Updates from Masala Punch
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*Originally published: 12 Apr 2023; Last updated: 27 Oct 2024*
Keeping two blogs running at the same time is not working out for me. To be
honest if I co...
Bombay rose
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The great value of animation movie Bombay Rose (Gitanjali Rao, 2019) is
multifaceted. The pleasure to watch it is constantly multiplied by such
techniques ...
But It Was Everything
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It is with a very heavy heart that I share the passing of Todd Stadtman,
author of this blog as well as “The Lucha Diaries”. He passed away in
Brooklyn,...
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October 2018
Well, it certainly has been a long time since I posted!! I have been able
to binge quite a bit on Bollywood thanks to Amazon Prime video and
N...
An open letter to American Democratic party leaders
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I am going to take up some space here to talk about American politics. I am
disabling comments on the post because the internet is a cesspool of idiots
and...
Halt and Catch Fire: Season 2 (2014-)
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Halt and Catch Fire's second season is a smart, compelling take on modern
Silicon Valley's origin story. And, given the incredible economic and
cultural p...
Dear Zindagi (2016)
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Dir. Gauri Shinde Dear Zindagi's central social theme is fine. It's an
important idea - that regular people can benefit from psychotherapy for
regular-peop...
Filmi year 2015.
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This year was one in a long while where I actually failed to get a true
sense of the film industry and its trends. Usually even as I miss out on
most fi...
A post in 2013??
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Hi Blogger friends, My last post was 11/14/12 just a short paragraph why I
haven’t been on. Prior to that, I had a 30 Day Tollywood Song Challenge I
did ba...
2012….
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Another year’s gone by, faster than a speeding rocket! It was a very
eventful and busy year for me, personally and professionally, and I didn’t
have much t...
Chammak Challo Promo!!!!!!!!!!!
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OMG, SUPER LOVE the new promo for Ra.One!!!! I just had to post this if for
no other reason than so I didn't lose it. Shah looks absolutely adorable
and no...
S. D. Burman: Taxi Driver (1954/1977) Pakistan
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Ok, ok. I actually enjoyed the *Taxi Driver* soundtrack more than* Chalti
Ka Naam Gaadi*. And I have to admit that I am finding some S. D. Burman
songs wh...
The Revealing, Ranuchy and Downright Crazy 70's
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So yesterday I was on EBay and was looking at the magazines posted by
auctionz_unlimted and found some really interesting things that I wanted to
share wit...
Prema Katha
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In 1988, director/producer Nasir Hussain launched his nephew Aamir Khan's
film career with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, a tragic story about two doomed
young lo...
Post 3
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This month’s post is a part of the interview transcript. There is a lot
more to the tape but I have sort of presented just a snippet here. AG are
my initia...
A weekend away in Zhejiang
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One of my Chinese teachers, Vincent, invited me to go away for a weekend.
One of his friends' grandfather was having an 80th birthday celebration.
We we...
Delirious Delhi: Publishing globally. TODAY.
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This blog began in 2007. We left India in 2009. HarperCollins India
published Delirious Delhi within India in 2011. And now, finally, reverse
globalization...
Relocated….
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Just a super quick reminder that my A Reason To Write posts are appearing
at www.EllenWeeren.com now. And A Reason To Read is here now. Thanks and
Happy Ne...
We have a Dog!!
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About a month ago, we went to the local Humane Society and adopted a dog.
Somehow, it was my idea. I was really pushing Satya to go to the Humane
Society...
Abandoned City – Fatehpur Sikri
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If driving from Jaipur to Agra, I highly recommend a pit stop at Fatehpur
Sikri. This walled city functioned briefly as the capital to Emperor
Akbar’s emp...
Rajasthan with Dad - Jaipur, Monkey Temple
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Our last stop of the day was at the monkey temple. No cost to get in as it
is a temple, but a charge of 150 rupees ($2.50) for each camera. We walk...
What Else Has Been Going On?
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So much going on in the last few weeks.
Michael and I went to an excellent French wine dinner at Caperberry a few
weeks ago. Master Sommelier Franck Chauss...
Two kittens looking for a home
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Remember this kitten I wrote about earlier? Well, we started calling her
Kitty-cat (I know, very original :o)) since then and she is a big cat now.
She is ...
Our Little Girl
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Hi everyone! I haven't been blogging lately as we have become parents of a
lovely little girl who keeps us very busy. She was born on October 18th and
we h...
2 comments:
Thanks Nirvana, I enjoyed listening to her tremendously.
Yes, isnt she precious!!!
We need more such people in the world
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