2014-09-03 14:16
Over on Facebook, the good man Peter Griffin tagged me on #DaanUtsav - the Joy of Giving Week. I support two charities. The first one is Sense International who work in the area of deaf… Read More
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2014-07-24 05:28
I’m disappointed with Yudh. Six episodes into the 20-part series and I’m borderline bored. It’s slow, it’s dull, it’s dark, it plods all over the place, takes i… Read More
2013-03-12 04:18
20 years ago today was a Friday. Black Friday. 12thMarch 1993. On a sunny afternoon, for two hours starting from 1.30pm, 13 bomb blasts killed more than 250 and injured 700. Lives were lost… Read More
2013-02-13 09:55
A speeding Honda Accord took the life of a biker and a rickshaw driver today morning. I knew the biker. He was an acquaintance from the area I grew up in and shifted out of in 2009. He wasn'… Read More
2012-12-21 13:57
The recent Delhi atrocity has sparked an outrage. On the media, on Facebook, Twitter and where it matters more than those three places – in real life. I’ve expressed myself mainl… Read More
2012-07-10 13:01
There are no hoardings on the Bandra Worli Sealink. Nothing to remind you which tv series airs tonight. Nothing to remind you which bank offers the best fixed deposit rate, which mobile phon… Read More
2010-12-27 07:03
On this day, a year ago my Dad passed away from a single, and his first, cardiac arrest. From the time we broke down his door to the time I immersed his ashes, I tweeted just about everythin… Read More
2010-09-10 14:51
Azhar Chougule is one photographer I really admire, going back to when I used to blog. He now has a photographic documentary on Mumbai's taxis up at his blog. It feels like there are more ta… Read More
2010-06-16 14:23
I deleted my account at 4square. I did this during my recent Twitter detox and after I got a notification that someone had ousted me as Mayor of somewhere. Kinda made me realise that this 4s… Read More
2010-06-12 14:53
Recently a bunch of us took a detox from Twitter. Our detox means no reading and no tweeting. No access to Twitter for 15 days. I’ve used this break to figure out what Twitter means to… Read More
2010-06-05 13:27
In no particular order..1. Loved the Mahabharat angle and the turns in the plot2. Liked the sly grabs from Godfather (this wasn't a tribute, like Sarkar)3. Liked every single performance. Ha… Read More
2010-03-12 08:00
Blast 1 - 1.28pm - The Bombay Stock Exchange. 84 dead, 217 injured.Blast 2 - 2.15pm - Narsi Natha Street. 5 dead, 16 injured.Blast 3 - 2.25pm - Air India Building. 20 dead, 87 injured.Blast… Read More
2010-02-28 12:15
I bought a cycle recently. On Feb 14th actually and no, it wasn’t a gift of love to myself. Not that I don’t love myself, but well, another approach was required to The Fight Aga… Read More
2009-12-06 14:23
Rule1: The viewer is hard of hearing, so shout Rule2: If it can be said, it can be said dramaticallyRule3: Any outrage is good, moral outrage is better Rule4: It's our studio, not the guests… Read More
2009-11-25 16:16
26th November 2008: 172 dead as under. [Source]CST: 58Nariman House: 9 (includes 2 terrorists, 1 Marine Commando)Oberoi: 32 (includes 2 terrorists, 10 staff)Taj: 33 (includes 4 terrorists, 1… Read More
2009-10-18 13:36
PLEASE NOTE: ALL UPDATES ON THIS ARE NOW AT ANAGGH'S BLOGOver at Twitter we're holding a charity drive. An idea that started here is now getting bigger. A bunch of twitterers are contributin… Read More
2009-08-17 09:14
We needed this. A single place that's an expression. Every city has it's own graffiti. Other than the scrawlings on local train compartments of unrequited love and directions to the Baba who… Read More
2009-07-11 07:19
6.24pm Khar Road - Santacruz6.24pm Bandra - Khar Road6.25pm Platform 1, Jogeshwari6.26pm Platform 3, Mahim6.29pm Mira Road - Bhayandar6.30pm Matunga Road - Mahim Junction6.35pm Platform 4, B… Read More
2009-05-26 12:32
Today's front pages of The Times of India and Indian Express:I've never understood why what we Indians do on the global centre stage should be worth more than a few words in the back pages o… Read More
2009-05-26 11:52
(Via Urban Dictionary)Manufactured outrage:A falsified righteous outrage at things that are basically unimportant and meaningless, frequently employed by politicians, political activists, or… Read More
2009-05-13 06:12
I've constructed a very elementary chart tracking the 2000 post-tech bubble crash and comparing it with the current one. Indice levels have been re-based to 100 for better comparison. Now, t… Read More
2009-05-11 13:06
(due apologies). Here's why I think why:1. It's quick: That's why they call it micro-blogging. Contrast this with writing a long post. I'm not saying posting is better than tweeting. But tw… Read More
2009-03-12 10:41
Friday, 12th March 1993.Blast 1 - 1.28pm - The Bombay Stock Exchange. 84 dead, 217 injured.Blast 2 - 2.15pm - Narsi Natha Street. 5 dead, 16 injured.Blast 3 - 2.25pm - Air India Building. 20… Read More
2008-12-28 07:22
(Or my list of top 10 things that I hope don't happen in 2009)1. Sensex at 31-Dec-2009 will be around 9,0002. Raj Thackeray will be in the news once again3. The new, new Member of Parliament… Read More
2008-12-07 12:02
26th November 2008: 192 (so far) (the 192 number was picked up from here)26th November 2008: 172 as under. [Source]CST: 58 Nariman House: 9 (includes 2 terrorists, 1 Marine Commando)Oberoi:… Read More
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