A Fine Balance

I have just about finished reading “A Fine Balance”, an excellent novel by Rohinton Mistry. Mr. Mistry writes the story of four individuals who come together for a brief period during the Emergency in India. Two of these individuals are unrelated Parsis while the other two are related individuals, members of the so called ‘Untouchable’ [...]

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World Music

I am reading “A house for Mr. Biswas” – a book written by V. S. Naipaul set in Trinidad & Tobago in 1920s. Interesting book, the protagonist, Mr. Biswas is portrayed as an incompetent buffoon and reminded me of my friend Biswas (full name to be not revealed, but my EP class-mates would know). Anyhow, [...]

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In love with artsy cinema

I love watching movies. Stories played on the reel that portray the real life in the abstract. There are but two reasons for me to watch a movie, as an idle entertainer and as a thought provoker. Nonetheless, i prefer to watch movies that require me to use my brain actively, rather than require me [...]

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PAF – Lal Rekha

The making of the PAF
The H2 PAF this year had the theme of social unrest during the Raj with hidden nuances of gullibility in the socially conscious youth of those times. The script had an unconventional flow: instead of moving in a linear fashion from start to end, it started in the middle. And then [...]

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Its raining in despair…

Everyday while i am driving from hotel to office, countless thoughts keep swirling round my head. Repeatedly, almost every day. I think of writing those down. Each day, when i reach the office, i find my thoughts too unformed to put down in writing. Maybe, one day when i am too lazy to do any [...]

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