Small is beautiful

Short stories are like little gems, Cadbury Gems that look pretty, taste good and vanish without cloying. You can eat many at a time and again and again with re...read more

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Life's Little Lessons

* Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents, grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. The minute I read this line I get goosebumps. I guess I was about 15 when I ...read more

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How Jalaludin becomes Akbar and gets his Girl

Ashutosh Gowrikar begins at the begining, to explain to us WHY Jalauddin marries Jodha. Jalal wants to blend in, not forever spend his life as an outsider bent ...read more

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Saajan Ki Saheli

The first time I saw My Best Friend's Wedding, I did not appreciate it at all. I was in a different mindset at the time and was horrified at the successful care...read more

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The Name of the Rose

Anyone who reads books has heard about The Namesake, written by Jhumpa Lahiri, a Pulitzer prize winning author. The book was on the New York bestseller list too...read more

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Golden Rajat brings us an excellent film

Dont expect the movie to be rofl stuff like Bheja Fry. The warning is important, heed it. Expect a comic thriller. Extremely comic in the first half, not the la...read more

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Heaven on Earth

*Author : Ruskin Bond Pages 81 in large typeface, with several pages devoted to illustrations. Price Rs.60/- Rupa Publications. The Blue Umbrella is the story o...read more

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Lessons in Teaching and Parenting

TZP ought to raise debates on the usefulness of formal teaching. What use is the system of'elite' schools if all they are imparting is some kind of'brand' satis...read more

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Sleeping with the enemy

*This is a collaboration revu between Alok n me. My query to him was :- What do men want from women .I have added a women's rejoinders to his'wants' . BOLD type...read more

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Beautiful Girl, Stay with me

Star World relays UGLY BETTY every Wednesday night at 9 PM. It is produced by Salma Hayek and Ben Silverman. We have seen the indian adaptation of the Columbian...read more

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GOOD LOIN

The movie has been directed by Manish Acharya. It is one of those small, unannounced film that people hesitate to see. There are several good movies that die in...read more

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A Year in the Life of a Single Woman

The book starts with a list of New Year Resolutions that the heroine Bridget Jones intends to keep. She means to look for a good meaningful relationship with a ...read more

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Vishal scores with Ruskin and Pankaj

Vishal Bhardwaj is not just good, he is versatile. If I wanted to go into superlatives, I could say he a genius. But lets wait and watch, and hope. He can write...read more

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Extraordinary father, ordinary son

I walked into the hall a few minutes into the film. So I missed the opening. I presume it started with a hospitalised Harilal, thinking out the past events, a k...read more

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Mumbai II - These Ashes Glow

This is my second in the series of 3 Mumbai novels. I am giving some details about the book for the readers who wish to check him out. Publisher: Picador Price:...read more

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Once Upon a Story

DO WHAT YOU LIKE, JUST CHOOSE YOUR PR WITH CARE Cinderella **: When life gives you lemons. Cinderella's stepmom and step-sisters were cruel to her. They took aw...read more

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Whats the Hitch, Partner, in Lifting????

My friend Oz mentioned that Hitch was lifted from various TV sitcoms in US. No! I have conclusive proof that it waslifted from PADOSAN. They just hollywoodised ...read more

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Mumbai I - Games Big Boys Play

Mumbai: Those who love the city do so with a vengeance. I am a tad indifferent. On my first visit I was lucky enough to be put up in a hotel right on Nariman Po...read more

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Soft hair, clear skin and a lovely body

As soon as the hormones kick in you want to look more beautiful for that lanky pimply spindly legged guy. But what can be done to kill the zits and make you loo...read more

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Raindrop in the hand of God

During the early eighties The Tribune newspaper often carried short pieces by Ruskin Bond. The write up was usually about life in the hills, ghosts, nature, com...read more

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