Mughal King Babur (Image Courtesy: Wiki) India has always evoked strong reactions from outsiders. You either love it. Or you loath it. Even among those who conquered and quickly emptied its coffers, there was little love for India. The early Mughals who laid the foundation of a pan-India empire in the 16th century and the […]
If any nation and its people closely resemble pigs in their worst porcine form, it’s Pakistan. The raison d’être of the Islamic nation is to torment and trouble India in countless ways and drain American dollars in the garb of fighting the Afghan Taliban while covertly aiding and providing arms to it. Delightful News So […]
And I don’t know what to say about my daughter Soundarya who directed this picture. I saw the picture. After seeing the picture, I told her. “Soundarya, I’m proud of you. And definitely the whole nation will be proud of you. Congrats.” – Tamil film star Rajinikanth boasting about Kochadaiiyan and his daughter Soundarya Ha […]
Is it the long, sun-less winters that turn Scandinavian crime fiction writers to morbid, dark thoughts of blood, gore, murder, suicide, torture, guns and knives? Or is the selection of crime fiction niche just a serendipitous move that succeeded beyond any Scandinavian novelist’s wildest hopes. Some even say Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme’s murder in […]
I have mixed feelings about Million Dollar Arm, the new Disney film about two slumdogs (Indians) who make it into major league baseball in America. The film claims to be based on a true story (of two Indian youngsters Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel who were picked in a contest in India, came and trained […]
1PM – If you expect India will turn into a Land of Milk and Honey following Narendra Modi’s victory you ought to get your head examined! 12:50PM – “He has my blessings and he will lead the country towards development,” says Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraba Modi 11:50AM – DMK rout! Fight between Azhagiri & Stalin […]