Hooray, Barfi Crushes Heroine at U.S. BO Story, Screenplay, Direction: Anurag Basu Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Ileana D’Cruz, Saurabh Shukla, Rupa Ganguly Release: September 14, 2012 Barfi is a decent film considering the offal that Bollywood routinely puts out. But in my not so humble opinion Barfi is not swoonworthy fare. Most certainly not. Tedious Parts At […]
Why is there malnutrition in Gujarat? Sane people like SI and some of my readers would assume that malnutrition and starvation in India is mostly a function of poverty. But not according to the Hindu communal Chutiya and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. This is what Modi had to say about malnutrition in Gujarat in […]
We live in strange times. Bizarre times, indeed. In America, over 50 million people have no access to medical care or life-saving antibiotics because they have no health insurance and can’t afford the outrageous, extortionist fees doctors and hospitals charge. But in America the animals, particularly chicken, cows and bulls, are every day pumped up […]
Three desi kids have made their way into the second batch of 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellows. Established by Bay Area entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel (co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook), the fellowships provide the winners with $100,000 over two years to skip college and pursue innovative scientific and technical […]
Dharun Ravi’s parents Ravi Pazhani and Sabitha Pazhani lashed out at the media in the Middlesex County courthouse today during the sentencing hearing of their son in the Tyler Clementi webcam spying case. Addressing Judge Glenn Berman in the New Jersey court, Dharun’s father Ravi Pazhani said: Prosecutors are saying this trial is not about […]
Update: Dhaba Reopens After Fresh Inspection Bollywood villain Shiva Natarajan must be writhing, groaning and moaning in shame after the New York City Health Department closed his unhygienic shithole Dhaba Indian restaurant on 108 Lexington Avenue following an inspection on April 3, 2012. After all, closing a restaurant is a drastic step that the NYC […]