Jaipur, along with Delhi & Agra, features amongst the most visited ‘triangles’ of the world. Ask any non-Indian who has toured India at least once and there is a high probability that they have covered this northern India triangle. Also … Continue reading Travel: Jaipur in a Day
Little Ishav derives maximum joy from sitting on the front seat of the upper tier of a double-decker bus. He sits and just stares at everything the large window offers. Admires the cars passing by, the traffic lights changing, the … Continue reading Story of A Window Seat
This week, our little Arushi turns twelve. And despite this being her final exam week, the focus of the birthday girl is more on the day she would be distributing chocolates in her class. Sharing chocolates is one such rare … Continue reading Story of A bag full of Birthday Chocolates
Am not a fan of superhero movies, but there are sacrifices, once a while, you make for kids! On my ‘Hulk’ son Ishav Das’s insistence took him to Thor Ragnarok over a dad-son bonding weekday. Here are my brief notes of … Continue reading Movie Review: Visual delight & standard superhero stock make Thor Ragnarok
Each of the last three decades has given dull academic students a new career. The 90s saw the advent of ‘reality television stars’, the 2000s popularised the ‘startups’ concept and the last decade gave us the ‘internet sensation’ option. So … Continue reading Movie Review: Secret Superstar – There’s a dream behind every Burqa
The third sequel in the ‘Planet of the Apes’ trilogy – War for the Planet of the Apes – starts with an intense action sequence and then swiftly moves to extremely well setup dense jungles, waterfalls, muddy roads and dimly … Continue reading Movie Review: War for the Planet of the Apes is intense, engaging, must watch
I have always felt Indian film music is absolute world class quality and it’s presence makes our movies extremely unique to rest of the globe. In Jagga Jasoos, director Anurag Basu experiments making a musical thrill ride with exquisite visuals. … Continue reading Movie Review: Jagga Jasoos – Bollywood’s La La Land deserves Jaa Jaa Watch!
Back in 1980’s, aside He-man, Spider-man was the only english speaking on-screen global hero we grew up with. I would wait the entire week only for Sunday 5:15pm to gaze at the National television channel, Doordarshan, and find this superhero … Continue reading Movie Review: Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-man gives a warm Homecoming
If the Lion King’s scene where Simba’s dad is killed (tears roll always) got me attracted to cartoon movies, then Despicable Me’s adoption concept (that too by weirdo villain Gru) made me wholly appreciate the depth of Hollywood animation movies. … Continue reading Movie Review: Despicable Me 3 is only Minions on a fun spree
While Singapore is perceived as (and in truth is) a very expensive city, it also has more than its fair share of events which are not so expensive. Forget tourists, it pains me even when locals aren’t able to find … Continue reading Singapore Must Go Event: Children’s Biennale 2017
