I am on Code red at the moment. Just can’t seem to stop bingeing… (don’t care if the spelling is wrong).
It started from last Thursday. Indrani, Suhita and I met up after a long time – basically to give Suhita a send-off of sorts. Ranga wanted to meet some young ladies so I asked him [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Why the last one week has been such a gut-buster
Posted in Food on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Anil’s Ghost – Michael Ondaatje
Posted in Books on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Effortless. You pick it up and you read through the damn thing before you get a chance to put it down. As simple as that. Somehow the strife in Sri Lanka has never been brought so horrifyingly alive. Yes, the bombings and assassinations – especially the Tamil Tigers’ involvement with Rajiv Gandhi’s killing has brought the [...]
The Famished Road – Ben Okri
Posted in Books on August 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m writing about The Famished Road because I just finished reading it after living with it for a month or two. It messes around a bit with your mind and I like that feeling (like Jumanji – one of my favourite movies). Azaro is an Abiku child – someone who is close to his spirit [...]
We’ve shifted to Gole Market
Posted in Food on August 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Lunches of a different kind: Couple of days ago our office moved to this place called Gole Market in Delhi, which is a rather Raj era-ish appendage to the more famous Connaught Place. Gole Market if famous for its meat and sweet shops. In fact, we were rather worried about lunch because you cannot have [...]
Songs of Enchantment – Ben Okri
Posted in Books on August 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Picked this up as the book followed The Famished Road and I had, after The Famished Road, got used to living with Azaro and his mother, father, the blind man, Madam Koto. Thrilling imagery again. At the end the ghastly description of Azaro’s friend’s carpenter father’s body stays with you. Again the sham of political [...]
