Posted by: Aadisht on: September 15, 2009
Something which has worried me since 2004 is Euphoria’s Maaeri. Is it actually an all-time great song, or do I just think so because it was lucky with its timing and came out just when me (and my batch) were in the grip of teenage angst and susceptible to any decent song about pain, lost [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: September 14, 2009
The Head: The Heart: The Phallus:
Posted by: Aadisht on: September 9, 2009
Samar Halarnkar is pissed off that Indian FM radio stations only play Bollywood songs and puerile PJs (a sentiment I share to some extent) and proposes a solution in the Hindustan Times – putting AIR on steroids. AIR has found fans like me — though let me confess that before I ‘discovered’ AIR, I was [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: September 3, 2009
Every other day I happen to speak to a colleague, acquaintance, long lost friend and when I tell them that I work in China the reaction invariably is “China; are you vegetarian? – it must be terrible for you there” or worse still “Are you eating cockroaches and lizards every day?” And this comment is [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: September 2, 2009
Because the whole point of the Internet is to complain loudly and gracelessly about everything that is wrong with the world, I shall now complain about the most exasperating drivers in India. They are the drivers who have greyed my hair. They are the drivers who add twenty minutes to my commute every day. They [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: September 2, 2009
Happy Onam to all my Mellu readers and fans! You guys rock. May your days be filled with immigration to Gelf and lots of todee. I first thulped Onam sadhya five years ago at the IIMB mess, where the Mellus in the batch prepared and served it for lunch. Whatta meal. Burp. Today, alas, I [...]