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  1. And quiet flows the gutter

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    / November 25, 2012 /
    The big question -  Does television reflect society or does society reflect television? My TV watching of late has become quite infrequent. In the 80’s I used to eagerly look forward to seeing serials on Doordarshan. I love Lucy, Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Wagle...

  2. Lunch time in the animal kingdom

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    / August 27, 2012 / 2 Comments
    My late father always made it a point to feed crows with fresh rice and ghee, before having his lunch. I never followed this practice till last month, as I am not ritualistic by nature. My wife works in a school and so every day I enjoy my lunch alone...

  3. I am on Cloud nine

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    / July 31, 2012 /
    In the midst of one’s busy life, starting from education to professional and personal life till retirement, a man always nurtures in his heart some Chinna China Aasais (small desires). Somehow he does not find time to fulfill them till late in his life. Strangely, these so called “small desires”...
    Posted in Life
    Tagged desire, singing, song

  4. He won’t be “back again”

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    / July 24, 2012 /
    I had written a post titled “The Two veterans” a year back but somehow did not send it to TSR. I regret that since one of the veterans – Suresh Saraiya  died recently at the age of 76. I have been following cricket from 1956 and fortunate to witness the...
    Posted in Cricket, Sports
    Tagged commentary, , suresh saraiya, tony cozier, v desikan, west indies

  5. New is gold

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    / July 3, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Meeting school mates after fifty years is great fun. I had recently been to Chennai to attend my friend’s son’s wedding. There, I met so many of my class mates, but I could recognize only very few faces- time had clearly played its role in transforming the once youthful and...

  6. Great novels, great endings

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    / June 7, 2012 / 2 Comments
    In the 60’s, I was a young man with good habits – playing outdoor games, listening to music, reading books, besides studying reasonably well. All my yesteryears’ pastimes have now vanished into thin air – I do not play games, rarely listen to music and I have just read one...
    Posted in Life
    Tagged books, , novels, reading, thomas hardy, wodehouse

  9. Food, glorious food

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    / February 28, 2012 / 2 Comments
    In 2007, the concept of “Foodpairing” was launched by the Chef  Heston Blumenthal. It is a scientific process for identifying which foods go well together.  The method is based on the principle that foods combine well with one another when they share key flavor components. Flavor impression of a food is determined mainly by the chemical senses...

  10. RIWs of Kalchakra

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    / February 20, 2012 /
    “I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the song I came to sing remains unsung” - Tagore Yesterday evening, as I was “mother sitting” (my 87 year old mother is recovering from a hip surgery and completely bedridden), my mind wandered restlessly for a topic for my next...
    Posted in Life
    Tagged kalchakra, time

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