Archive for the ‘My Thoughts’ Category

Obnoxious Aurus

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Its always amazed me that a few restaurants manage to earn a name on the social map of the city inspite of their pathetically rude service and mediocre ambience…all thanks probably to the patronage of a few bollywood celebs who have their events sponsored for free at the venue. The name of the establishment  appears in the papers  a few times and bingo they think they are the cats whiskers

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Dear dear Dr Agrawal…

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

If there is one person I have come to depend on entirely in the last many years in Mumbai its my family doctor…Dr Agrawal. To me-and i’m sure to  the hundreds he treats- he is much more than a man of science, he is a man of the heart. His good intentions and love  as  healing as the medicines he prescribes

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Twitter…is nothing sacred anymore?

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Inspite of being told more than a year and a half ago that twitter is the new networking platform thats going to take the world by storm, i resisted.

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Running for Laadli

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Come Jan 17th 2010, i am participating in the dream run in the Mumbai Marathon to support Laadli…for the girl child

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All izzz well!!

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

As we plunge into 2010 the one phrase that has stuck in my head, filling me with an incredible hope and optimism is “ALL  IZZZ  WELL” from the film  3 idiots.

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Paa-the genius of Mr Amitabh Bachchan

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

I have just come out of watching Paa-and to say I have been blown away by the sheer brilliance of Mr Amitabh Bachchan is putting it very very mildly. It is the performance of absolute genius

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Naga girl murdered in Delhi

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Turned on the Tv today at 6.30 am this morning. Headlines about a 19 year old girl from Nagaland being brutally burnt and murderd by a sexual stalker in Delhi…

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Mumbai Police ko Salaam

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Late saturday  night i returned from a dinner party at 2.45 am only to find myself  unable to enter my own home.

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Chintuji

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

It it wasnt for the fact that i had met the music directors of Chintuji last night at a dinner party-its a film i would not have even heard of. But today being a bored afternoon, on the suggestions of a friend, i headed to the theatre with her.  More for the popcorn samosa and icecream than the movie actually.

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Because I’m a woman

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

What has touched me the most in the last few days -ever since the false accusation in the child labour case -is the immense support i have received from my family friends and neighbours and everybody else.

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