Holi 2010

There is a certain kind of incomparable magic to playing with colors… No wonder it is one of days I look forward to the most in the year. Ps: To all my rocking friends who made it despite being sick & also those who weren’t sick ;) – Love you guys :)

Diwali ’09 in Pictures…

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This Diwali was made special by two awesome celebrations. One at midnight on the eve of Diwali and the another on the last day.

I wasnt exactly prepared for the first celebration and that meant that I dont have any photos from that day. But that evening we were far away from the city at a friends place on his birthday. My friends and I went nuts with hardly another soul awake for miles :)

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How could a ‘Slumdog’ win so much?

That seems to be the question on the minds of a lot of people. I have heard people calling the movie “overrated”, saying that “Rehman has made better music”, “there weren’t enough nominees”, “would it have won the oscar if an Indian had done it” and questioning the “depiction of India”.

Honestly I am not normally bothered by opinions. I accept that its just another opinion and as important as mine and move on. But in this case I find the arguments ‘unconvincing'(I am putting it mildly to avoid insulting anyone). Now lets examine each of the arguments…

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Moments – Tobacco, Coffee and Light…

Dried Tobacco

One of my first time experiences during my last trip was chewing tobacco. I have always been open to new experiences and when the cup of tobacco was presented in front of me, it was an opportunity too good to be passed off.

Tobacco is really bitter and dries up your throat within seconds of chewing. They say its good for the throat, in small quantities ofcourse. Anyway the next time the opportunity presents its self, I will stand on the sidelines and wave :P

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