The Idea-smithy

Does it seem barbaric to care abt a building when ppl have died? The Taj is after all a symbol of #mumbai glory n its been shaken. #
We forget & move on, not by choice by because we have no choice. #mumbai What can the common man do to make govt take notice? #
If I [...]

I traveled into town today, in the aftermath of the terror that Mumbai has lived in the past week. The reason was a Tweet-up/Peace walk/gathering at Colaba Causeway. Honestly? I stand in deep respect of the police force, the fire-fighters and the NSG who delivered us from the terror. And I’m going to wear white [...]

The young live like they’ll never die. Am amazed by how cheerful the kids in my office are. I’m wearing CalmFace but freaking out within. #
#mumbai Is respite in sight as yet? #
@CynicWonderland Yup. Damned resilient spirit and all. I just wanna snarl & fuss & refuse to be biz-like and finacial capital-ey. in reply [...]

Take a walk on the beach side! #
Fatigue expands to fill the rest-time it is allotted. I don’t know where my holiday week has vanished! #
And now the workshop has ads as well! It’s about time it starts to pay for its own keep! #
The sun will rise without your assistance. And the world will [...]

I got home at around 10pm on Wednesday night. The television was blaring its usual cacophony of detergent operas and soppy suds. Then a relative called to tell us that ’something big was happening’. We flipped through the channels in quick succession, passing a panel discussion on the consistency of chewing gum (or something that [...]

Mumbai awoke this morning (for those who did manage to sleep) to reports of commandos being dropped from helicopters onto the critical locations under attack. There was also a mention that the Taj Mahal hotel was secure but that’s something we heard around midnight yesterday too and it turned out to be a hasty (and [...]

Breaking my self-imposed silence with this message for my readers and the blogosphere in general….introducing Gaysi, a blog about and for the gay community in India. This is the brainchild of Broom who is, as she describes it, out to almost everyone that matters – except her parents.
I’ve been coming up against way too much [...]