Looking Bangalore, Talking Lanka
Today a funny graphic created itself on my Google Analytics map overlay. One person each from Bangalore and Chennai happened to visit the tiffinbox site yesterday, 15th Feb, and this is what they did. But all I see is one totally-boggled-fido-dido-type-looking-person, who is saying something in the shape of Sri Lankas landmass. OR, he is...
The Swine Flew
The Swine Flew :: © 2009 Sriparna Ghosh The Swine Flew Not many, but few Had any clue That in the city It grew _
Pooja
This is a case study of two Poojas. One fictional and one real. Pooja- is a very standard Indian name for a girl. And it means worship. The name doesn’t exactly point out the subject of worship for each Pooja, but to know more one needs to dig deeper.
Child’s play
It is hard to describe the thrill when the cheap tennis-ball hits the lovingly built but teetering tower of randomly collected stones or the “tenshunnnnn” after the precarious tower has been felled and you are left stranded while your other team-mates have splintered away like a grenade. What am I talking about?
Why animals are better
Certain animals look mean and act the same. (Maybe its got something to do with the setting of its teeth, at least in this case)
Cheat codes
How many times have you wished that you had a double, who would be at work chasing a deadline while you were partying, a double who could stand-in for you pretending you were putting in overtime hours to your girlfriend, when in fact you were out chasing a newer-prettier thing?
What’s the date?
The above 2 dates are not separated by 16 days but infact the real count is 77. Moreover, not only are they not in the same month, they actually have an entire October in between. But whats common is that nowadays they are always mentioned in the same breath. Not taking away the severity of...
The Incredibles
India woke up today to a stunned silence. For those who had not switched on the news channels last night or those outside Mumbai. But some in Mumbai won’t ever get a chance to switch on a TV set again.
I, Zombie
With every passing film my love for zombie movies is just multiplying. ‘Why’ has no logical reason. But then can anybody actually logically define their love for any cinema? So ‘why’ is not a question. ‘Why exactly’ is more like it. And its because I LOVE zombies. There are a few reasons I have been...
