While most will die for Shahrukh, others might yearn for Salman, for me the undisputed king among the Khans is - Aamir Khan. He is different just for sheer audacity. Who else could dare a Lagaan or The Rising ? Nobody will dispute it either. He always sets himself a new challenge. Never brow beats on the same beaten path. You can always
There are songs and there are songs. I have listened and enjoyed many a songs but this one is special. It's mesmerizing. Penned, tuned and sung in such a manner that while listening, it involves your complete attention. You simply cannot do anything else. Song is not that popular because it's from a forgettable film called Shankar Hussain with some even
Till now I was the one, who was inspired by other blogs to start this one. But from now, I can boast of the fact that there is atleast one blogger who got inspired by my blog. Amit Verma, a dear friend of mine has started Just In Time only just yesterday. Amit, incidentally is Nandu's and Niggu's frie
Humility, that low, sweet root, From which all heavenly virtues shoot. Unfortunately, Shane Keith Warne doesn't think so. Yesterday, after temporarily equaling the world record of highest number of wickets, he started shooting from his lip. It's explainable to be proud of the record. It's remarkable that the feat has been achieved mo
Kisi Shayar ne Kaha hai-- Ai Aam , yeh teri khush naseebi hai, Werna Langdon per kaun marta hai! For those unfortunates who don't know, Langda is a type of extremely delicious Mango found in Lucknow, Varanasi and Saharanpur belt of Uttar Pradesh. Once, a friend taunted Ghalib <
Pune , argubaly has the largest number of two wheelers in Asia. The total number of registered vehicles in the city have by far exceeded Mumbai's. Whole city is smoked and choked. So looking at the traffic woes Pune is facing, these are a few lines which aptly define the situation. Arz kiya hai - Yeh Bola Pune ke kutte se Gaon ka kutta, Kahan
What not to do at IIT. This is the book which I have just finished. Author - Chetan Bhagat, is an IIT-D and IIM-A alumni. He has written it from his own experiences at IIT. I will not reveal the plot, if you can call it a plot. But yes, I will let you know what one should expect from the book. The b
There has been such a windfall of taxes in PC's budget that I am still recuperating from it. I already have lost some Rs 3000/- with the newly introduced "educational" cess, and I am still counting. These FMs don't realize that when they increase service tax or include a new service in the tax net, it's not the service provider but the consumer who suffers. Service
Twenty-twenty cricket is a new fad which is catching up in English counties these days. Actually, it was there last year as well. It drew large crowds and supposedly generated a lot excitement during the matches. It is said to be the next generation cricket after Tests and LOI. Now we hear tha
Well, What to say , though , a lot to say. Ever since Laloo ji has become Rail mantri , I have begun to have this uneasy feeling. And this is not without reason , as Laloo has proved it in short span. I live approximately 1500 km from my home city . Two third of my folks stay there. I and they feel urge to visit each other. Now, we are no
" Mai yeh samjha mere dil ki koi hasrat nikal gai, tooney dekha mujhey aise, ki tabiyat machal gayi, werna tere sar ki kasam, aadmi mai bura nahin " -Sahir Ludhianawi "
They say appearances can be deceptive, and this person fits the bill perfectly. He was the first person to land a job in our wing, though he had the least CPI of the lot. He had no time to study , except last minute crash-course by Munna because he would be busy at the CC whole semester. There is no end to his creative blitzkrieg whether it's
He has done it again, She has done it for the first time and They have created history!!!Here "He" is Roger Federer, "She" is Maria Sharapova and "They" are Greeks. While defending champion Federer had to fight off stiff challenge from 2nd seed, Andy Roddick, Sharapova to my pleasant surprise simply blew Serena away. She very tactically exploited Serena'
Moveover Anna , Welcome Sharapova ! Here comes a new Russian tennis sensation from Siberia, who is just 17 years old. Unlike Anna , Maria Sharapova can actually play Tennis. While Anna never reached the semi-finals of any Gran
Recently , I heard a comment made by Harsha Bhogle on Sehwag - " His assessment of risk is more akin to that of an equity investor than a debt fund manager " This is vintage Harsha Bhogle indeed.
Czechs are out of the Euro, alas, courtesy the Silver goal by Greece. It was a case of missed opportunities. Czechs had strong midfield and forwards . There moves were phenomenal, but the finishing was poor. But that is not to take any credit away from Greeks. They gave it all they had. They were better organized. There marking , tackling was excellent. The
Sometimes, I try to define secularism to myself. Neither I am an unsecular like VHP and chums and nor I find myself secular like Congress, Left , Media or Human Rights activists observing encounter of Ishrat Jahan. The former phrase doesn't need an explanation, but for latter I'll explain you why I feel so. Ishrat Jahan, a student was traveling in a car i
Those were the different times. There was no cable TV. There was no overdose of movies, films, celebrities. When a TV Remote was not the bone of contention in the house. No scheming saas-bahus. The days when Wednesdays and Fridays were special because those were the Chitrahar days. Children spent their evening playing outdoor games, not with Cartoon Ne
Shakespeare is one person, who I think has touched more people around the world than the mighty British "Raj " itself. He had been prying in our lives since our school days. For me, the tryst with " bard " has been a trifle more than many. In my school, at 7th standard we had The Seventeen Tales of Shakespeare , next year we had
Too many sports posting, hope you don't mistake it for a sports blog. Here is something different. When I see Mayawatis , Sonia Gandhis , Laloos , Rabris et al sitting at our heads, it reminds me of this quote. Gaur farmaiyega! Nizam mein ab ek aisa bhi daur aaya hai, Jinhen peeney ka saliqua naheen, unhoone maikade ki hukoomat ko paaya hai <
That's Roger Federer for you. His game is oh-so mesmerizing. Just saw his Wimbledon match yesterday. Memories of last year's Semi-Final and Final came flooding back. Just how he had demolished big servers Andy Roddick and Mark Philippoussis (they call him SCUD for his missile serves ), it can only be seen to be believed. He has the grace of Stefan Ed
" Good luck to them. While we're not allowed to do it in New Zealand, they're obviously allowed to do it over here. Our policy is to produce the best cricket wickets possible, not ones that suit the home team ." John Bracewell, New Zealand's coach, suggests that the recent Test wickets were tailored to suit England. This has to be most bl
Well, to begin with it's over all a good movie, that is to say in absolute terms. But if you consider that it has been scripted by the one half of the legendry duo of Salim-Javed who have done together the masterpieces like Sholay, Zanzeer, Deewar, Trishul, KalaPaththar - it's not even a patch on them. Probably, Javed Akhtar missed the other half, Sali
Literally, they have been doing this to their opponents since their first match in Euro. They have played attacking football and have been the only team to win all their matches and we have been told it's just a second string team. No way! They have provided a lesson to the teams like Italy, who didn't loose any match and Germany who didn't win any match and are out
Defending champions France's tour in Euro Cup, just like their Group A partner England's , well and truly ends here. Both asked for it. Not at all inspiring play from both of these. While the England-Portugal match tempo picked up into the second half , France-Greece's match was listless. If anything, Greece played much better. They attacked well in first half and d
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