Very few festivals cross the boundaries of religion to become a nationwide affair.. And as the surd says in ” Jab We Met” : ‘ Hume to bas bahana chahiye’. We need just the hint of a reason to celebrate, get angry, cry ,laugh.. Basically we are pretty emotional.. Maybe a lil too much as [...]
March 28, 2008
Categories: Culture, Festivals, India, Life, memories . . Author: dodi2all . Comments: Leave a Comment
Some things start BIG ( i mean real BBBBIIIGGG) and then fizz out in time to be another has been, or an almost was.. Latest examples : Rang De Basanti and Munnabhai.. The former had people lighting candles and doing all night vigils and the latter brought out a movement called Gandihgiri.. A lot of [...]
March 28, 2008
Categories: Life, philosophy, thoughts . . Author: dodi2all . Comments: Leave a Comment
Changes, constants and variables… Sounds like math but this is life for me.. At work, at my room and everywhere in general constant mind numbers are needed for me to continue in a state of efficiency.. At work it is usually a mirage of numbers , metrics and call info.. At the room, loud music, [...]
March 13, 2008
Categories: Life, philosophy, thoughts . . Author: dodi2all . Comments: 1 Comment
Somewhere along those travels long..
My weary feet felt not strong..
So at the next inn i rested my feet..
Beers galore did i drink..
When he sat down i barely saw..
His voice a song, pure but a little raw..
His stories he told me lots and more..
A colporteur and a gentleman he seemed to the fore..
Before i knew i [...]
March 9, 2008
Categories: poetry . . Author: dodi2all . Comments: 3 Comments
When i packed my bag on Saturday, i had big dreams of seeing two cities (one i had almost forgotten after a brief stint in 2003, the other almost home – a friend i had been missing for two long).. That luckily didnt happen, i didnt see any of chennai except for a few lanes [...]
March 9, 2008
Categories: Life, memories, places . . Author: dodi2all . Comments: Leave a Comment