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I had just polished off my breakfast off hot soft idlis when a WhatsApp post by my friend revealed that today, March 30, was the World Idly Day. I usually do not subscribe to any of these international days as I feel they are more of a marketing gimmick, but if one food deserved it…
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The signs are very much here. Yes, Chennai’s winter is coming to a close. Now if you are not a thoroughbred Chennaite, you can be forgiven for seeing it as a sarcastic statement. For a Chennaite, though, it is one of gloom. For it is in its winter, that very, very brief period between December…
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यादों का अपना ही विचित्र तर्क है कुछ रहे सतह में, तैयार सदैव महकते,, कुछ धुंधले , खोये से, छिपे जाते किस कोने में पलों से न जाने कैसा समीकरण है यादों का कि कुछ को तो पिरोह के उत्कृष्ट माला बना दे, और कुछ को छितरा दे जगह’जगह कहीं बिछा दे सेज वह मोहक…
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It isn’t the best of times, it isn’t the worst of times. It is that time of the year. That time of New year resolutions. As we look back at the highs, the lows, the hits, the misses, the disappointments and the achievements, we lull ourselves into the oh-so-cute-sounding tricky ‘resolutions.’ Before I let you…
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For a generation of Indians, the 1983 Cricket World Cup win was, and still remains, a seminal moment for sports. And to reprise that in a movie is always fraught with danger. That ’83 the movie is able to pull it off is in itself commendable. India’s campaign had all the elements of blockbuster story…
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The little one had fallen of its drey and as I was on an evening stroll in the balcony, I found our cat Chutki sitting near it. At first I though it was yet another victim of Chutki’s kill. Though she doesn’t eat them she keeps her hunting instincts alive hunting down squirrels, geckos,…
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A lot has been said and written, rightly so, about one of India’s finest Test and series victories. The young Turks, with very little experience, coming up trumps over a seasoned side is stuff script writers dream of. Stories of prevailing over tough times, determination and resilience does warm the cockles of the romantic heart.…
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A question for architects. Is there a floating brick in a structure that can be taken out and used anywhere, be it the foundation, the pillar or a window without harming it but rather illuminating the structure? School memories are such. No matter where and when, a look back invariably brings on a smile. What…
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School memories are funny. Some stay fresh some grow old and some, like with old films rolls negatives stuck together, morph into each other. It happens especially if one has been to several schools. It is even more difficult if one has lost touch with schoolmates immediately after leaving school. And in the 60s, when…
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