Lunar Eclipse
The joy of watching an eclipse brings out the child in you.
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Archive for February, 2008
Attending a Desi Birthday Party - Part III
Three part story written in 2002, describing the experience of attending a desi birthday party in the United States.
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Desi Birthday Party - Part II
Part II of a three part story describing my attending a desi birthday party in the United States soon after returning from India.
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Desi Birthday Party - Part I
Three part story written in 2002 describing my attending a desi birthday party in the United States, soon after returning from India.
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Train Travel in India - Nostalgia
Long trailing things on wheels, carrying lots and lots of people, going from place to place; stopping at stations and signals, crossing bridges, going through tunnels, bearing vendors, ticket collectors and all sorts of people, people and people.
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Being Present in the ‘Now’
I am always somewhere ‘there’, with technology. When I am ‘there’, it means that I am not ‘here’.
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Yogurt Rice (Curd Rice - Tairsadam)
Curd rice is one of the simplest and best delicacies to go for on a hot summer day.
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The Music of Panneer Pushpangal - 1981
The song ananda ragam from panneer pushpangal is anyone’s favorite. (more…)
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Tamtana namtana - Puthiya Vaarpukkal - 1979
‘Have you heard this shanmukhapriya song in a new film? It is by Illaiyaraja’, I heard someone say this in a PTC bus back in 1979, I think. (more…)
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Takita tadhimi (Salangai oli) - Tamil Film Song (1983)
This is a masterpiece. Probably SPB’s best rendition ever. (more…)
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