Emotionally Speaking

I saw it with a group of friends yesterday evening (total six people, four Muslims and two Hindus). We watched the Hindi version (Vishwaroop) The review in short: It is a bad film. Or I should say a badly done film. Acting is good. Storyline, script is a mess. Film started on the right note [...]

Websites like Giigapedia (later library . nu and disbanded), legalreads (coinreads) and many other ebook or pdf book downloading sites (and torrent and file sharing sites) became an internet phenomenon. A downside was that many good and free sites with millions of collections officially free have not received so much attention. This post discusses some [...]

This is a quick Hindi poem by Rashwet written in late December 2012. It laments the corruption, poverty, media, inflation and the bad governance and government. दुर्भाग्य से इस देश में गैस, पेट्रोल उत्पाद , और बिजली की कीमते काफी कम है I [Manmohan Singh, at NDC meeting, Dainak Jagran 28.12.12] दुर्भाग्य से इस देश [...]

Yoddha is a Hindi poem by Rashwet written in August 2012.  This is a poem with nationalistic fervour.  It will be of use for those looking for Hindi lines/slogans/poem on India, bravery, corruption, national pride. It is also suitable for recitation on Independence day or Republic day. It roughly translates (first paragraph): Brave one! Do [...]

Durga Pooja pandals are a big affair in places like Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Kolkata etc. These are photos of the Durga puja pandals in Ranchi (late October 2012). Click on this link for the full set of pics. Durga Puja pandals are made on various themes as you can see in the pics.  Popular pandals in [...]

This volume of English poetry (Indian) is edited by Sudeep Sen published by Harper Collins. I bought it recently (online; cheapest price was/is on HomeShop18). You can read the reviews in Frontline etc. I am not reviewing it here (I am not an authority or even a very informed reader on poetry). I have just [...]