There Will Be Blood – and there was Blood!

About a fortnight or so back, I had borrowed DVDs of There Will Be Blood and Schindler’s List from my cousin, and I am quite embarrassed to confess that I didn’t touch either of them till last night. I chose to watch There Will Be Blood – a movie that one of my friends had […]

In India

What do you have to say about a country which in its past hundred years has lost 30% of its land, has been governed by a single foreign ruler for the majority of time, has the largest population of poor, has produced the richest man in the world (albeit for a day), has people of […]

Aamir means Leader…and a Leader Aamir was

I still can’t justify with fair bit of conviction why I choose Aamir over the more hyped and mainstream Sarkar Raj. Perhaps, I was just thinking that the underdog would deliver again, and it “almost” did. Aamir is certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, certainly not for the showy, under-25 generation which is far removed […]

The Ecstasy, The Agony and The Excitement

Phew! Quite a final it was. What more can you ask for than a last ball finish to a hugely-successfully tournament. The underdogs Rajasthan Royals scored an emphatic and well-deserved win over the Chennai Super Kings in a historic encounter. I felt bad for Mr Cool and expressionless MS Dhoni at the end. Poor guy! […]

The Great Indian Economic Divide

For almost a decade now, India as a brand has been continuously becoming stronger and fiercer. Almost five years back the India success story made Bill Clinton remark, “India has become the world’s greatest miracle from being the greatest worry.” Since then India has seen significant change in its GDP, infrastructure and economy. The rich […]