Movies
Dard-e-disco
When I first heard this song, I had dismissed it it as more more boring item number.
But then I heard it again and again on um teem TV channels and it started catching my fancy. And now I am a fan This one really takes the cake. The lyrics (by Javed Akhtar) [...]
Lage Raho … Mohandas
You can kill someone but it’s impossible to kill his thoughts.
How true this is in the case of a particular Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. First they killed the man and then over the years tried their best to kill his thoughts. The school curriculum does try to do an especially good job in making [...]
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each prayer accepted, and each wish resign’d.
– Alexander Pope, “Eloisa to Abelard”
Everyone will meet and fall in love with the person destined, no matter how far you go to avoid it, even to the extent of erasing the [...]
Books Vs Movies
Had taken leave for a week just to relax. Had planned on watching movies and reading books.
Somehow I don’t like watching movies too much. Not as much as reading books. Given a chance I end up reading rather than watching movies.
I think the problem is if a book is good I can read it at [...]
