Chai chai chai!! Beyond expectation!

My word, I was not expecting this to work! I am an NRI and recently my family went for a vacation to India and I had to keep slogging here :-( They were plannin...read more

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Did Anita Desai Ghost-write this??

Here is a conspiracy theory.Anita Desai(and not her daughter Kiran Desai) is the real author!I thought the book was ok. But did it have all the right ingradient...read more

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What's the point?

OK, first of all, I do understand the viewpoint of all those fans of classic, avant-garde and artistic movies. I know they are suckers for such stuff and nothin...read more

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Wonderful but hard to digest, scientifically.

I like to think of this book more as a literary masterpiece rather than a science fiction book. Ghosh, with amazing lucidity creates true to life pictures of Ne...read more

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An imperialist's nostalgia

British writers, writing about India are of two types. One are genuine humanists who look at today's India from an objective albeit sometimes sympathetic point ...read more

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Interesting theme, Hollywood ending!

This book falls in the so called intelligent thriller category. It is not the typical Irwing Wallace thriller about the usual American bullshit. The central the...read more

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Get an imported laptop!

Hey guys, Why bother with a desktop when you can get a laptop for a few bucks more? Just tell your cousin or friend or whoever it is to bring a new one for you ...read more

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It's a great phone (but nothing else)

First of all I should say that I use my cell phone mostly for making and receiving calls. I have not really caught on the wave of SMS messaging, internet on pho...read more

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Not what it once was...

Saroj Restaurant was once the gem of Chembur. I am talking about the eighties when it was owned by the renowned personality of Chembur Mr. D. K. Marathe. It was...read more

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A tug of war between Kipling's two minds

Some say Kipling was an imperialist. Some say he was an Indophile. I think he was both at the same time. One Kipling was a polished and sophisticated part of th...read more

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Overrated Hype!

After being exposed to all the hype for some time, I fell to the trap and bought this book. It left me sick at the end with a bad taste in the mouth. First of a...read more

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A beautiful beer city

Cologne is also called as the city of Churches. On every nook and cranny you will find a monumental church. Some of them are so huge that they will be the talk ...read more

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Good book even for today's ignorant Hindu

First of all this book definitely does what it claims to do and then much more. The misleading title may make you put it down as superficial and suspect it's si...read more

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New York-in one day!

Here is an itenary for New York city if you have only one day there. 1) If you are arriving by train or bus you will arrive at the Central station/Port authorit...read more

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Mumbai consulate fine, appl. center sucks

I have comments on the visa facilitation service (application center) in Mumbai. It sucks. These guys, who are a private firm, by some hook or crook have manage...read more

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Hostelite's day off

This is actually a low budget restaurant, that would pass of as average at best in places like Delhi. But in Punjabi food deficient Baroda this used to be the p...read more

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