Danny saw a good dramatic story on Mumbai. He came and shot that story. As far as the filth goes, we’re a dead and dying society, and the sooner we face up to it the better our chances of redeeming ourselves. – Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan on Slumdog Millionaire (Source: IndiaFM)
Here’s another instalment of Incredible India featuring some of those only-in-India incredible stories: * This is weird. Shiv Sena, a political party in Maharashtra, is looking at selling a branded version of the vada paav snack called Shiv Vada Paav. What next? DMK Idli, AIADMK Pakoda, BJP Bajji, Congress Mysore Pak, BSP Jalebi, Akali Jamun, CPM Rosogolla…Here’s […]
Stalin (the original Russian guy not the duplicate local fella) did many things wrong. But Stalin did one thing right when he angrily yelled at Lenin’s wife Nadezhda Krupskaya that just because she used the same toilet as Lenin gave her no reason to interfere in party affairs. Similarly, just because some Sri Lankans speak […]
Chandni Chowk Collapses – Down 80% We have compiled a chart of how Bollywood movies released in 2008 fared at the global box office (please see below table). Here are some of our conclusions: * Slumdog Millionaire’s box office collection has made our Bollywood producers look like pygmies * Salman Khan is history * Abhishek […]
Sashenka by Simon Montefiore (New York, Simon & Schuster, 2008) Seldom in human history has the human soul been put to trial as it was in 20th century Russia, a scorching trial that started well before the Great October Revolution and lasted till 1953 and even beyond. Tens of millions of Russians lost their lives in the madness and […]
In the first mass firing in its 34-year history, Microsoft is firing 5,000 employees blaming a difficult economic environment and slowdown in IT spending. Wonder how many jobs Microsoft will shed in India. Microsoft has a significant presence in India including a development center in the South Indian city of Hyderabad.. Here’s an excerpt from […]