Archive for the ‘bangalore’ Category

If only I were so lucky!

Friday, March 14th, 2008

In the very public parking lot of a large IT park in Bangalore today at lunchtime a very interesting sight was witnessed. A dirty, but recognizably blue Daewoo Matiz was parked next to the main walkway. The engine was running, the airconditioner was on, and for a moment it seemed that ...

A week of theatricals

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Not exactly a bunch of reviews, but Bangalore has seen a lot of good English theatre in the last week, and here's my take on them. Firstly there was Lucknow '76 written and directed by Abhishek Majumdar on the 1st and 2nd. Then there was my Poile Sengupta's play Keats was ...

Riots, Religion, Politics

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Today is 26th January. It is India's 58th Republic Day. It is the 58th time that we as a nation have come together to celebrate the forming of a republic which is governed by a constitution that states:WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India intoa SOVEREIGN ...