The Great Ganesha

Saw a couple of plays (one on Broadway, one off-Broadway) when I was in New York. Here are some brief reviews. Watched the famous Broadway musical Company. Apart from being an excellent satire on marriage (and single life), I was surprised to see that it had a desi in the cast – Angel Desai. She [...]

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So I’m back from New York. Had a blast. Saw a couple of plays, a couple of movies and it felt good to get back to my Tier 2 roots. Tier 0 being Bombay and Tier 1, Wisconsin. This is the hierarchy of my roots. Speaking of roots, it was great to be with mi [...]

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Folks, I’m in NYC this week, vacationing with family/networking/interviewing and won’t be blogging that regularly. You see, I’m stuck with dial-up where I’m staying. Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re thinking – dial-up went out with bell bottoms and afros. And you’re right. But let me tell you, at this point, it’s looking so good, [...]

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Alice Coltrane, wife of John, mother of Ravi and musician extraordinaire passed away on January 12th of respiratory failure. She was 69. A devotee of Sathya Sai Baba, she took the name Swamini Turiyasangitananda but continued to perform as Alice Coltrane. Notwithstanding her religious affiliations, I had the pleasure of seeing her publicly perform live [...]

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The BBC reports on Australian bowler Brett Lee and Asha Bhosle‘s collaborative venture – a catchy pop song called ‘You Are the One for Me’ which seems to be the Flavour of the Minute in India. The fast bowler went into the studio between games in the Champions Trophy tournament in India in November. Lee, [...]

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Alas, Momofuko Ando, inventor of Ramen Noodles passed away on January 5th at the ripe, old age of 96. The NYT has a brilliant obit: Ramen noodles…are a dish of effortless purity. Like the egg, or tea, they attain a state of grace through a marriage with nothing but hot water. After three minutes in [...]

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The sun sets on the Sunset District in San Francisco Taken a few minutes ago…

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[This appeared in this month's issue of Thirsty Magazine here. Incidentally, stay tuned for next month's issue where they will publish my interview with Man Push Cart director Ramin Bahrani.] Ahmad is a sad, young man. Once a budding rock star in Pakistan, with a hit album in 1995, he immigrated with his wife and [...]

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Just caught this off Sepia Mutiny. Mid Day photographer Shadab Khan happened to be at the Gateway of India on New Year’s Eve. Read what he witnessed: On New Year?s Eve, I was supposed to click pictures of revellers at the Gateway of India, but what I witnessed instead has left me shaken. A young [...]

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Having only just moved to the the Bay Area a few months ago, one can safely call me a newcomer. But something that I notice here in San Francisco, and that I did not see in New York, is a more laid back and relaxed attitude. In general, people are nicer and treat you a [...]

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