 Comments »
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