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eM has this nice post up about being in love with books/character and idolizing writers in her youth (ie about three weeks ago) and then growing up and having scales fall from her eyes when she met writers in real life. Its the worst thing to be if you like reading/films, a features journalist. Completely … Continue reading
While most of the conversation over dinner with Sarnath and other rascal rowdies was about Art and went straight over my head, this is something that other semi-literates might find interesting: The rear entrance of the Manipur Secretariat building has a sign that reads Please Show Pass for Entry. Some enterprising individual has scratched out … Continue reading
Just finished reading the Penguin translation of Ghana-da. Very nice. Highly recommended. Currently reading Eldest (Eragon 2) Ghana-da’s put me in a mood for high adventure in far-off lands, which can only mean a mammoth Tintin-reading session is on the cards.
…who felt that the readers of this blog should read his message as well. Hi Samit, Thanks for your mail. I read your piece too. Very good indeed. But I hope youare not geniunely hurt by it or something. But some old fogies hitting literary menopause is amusing, to say the least. Graceful exit – … Continue reading
Read this: Evil radioactive ducks In a more classical vein, here are the lyrics to Alan Moore’s The March of the Sinister Ducks (performed by the Sinister Ducks) Everyone thinks they’re such sweet little things Ducks, Ducks! Quack, Quack! Quack, Quack! Soft downy feathers and nice little wings. Ducks, Ducks! Quack, Quack! Quack, Quack! But … Continue reading
Do pick up a copy of this week’s Tehelka: It’s got another Indian v diaspora article by William Dalrymple, a piece by Rana Dasgupta about his Guardian article, and this: “In regards to my little dispute with the Ayatollah Khomeini, let me point out that one of us is now dead. The moral is, don’t … Continue reading
How mind-numbingly scary it is when the net is down. It’s finally back, thank the gods. The cable internet people got tired of me calling every few minutes. Well, it took them seven hours to haul ass, so I guess we were pretty even. While I was waiting, finished a book, watched Fantastic Four (nice … Continue reading
Just discovered they show The A-Team on Star World Oh joy.
Ruchir Joshi’s running wild in the Telegraph; in one sweetly brutal sequence, he sidewalk-slams Rushdie, Naipaul and his friend Willy D. Ring the bell, ref.
More traffic coming this way; star desi blogger Amardeep Singh has kind things to say about Simoqin. In case anyones come here from there though, have to say: The book’s available in the US, but wont be for long – I dont have a US publisher, and these are copies Penguin US imported from Penguin … Continue reading
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