The dust is slowly settling over the Indian Election Circus 2009, and the shock and awe at the Congress’ (oh all right, UPAs’) sweeping victory is no longer as intense. For the people of West Bengal, though, it’s proving hard to shake off the ‘we have entered a new dawn’ feeling. ‘Green revolution’ has become [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Expect the Unexpected — India Votes 2009
Posted in Kolkata, Politics, tagged Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, India Elections 2009, Left Front, Mamata Banerjee, Nandigram, NDA, Singur, Trinamul Congress, UPA, West Bengal Lok Sabha on May 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Enigma Called Subhas Chakraborty
Posted in Kolkata, Politics, tagged CPI(M), Jyoti Basu, Left Front, Prakash Karat, Subhas Chakraborty, West Bengal elections on May 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Apart from bringing a dead man back to life, I can do anything.” Thus spake the man whom Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury undoubtedly love to hate, particularly now that he has directly challenged their position as ‘mass’ leaders. In typical style, which the people of West Bengal have come to instantly recognise — and [...]
What is it with Freida Pinto?
Posted in Movies, tagged Danny Boyle, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire, Woody Allen on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ah, Slumdog Millionaire. How many of you had heard of Freida Pinto before that? I certainly hadn’t, and now I can’t go two steps without bumping into she of the toothy smile. One day, she’s on the cover of Vogue. Another day, I catch her snuggling up to Slumdog co-star Dev Patel in Israel, and [...]
Fall of Badshah Shah Rukh Khan!
Posted in Bollywood, Cricket, tagged Indian Premier League 2009, IPL 2009, KKR, Knight Riders, Kolkata Knight Riders, Shah Rukh Khan, Shahrukh on May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Never having been a Shah Rukh Khan fan, it would be easy for me to gloat about his currently beleaguered condition. Particularly because, like most Kolkatans, it was irritating to watch SRK ‘buy’ a team that was nominally attached to the city I live in, waltz in, and try to become a Kolkatan overnight, giving [...]
