Jul31

No surprises, one mistake

The Times of India reports that Indian-Americans spend 3½ hours a month on the phone to India. If it was any other group instead of Indian-Americans, the preceding sentence should have ended with an exclamation mark. Given that its American desis we are talking about, it’s a pity there is no such thing […]

Feb14

Doggerel verse and the plight of Bollywood

Have I just grown a little long in the tooth or do others notice the decline in the quality of lyrics in Bollywood songs these days? I thought we’d seen (and heard) the worst in the Bappida 80s and the Nadeem-Shravan 90s. But apparently, there still are depths to be plumbed by Bollywood lyricists. Now, […]