Tunes for the Holi-daze
It is the end of Dilli’s bone-chilling winters and the beginning of the chubti-jalti garmi, and yes, Holi hai! The great Indian festival of colours is back with a splash and it’s time for dirty buckets full of gruesome concoctions, coupled with desi face painting. With a splash, old grudges and resentments are washed out....
Holi, Starring: The Dancers’ Brood
Dear Talent Hunt Shows, This is to bring into focus your spectacular folly of investing millions of Rupees in search of talent in a country like India, where every nook and cranny has many pseudo-Mick Jaggers and Michael Jacksons. Holi, the festival of tubs filled with colours, hair with oil and stomachs with sumptuous delicacies,...
The Politics Of A Death Sentence
The death of Mohammad Afzal Guru on 9th February 2013 caused an unprecedented stir within the different factions of the Indian society. A death sentence had been looming above his head ever since it was declared by a ‘Prevention of Terrorism Act’ court for his crucial role in the 2002 Parliament house attack. Eleven years...
The Curious Case of Ram Singh
One fine day(a few days ago), the nation woke up to a shocking revelation: Ram Singh, of the 16th December Delhi gang rape dishonor, was found hanging in his cell in Tihar Jail. Hundreds of questions were thrown at the administration of Tihar, the in mates, the guards and the police. ArnabGoswami shouted his lungs...
Delhi’s Autowallahs- Pioneering on Road Infotainment Since Time Immemorial
We, Delhiites, have certainly travelled in autos at least once in our life. This is almost as certain as the autowallah charging you “Meter se 10 Rupai extra.” As students, rather, as DU students who are late to the first class almost every time, travelling by an auto is day-to-day business. So what are the...
The Quintessential Indian Filmmaker
Recognition in the international arena; every Indian filmmaker worth his two bits of tear jerker wields the camera propelled by this very desire. Much like the storyline, his dreams are rather predictable and more often than not revolve around golden statuettes; a full- fledged confetti shower and Emma Stone and Megan Fox shaking their derriere...
In sin they found salvation – Serial Killing 101
‘Hello? Is anybody there? Okay Johnny it’s not funny anymore…aaaaah!’ *silence*- We’ve all heard this clichéd dialogue narrated by almost every horror movie’s willowy-blonde-beauty-bath-taking female protagonist and cringe at the thought of the slashing and chopping which follows it, and YET we enjoy our share of goose bumps and get cheap thrills out of watching...
E-books vs paper books: Will there be a winner?
With the ‘green’ mentality getting stronger and the endless growth of the internet and venture capitalists coming out of the woodwork, e-books have created a name for themselves in today’s society. Their accessibility, cheapness and environmental factors play a key role in their journey of being the most sought after. Instead of having to go...
‘Rock and Roll can never die’: The good, the bad and the auto-tuned.
“Hey hey, my my Rock and roll can never die There’s more to the picture Than meets the eye. Hey hey, my my.” The lyrics of this famous Neil Young song resound in my head even after my mp3 battery sadly dies down and I’m left to my own curious thoughts. I often sit and...
