Intriguing Life Experiences
While rummaging through my cupboard, I stumbled upon my personal camera that was my prized possession in not so-distant a past, but now has been lying unused for several years. With the coming of smart phones, personal cameras have become redundant. It is not just the cameras but there is a long list of items like the alarm-clock, watch, calendar, torch, transistor and calculator that have been rendered useless.
Continue reading “From loading camera-rolls to uploading pics”
Some time back the Swiss authorities decided to install a statue of Sridevi in Switzerland. The news brought the memories of an enthralling dance sequence by the superstar in the film ‘Chandni’. Clad in a sari, Sridevi looked stunning as she danced against the backdrop of breathtaking scenic beauty of Switzerland. The legendary film maker Yash Chopra was the director of the block buster movie whose sculpture, holding a camera in his hand, stands at Interlaken in Switzerland, the place where he shot romantic scenes of many of his films.
Continue reading “Bollywood’s affair with Switzerland”
Driving my own SUV, I thank God for giving me more than what I asked for. Could I ever have imagined during my growing up days that not just I, but all the members in the family would have their own personal cars?
Continue reading “The thrill of the first vehicle(s) and those nostalgic first ride(s)”
Like many of you, I, too, have been at the receiving end, suffering from the onslaught of political massages over the past two months. Now that the hullabaloo of elections is over, the election results declared and the new government is firmly in place for the next term, I hope to get some respite and relief from political messages that have been hogging my mobile’s space. Continue reading “Poll tremors on social media”
Hopping from one television channel to another, they appear on various news channels almost every day. Smart, savvy and articulate; they can be seen arguing passionately on prime-time TV debates- fervently advocating the party agenda, vehemently browbeating the rivals and accusing the opponents in television cross-fire. Many of these ‘argumentative Indians’ are motor-mouths who can speak non-stop, sometimes defending even the indefensible. Continue reading “From television cross-fire to cross-over”
