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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Three Judgements
I have been a bit under the weather & in no state to Blog . Better now, I am back at work & my blog after a two-day respite to all ( at work & in the Blogosphere ). There is so much … Continue reading
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Signs of our Times
A blog ” The confessions of a Linguist ” by a Grammer pedant , under the nom-de-plume Brightbluesaturday , has been making waves in Blogosphere : there appears to be no end in sight to the debate it has initiated between Descriptive … Continue reading
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Hamilton the Barber
Self -commemoration through statues & street names has been the hallmark of one-upmanship across political spectrum . On a recent visit to Chennai, I came across a story about how the outcome of such brinkmanship can sometimes be quite bizarre . This one dates … Continue reading
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Poltu , Purno And Pi
July 22, 2012 marked the first ever electoral defeat for Purno Agitok Sangma , the 5′ something upstart who aspired to be a giant-killer . The loser’s painfully-cross-legged posture ( vide his pic at Sabarmati trying to look like Bapu on … Continue reading
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Clown , Rich Royal and Pizzeria
Thirty five years & the memory is fresh even today. “Jockey” , the” local” round the corner from my office in Sunbury-on-Thames . Cream-of-Tomato soup , Jacket Potatoe & a Pint of lager on luncheon vouchers . In the company of colleagues : Elaine , … Continue reading
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Impromptu
A leading columnist writing in a leading daily on the loneliness of a superstar takes liberties , even before the last rites of the just deceased are performed, with the exact names of couple of his early dalliances : one long … Continue reading
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Three Wise Monkeys
Early at school millions like me were introduced to the Three Wise Monkeys of Mahatma Gandhi , symbolising the Gandhian thought that one must not See / Hear / or Speak Evil . The Monkeys were nameless symbols of Propriety … Continue reading
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Monsoon Memories 2 : Sukhad Yatra
All flights were delayed by several hours by the sound & fury of the Monsoon. Kolkata ( then Calcutta ) airport , chaotic at the best of times , was in a state of cacophonous disarray. Indian Airlines had only just introduced … Continue reading
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A Birthday Requiem
Birthday & Requiem are definitionally dichotomous . But then so are so many of our thoughts & emotions : hence I excercise the Blogger’s privilege to stick with the title . This photo is of some six decade vintage : others … Continue reading
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Bol Bachchan
Caught the 10 o’clock show at Cinemax of Bol Bachchan : an outrageously stupid movie with amazing ability to make the audience laugh without respite. Some gems from the movie handled with elan by Ajay Devgn ( Devgan : numerology ?? … Continue reading
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