Bura Na Maano, Holi Hai
Make it more commercial, Chetan! So, it wasn’t a myth. There does exist among us a human being blessed enough to find Chetan Bhagat’s literary efforts intellectually stimulating. In fact, Mr Salman Khan is so concerned with the subtlety of Chetan’s script for his new movie that he wants it redone. Not commercial enough, grumbles...
Manchester United v/s Real Madrid – A preview
This is undoubtedly the most eagerly awaited sporting event this year. To call this a clash of giants would be grossly understating things. For both Manchester United and Real Madrid are more than just giants. They are like planets in themselves.The fan following of the two clubs put together equals the total global population less...
Movie Review: Midnight’s Children
It has been 31 years since Midnight’s Children got published and despite the unparalleled popular and critical adulation, no one has, for the best part of three decades attempted a screen adaptation of the modern literary masterpiece. As Deepa Mehta and co found out, this is not without reason. So, a review of Deepa Mehta’s...
Why India does not have a National Sport
It might come as a surprise to a lot of people but Field Hockey is not the national sport of India. In fact, there is no such thing as the national sport of India. The notion is so deep seated and widespread that it is probably one of the most striking cases of mass...
Light a candle session at Sri Venkateswara College
Shakti, the Women Development Cell of Sri Venkateswara College, kick started the ‘Nirbhaya week’ with a light a candle session in the college foyer on Monday, 7th January. A unique signature campaign was also initiated which will continue through the week. Students and teachers were asked to identify the most appropriate punishments for rapists. The...
India v/s England – A Preview
India’s 2011 tour of England was quite a chastening experience for Dhoni’s men. India failed to register even a single victory, losing the 4-match test series, the 5-match ODI series and the 1-match T-20 series 4-0, 3-0 and 1-0 respectively. It’s hardly surprising then that England’s tour of India is being billed as the...
The Weirdest Sports in the World
Octopush: What do discovery channel scuba divers do when they get bored? No, they don’t push Octopuses. They play underwater hockey and call it Octopush just to sound cool. Camel Wrestling: Here’s a question, what do camels and Sushil Kumar have in common? Absolutely nothing. And yet certain sadist Turks just love to see them...
Oh God! My Parents are Communist
Driving on the wrong lane is a punishable offence in India. Sporting a weird hairstyle is not. However, for the most of us, the former is but a walk in the park as compared to the cardinal sin of growing ones hair long. For India, dear ladies and gentlemen, has a government sworn to extreme...
Led Zeppelin: The Greatest Band Ever?
Dinosaurs have supposedly been extinct for a million years but if truth be told, they did make a fleeting comeback during the 1970s. For how else can you describe a cultural phenomenon as humongous and anomalous as Led Zeppelin the likes of which the world had never seen and is yet to see again? They...
