God save India. But which God? We have the Sun God, Monkey God, Elephant God, Snake God and now it seems India has a Visa God too, going by a story in today’s Wall Street Journal. The Chilkur Balaji temple near the South Indian city of Hyderabad has established a reputation among believers of Lord […]
Everyone is after your information these days, especially in the online world. All those pesky web sites want your Name, E-mail, Telephone Number, Social Security Number, Address, Sex, Date of Birth, length of your you know what and what not. And before you know it your priceless personal information is floating around the world. Manna for identity […]
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece on the plight of India’s Brahmin caste in its Saturday edition. Once a privileged caste closely aligned with the rulers of India for several centuries, the Brahmins have fallen on tough times over the last few decades owing to the reservation policies (affirmative action programs) of the […]
The two persons injured in the Siberian tiger attack at the San Francisco zoo on Christmas day (that left one dead) appear to be brothers of Indian origin going by their names. The two are Kulbir Dhaliwal, 23 and his younger brother Amritpal (Paul) Dhaliwal, 19 of San Jose, California. Paul Dhaliwal is believed to […]
Bollywood – international shorthand for Indian movies – exerts a bigger hold on the Indian psyche than even cricket. India probably makes more movies – mostly pathetic, occasionally unwatchable and rarely interesting – than any other country. And that is when Indian movie-makers are not brazenly stealing successful Hollywood plots. India has a vibrant movie […]
Movie: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen (of Borat fame) Director: Tim Burton Music: Stephen Sondheim Release Date: Dec. 21, 2007 in the U.S. ********** By God, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a bloody gorgeous movie. Very bloody […]