Me: Do you think chivalry has become rare?
Her: Well… Chivalrous men are an endangered species… probably extinct. But why that question all of a sudden?
Me: I just wanted to know what you thought… (taking a sip of my coffee) So, What is it that you expect ‘men’ to do?
Her: You know, hold the door open for a woman, offer her a seat… treat her like a lady! I dont think its that hard, but men off late barely care. I have seen more than my fair share of rudeness from the opposite sex. What is it so much trouble to be a little nice?
Khuda Kay Liye
[rating: 5/5] This movie at different moments had me shocked, disturbed, enraged, appalled, smiling, impressed and enlightened… It is simply one the best (english) movies to have come out of the subcontinent. I would rate it even higher than “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi”. Everything is close to perfect, the acting, the writing, the background score, the … Read more
Alone…
Sometimes loneliness hits you when you least expect it… An overwhelming feeling that leaves you drowning in thirst. I have found that its at these dire moments that I seek solace with words… And find company in the timeless locked thoughts.
An Year On…
Its days like these that make me pensive (no I am not pensive all the time like some people think I am). In a few short hours the Earth would have completed 24 trips around the sun since the day I was born…
I look around me and wonder what I should be doing, no not in the thought that I have nothing to do right now but more with the outlook that a year back I was in this same place, so what has changed? Ironically I remember very well what I did that day. So well infact that its what is adding to the current restlessness.
Doubles, Triples and Quadruples
I watched the premier show of Evam‘s “Doubles, Triples and Quadruples” at Rangashankara last evening. The play was a fun ride combined with lots of laughs, some touching moments and some surprises.
I had personally a memorable and delightful evening thanks to EVAM and the crowd present there… But before I talk about that here are my thoughts about the play.