Frequently groaning, occasionally celebrating Indian TV and culture
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- The Right to Information Our wonderful experience with democracy and the RTI Act
- Junior Masterchef Australia Little children can cook, astounding culinary feats performed by 8 to 12 yr olds, must watch
- Where you gonna run to? The stupid reaction of the people of Vizag during the Tsunami warning of April 11th 2012.
- The Hindu Goof Up An advert for a foreign car under an article about the killer speed machines that are foreign cars
- To Pee in Peace My entry for the StayFree Time to Change blogging contest on wanting to change the lack of public toilets for women
- Watching Airports My recent short trips through many airports fuelled my Watching of people on their travels
- Cooking for competition I entered the Hindu cooking contest and this is how it went down
- Falooda Vizag street food just got interesting with refreshing Falooda stall
- Chilka A short trip to Chilka lake to eat giant crabs and images from rural Orissa
- Vishakapatnam Railway Station Vizag station’s absolute filth turns the clock back on India’s progress
- How to steal a mountain A critical review of the Vedanta mining company’s advert, Creating Happiness
- Valentines Shmalentines The Grinch of Valentines gets sucked in
- Debuglic Day January 26th, 2012 spent at the Eastern Naval Command Republic Day parade and the patriotism that swept over me
- Nano tows Gypsy King It’s in the title, the little Nano achieved great feats when the Gypsy said, “I got no more.”
- Indian Contradictions An incident triggers the question of how to deal with the inherent contradictions in Indian society
- Submarine movie reviews A review of all 8 submarine movies made post 1950
- The Angel in the Sky The adverts of Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific are all very similar and all proclaim to have angels for airhostess, my expert analysis
- Death of a Dictator With the death of Mohammad Gaddafi, a look back on the undignified deaths of the world’s most infamous dictators
- A few of my favourite shows My TOP TEN list of all time favourite comedy TV shows
- Submarine Movie Marathon The one week challenge to watch and review all submarine movies made post 1950
- Sailing My first experience in a sail boat and appreciating the wonderful Naval Sea Cadets
- Submarine Versus the Tsunami A guest article by my husband, Cdr A.Korula, on his experience on board INS Vela, a Foxtrot submarine underwater at the time of the 2006 Tsunami.
- Be Small, Think Big: Shops signs in Tamil Nadu that proclaim much more than what the shop offers.
- Body Art My experiments with marking the body
- O.M.D Oh My, Delhi My week in the nation’s capital, ten years on since my last visit
- Nothing is what it seems Essential code words to get by in a strange world
- Top Chef – Indians Missing Despite our treasure box of spices and vast regional cuisines, why do Indians fail to feature on Western cooking shows?
- What’s up with Indian Men? A scathing review of the TV show on Fox History and Traveller Channel
- Bringing Desi Back A look at Indian advertising celebrating being ‘desi’
- The Legendary Lungi A detailed and humorous study of Kerala’s state attire, the lungi
