Monday, May 23, 2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Inflation hits Old Delhi

Ustad Moinuddin's kebab prices sky rocket from Rs. 5 to Rs. 6. That is a 20% hike!!!

But I am sure he is just passing the increased costs of onions which he adds as an accompaniment.

But all said, those kebabs are the best! Period.

Ishq-e-Dilli

Old Fort is hosting a dazzling Sound & Light show, which was recently inaugurated by Dr. Hamid Ansari. The lines waiting to get a ticket and then finally enter the venue were just crazy today. So if you are planning on coming on a weekend, I suggest you come in at least an hour earlier.

But the moment you are past the crazy queues, you are welcomed in true royal grandeur, through a pleasant walk through a mighty gate and beautiful gardens with monuments scattered all around. All of this is a preparation for what beholds next. The moment the projector lights switch on and the background lights get dimmed, you will be completely dazzled by the superb effects on show. There is a lot of history encapsulated in the 1 hour show, but its difficult to follow quite a lot of it.

There are also two "item" songs, with item girls and item boys. I may be over exaggerating, but they seem totally out of place and could have been shortened. Those laser lights which come on during the "item" songs are also very distracting. So although there are moments in between when it gets a bit boring, it ends on a very nostalgic note and I was full of emotions. Even though Delhi was testing us with its chilly winds, my heart was falling in love with it...

Monday, May 10, 2010

My experiments with 'I'

Solitude is one of the greatest challenges one can face in life. However, introvert a person maybe social contact is essential. My last days in IIT have been the most challenging not because of how much work I have or the difficulty of the same, but because there was a huge transformation in my social setup.

I had to get used to going through a day with very little 'socializing'. Sometimes we underestimate what we have and only realize the importance of things when we are separated from it for a long time. Friends & family are important social nets to protect us from collapsing and the confidence they place in you is essential for getting by each day.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Reflections in the sky

The boy opens the palms of his hands and sees the hands of God and how they have helped him weather the difficulties he faced and sprinkled some Luck at the most precious of times. In the last two years, his hard work and determination has attracted attention and the same people who were unwilling to even see his face, take additional efforts to meet him.

The boy lifts his head and takes a good look around. There is not a soul to be seen. The tired legs fall and he lies down on the ground. He closes his eyes searching for that missing Love. He slowly opens his eyes and sees a millions stars twinkling in the sky.

A smile grows on the young boy's face...

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Voyeuristic Tendencies

"The following had been whispered to me by Satan himself in my dreams and are in no respect the point of view represented or supported by me"

The erotica nowadays seems so passe.... It needs a revolution. Its the same old plot with different characters and different subplots.

People find novel ways of stimulating this genre by taking the less treaded path of invading others privacy rather than re-enacting that which is performed in private. Will this be a sustained trend has to be waited and watched.

It seems people get offended even when its others privacy we are talking about. But they never mind an enacted version of the same. Is it for the same reason that pornography seems so mundane and fake, so that the audience is never shocked by how realistically it can be portrayed?

Whatever it is pornography need some young blood. Casting 18-year olds in it doesn't really make a point.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Emotions

Nowadays I have problems blinking with my left eye & my tongue always sticks out like a dog. Technology has a weird way of screwing with our lives.