Random. Structured. Haphazard. All Me.
A Tangled Yarn of Thoughts Being Unravelled…
durga16 Originally uploaded by ag80. Got these pix in the email from another bong friend of mine. Now I'm an agnostic at last count and for me the Durga Puja takes on a more cultural hue rather than a religious one.This is a large part of what being a Bengali is all about :o)What I... Continue Reading →
I dont know how many of you will be able to (or want to) watch this movie but where Indians are concerned, this is as close to a must-see as it gets.The best things about Lagey Raho Munnabhai (LRM) is that it conveys a lot of homilies without being preachy at all.Picking up from where... Continue Reading →
An old "patient" of mine got back in touch with me after a long while. The reason patient is in quotes is because I never counselled him face to face. He had gone to USA to study and had a depressive episode there. He tried to get in touch with the shrinks in USA but... Continue Reading →
duckies Originally uploaded by ag80.had gone away for the weekend to a resort just outside the city. the ducks were a nice surprise. noisy, gaggly and quacky but it was fun to run after them just the same.yet again, wishing the mobcam had more range :o)well in lieu of a proper camera i think this... Continue Reading →
The friend's husband has been cleared in toto by the khakis of the country.I think he'll punish himself more in the days to come for his lack of foresight but all's well that ends well.
Y'day evening I went to a deli-cum-bakery with a friend and we were wondering what to chomp on when the officious waiter came over. The brief interaction with him is as follows- Me- what is this? Friend-looks like a quiche. Is this a quiche? Waiter- Umm, no Sir, it's pie. M-hmm, those wedges look nice,... Continue Reading →
chameli baug Originally uploaded by ag80.This is the epitome of ultimate penury! me and 2 of my friends were working for TISS (they pay peanuts!!!) and we were doing a project in Gujarat. The boss lady went incommunicado in Papua New Guinea, the rains lashed Baroda and our money ran out and light went out... Continue Reading →
passion flower Originally uploaded by ag80.very off-center and hazy. took it with the camera phone from close range. mine being one without the benefit of a zoom. but the park where i go to walk, has these flowers all over in the hedge and they look great! it's very exotic look and yet demure.the berries... Continue Reading →
Today two major things happened. Both were unexpected. Well one was in the offing but it wasnt sure if it'd come off just right and the other was (still is) an out&out shock! The first one is the culmination of many months of tanta and deliberation and quite a bit of taam-jhaam. But it's absolutely... Continue Reading →
The Loretto Convent fracas in Lucknow made me irritated beyond words! I felt like taking an axe (not really but it makes me sound pissed off) to both the BJP and the convent authorities.In my Univ days I used to see the 'youth' leaders canvassing about MSU for votes. That they were YEARS ahead of... Continue Reading →
Random. Structured. Haphazard. All Me. 