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I have nothing to blog about.
but it looks like Puri is going to be my Waterloo.
So,heres the thing – i have to write about puri today. so heres some stuff from the official website – Puri being a coastal district of Orissa , is famous for its Historic antiquities ,Religious sanctuaries , Architectural Grandeur , Sea-scape beauty,moderate climate.It holds a wealth of attraction for the visitors. It boasts of a … Continue reading
slept like a log…no, like a timber mill. rushdie do happened…it was fun, hanging around in the back at book events again, talking to the usual suspects. knowing they will all blog about it later. met shrabonti after a long time – people have evidently been reading the blogs, because she was accused of being … Continue reading
lots of people remembered this year, and not because i told them…though i guess the orkut thingie accounted for at least 3 of the wishes. soumee, nidhi, rukmini, paul called at night, and i was just telling them how stoob had forgotten my birthday again when stoob burst into room with massive cake in hand … Continue reading
Back in what Telegraph WEekend Metro Roundup refers to as The Capital, (whenever i wrote in it, the report would begin, This week, the Capital saw…) and its funny to be around people again. suddenly the CR park flat, which had seemed so roomy when i moved from mayur vihar, seems very small – and … Continue reading
End of another nice, long, antisocial Cal trip. Back to the real world tomorrow. Good news is that I might be on the verge of getting my first column. But lets see…like most things, its all very tentative. Long visit to telegraph office today…met everyone, had fun. spoke to rajrupa after a very long time … Continue reading
and then am back in Delhi. Scary, that. Will have to relearn survival techniques, and get used to silence. No mad aunts popping in every two minutes, no food stuffed into ever-blooming belly. No clue about life in general. Deeply scary. On the other hand, I could just not get on that plane.
Basically, I rule. Sometimes not having a life is so much fun that I dont even want one. like this afternoon, when i was bugging my mother for a story idea, and she said, why dont you write about that time when you all went to liluah and sang by mistake. so i did. god … Continue reading
Still havent started story. Turned down invitation to Salman Rushdie do…pity, but i have to get this story written. Query: Will i manage to get story written, considering all Ive done since morning is flap? Query 2: Is it good that my selfesteem has begun to depend on whether or not i get invited to … Continue reading
Samit Basu 