March 30th, 2004 |
by Anita |
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Travel
In my six years and a half years in Mumbai, I have never been to Kihim beach. So when the opportunity cropped up, I decided to grab it. We reached our destination — Danny’s bungalow on Kihim beach — on Saturday evening at about 6.00 p.m. The bungalow, also goes by the more glamorous name […]
March 26th, 2004 |
by Anita |
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Films
I was flipping through the papers yesterday, and stopped by the movies section to find out what was running. Must watch Mona Lisa Smile and Mystic River I noted to myself. Later in the day, I got an SMS from a friend asking if I wanted to go for Mona Lisa Smile. It hasn’t gotten very […]
March 26th, 2004 |
by Anita |
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Feline Obsession
This is one of my favourite pictures of Kit Kit. I was arranging these toys on the table when she jumped up and sat right in the middle as if to say, “Look, I’m much cuter than all of them!” I know I’m biased, but isn’t she?! Knowing my weakness for feline creatures, my sister sent […]
March 25th, 2004 |
by Anita |
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Sports
Ganguly for losing it (again!) Balaji for his spunk and smile Pathan for his enthusiasm Kaif for giving it all he has Dravid for his determination Tendulkar for his gravity defying leap And VVS Laxman for finally finding it! And of course, Inzamam Ul Haq and Moin Khan for putting up a great fight to the finish!
March 24th, 2004 |
by Anita |
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Art & Culture
I love working in acrylics, since it’s a pretty flexible medium. And plus there’s lots of room for error. You can cover up your boo-boos quickly and rework portions you’re unhappy with. But transparent watercolours, which I’ve been trying to get a hang of lately, is a totally different ballgame. One error and your whole […]
March 24th, 2004 |
by Anita |
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Blogs
We had Yardboy, who ditched us and went back to his home country. We have Nancy Gandhi who writes evocatively about life in Chennai as an outsider. Here are two more to add to the list. India from another perspective. Daniel Brett, ‘the sahib of behala’ and Sonia Toor, a ‘British Indian in Bombay’ (Sonia, […]
March 23rd, 2004 |
by Anita |
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Eating Out
I started off disliking fish. I hated picking bones. I still remember taking a trip to Goa with my office colleagues in 1998, when I avoided the delicious fish preparations and ate chicken instead. They all thought I was crazy. I probably was! I am not sure at what point it changed, but I am glad […]
March 19th, 2004 |
by Anita |
published in
Travel
If you are an Indian studying abroad, I’d love to hear from you regarding any strange, heart-warming, funny or interesting cultural experience that you had when you first landed in the country you are now living in. Something that you didn’t expect, or took you some time to get used to. A humorous story worth […]