2021 has a been a Year with its more than a fair share of ups and downs and highs and lows. It was not a normal year but I would say a ‘kaleidoscopic year’ filled with varied colours and shades. So let’s look through this kaleidoscope before we say good bye to 2021 . TheContinue reading “2021: A Year Like No Other”
Category Archives: Experience
Mo Salah : The Magician from Nagrig
Nagrig is a small village in the heart of the city of Basyoun in the Gharbia Governate of Northern Egypt. A dusty village at a distance of 125 kms from Cairo through the Alexandria Agriculture Road, it takes more than two and a half hours to reach Nagrig from Cairo. This simple unassuming village withContinue reading “Mo Salah : The Magician from Nagrig”
Christian Von Koenigsegg and Pinchcliffe Grand Prix.
Flaklypa Grand Prix ( Pinchcliffe Grand Prix in English ) is a stop motion animated Norwegian Film, in which a bicycle repairman, against all odds builds his own racing car, competes against the biggies and eventually wins the race. I had not heard of this film before, till I did a bit of research onContinue reading “Christian Von Koenigsegg and Pinchcliffe Grand Prix.”
Parents : The Irreplaceable Breed
Every human relationship has a give and take policy associated with it and more often than not there are always a set of conditions which define every relationship. However there is one such relationship, one of the most critical, where there is only giving and no demands, there is only sacrifice and no expectations, thereContinue reading “Parents : The Irreplaceable Breed”
The Incredible Pran : India’s own “ Walt Disney “
Maurice Horn, the world’s first Historian of Comics, the first serious academician to study comic strips across the world and the editor of The World Encyclopedia of Comics gave the title of India’s Walt Disney to Pran Kumar Sharma, popularly known as Pran for his exemplary work in the field of story telling for childrenContinue reading “The Incredible Pran : India’s own “ Walt Disney “”
Robert Lewandowski : What a miss !!
There has never been so much discussion and division in views on the winner and the runner-up of the Ballon D’Or, this year than ever before, with a house largely divided or rather largely inclined towards the person who missed it and came second. The Ballon D’Or ( French for Golden Ball ) is anContinue reading “Robert Lewandowski : What a miss !!”
Virgil and Rohit
The mood of the Fashion Industry was sombre across the world with the passing away of Virgil Abloh, the Artistic Director of Luis Vuitton Men’s Wear and the founder of his own brand Off-White, yesterday. As reported by New York Times, Virgil Abloh was a path breaking, barrier breaking Black designer, who with his unabashedContinue reading “Virgil and Rohit”
Polish September: Reviewed by Grace Jackson
My book Polish September has been reviewed by Grace Jackson(Book reviewer) as detailed below Review: Cherished this brilliant novel which returns one to that excellent phase of one’s life where formal training is getting finished and an opportunity to layout in life is drawing nearer. Seen through the eyes of 7 companions, the original takesContinue reading “Polish September: Reviewed by Grace Jackson”
Just a Centimetre
Watching Superman I watched Superman 1 and 2 with my elder brother in the early 80s. I was so desperate to watch the films that I made a big hue and cry at home and pestered my brother to take me along. I am thankful to him that he did. I didn’t read the SupermanContinue reading “Just a Centimetre”
ABD : The Unparalleled
The player who holds the record for the fastest 50, the fastest 100 and the fastest 150 in One Day International Cricket has to be someone of a special pedigree. The only player to have a batting average of over 50 coupled with a strike rate of over 100 in ODIs has to be someoneContinue reading “ABD : The Unparalleled”