We had the first bout of rain last night. Once upon a time, I’m told the monsoon used to come to Mumbai on June 10 with the regularity of a cuckoo clock. It’s become less punctual over the years and his lack of punctuality has given rise to what is rumoured to be a $2.5 […]
Time magazine has a new feature called “The Best (& Worst) TIME Covers”. The one from 1931 features Gandhi.
He emerged from jail, having served a nine-month term for a minor offense (gun-carrying), and though widely publicized manage to remain at large. Curiously, it was in a jail that the year’s end found the […]
Looking for that perfect gift this holiday season? May we suggest “Match Book - Indian Matchbook Labels” from Tara Publishing. A great collection of the miniature artwork found on Indian matchbooks. Over 500 illustrations are showcased in this book shaped like, what else, a matchbook.
This book makes the perfect companion piece […]
When Ramesh Venkatesan realised that he wanted to be a woman as a teenager he was too ashamed to tell his family and friends.
He even pretended to be in love with a girl at his college in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Today, aged 28, he not only wears a sari and make-up openly […]
India can be a dizzying place, but the new Love Travel Guides bring the country into focus. In the handwoven silk pouch, you’ll find information that feels as if it’s been culled just for you by a local friendâ€â€from off-the-radar sari shops to yoga retreats. Bangalore and Mumbai editions are already on bookshelves, and six […]
Another article in Today’s Times about the independent career woman in India. This picture is classic.
A toddler born with eight limbs and believed by some to be the reincarnation of the multi-limbed Hindu goddess Vishnu, is set to undergo a 40-hour operation to remove half of her limbs.
Lakshmi Tatma was born joined to a ‘parasitic twin’ and will go under the knife at the hands of 30 surgeons to remove […]
Educational and entertaining!
Lost luggage. Frustrating delays. Bad food. It’s hard to get too excited about flying these days. Hard, that is, unless you’ve just boarded the Airbus A300 owned by former Indian Airlines engineer B.C. Gupta. Take, for example, the safety demonstration. After asking for a volunteer from the 120 or so kids crammed, some […]
The unruly monkeys of Delhi have been accused of killing a deputy mayor, who died of head injuries in hospital yesterday after falling from the first-floor terrace of his home.
S. S. Baiwa, 52, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), fell while reading a newspaper on the terrace at about 7am on Saturday, according […]
Condom Usage PSA in Telugu from turbanhead on Vimeo.
A PSA to prevent from sexually transmitted infections and HIV, from Nrityanjali Academy, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Also: Youtube link.
A feature in this week’s TIME reminded me of a sporting derby that runs deeper than Arsenal vs Spurs, Rangers vs Celtic or some American ’sport’ equivalent I don’t know. My grandfather’s brother-in-law used to own East Bengal Football Club but the rest of my family have always been die-hard Mohun Bagan fans, so this […]
New ammunition for the roadside romeos!
It may seem strange in the land of the Taj Mahal ? one of the greatest-ever public displays of affection, built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his late wife ? that an increase in public displays of affection is so notable, but this increase […]