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Member Since:Aug 10, 2003
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. travelling, Writing, reading, sufi music and gazhals, science!
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Chai chai chai!! Beyond expectation!
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Reviewed IRCTC
My word, I was not expecting this to work! I am an NRI and recently my family went for a vacation to India and I had to keep slogging here :-( They were planRead more...
Did Anita Desai Ghost-write this??
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Reviewed Inheritance of Loss, The - Kiran Desai
Here is a conspiracy theory.Anita Desai(and not her daughter Kiran Desai) is the real author!I thought the book was ok. But did it have all the right ingradieRead more...
What's the point?
Reviewed Yatra
OK, first of all, I do understand the viewpoint of all those fans of classic, avant-garde and artistic movies. I know they are suckers for such stuff and nothRead more...
Wonderful but hard to digest, scientifically.
Reviewed Calcutta Chromosome, The - Amitav Ghosh
I like to think of this book more as a literary masterpiece rather than a science fiction book. Ghosh, with amazing lucidity creates true to life pictures of Read more...
An imperialist's nostalgia
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Reviewed Travels on my Elephant - Mark Shand
British writers, writing about India are of two types. One are genuine humanists who look at today’s India from an objective albeit sometimes sympatheticRead more...
Interesting theme, Hollywood ending!
Reviewed The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
This book falls in the so called intelligent thriller category. It is not the typical Irwing Wallace thriller about the usual American bullshit. The central tRead more...
Get an imported laptop!
Reviewed Branded Vs. Assembled Computers
Hey guys, Why bother with a desktop when you can get a laptop for a few bucks more? Just tell your cousin or friend or whoever it is to bring a new one for yoRead more...
It's a great phone (but nothing else)
Reviewed Samsung SGH-X427
First of all I should say that I use my cell phone mostly for making and receiving calls. I have not really caught on the wave of SMS messaging, internet on pRead more...
Not what it once was...
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Reviewed Saroj Restaurant - Chembur - Mumbai
Saroj Restaurant was once the gem of Chembur. I am talking about the eighties when it was owned by the renowned personality of Chembur Mr. D. K. Marathe. It wRead more...
A tug of war between Kipling's two minds
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Reviewed Kim - Rudyard Kipling
Some say Kipling was an imperialist. Some say he was an Indophile. I think he was both at the same time. One Kipling was a polished and sophisticated part of Read more...
Overrated Hype!
Reviewed Life of Pi - Yann Martel
After being exposed to all the hype for some time, I fell to the trap and bought this book. It left me sick at the end with a bad taste in the mouth. First oRead more...
A beautiful beer city
Reviewed Cologne
Cologne is also called as the city of Churches. On every nook and cranny you will find a monumental church. Some of them are so huge that they will be the talRead more...
Good book even for today's ignorant Hindu
Reviewed Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Hinduism, The - Linda Johnsen
First of all this book definitely does what it claims to do and then much more. The misleading title may make you put it down as superficial and suspect itRead more...
New York-in one day!
Reviewed New York
Here is an itenary for New York city if you have only one day there. 1) If you are arriving by train or bus you will arrive at the Central station/Port authoRead more...
Mumbai consulate fine, appl. center sucks
Reviewed American Embassy
I have comments on the visa facilitation service (application center) in Mumbai. It sucks. These guys, who are a private firm, by some hook or crook have manRead more...
Hostelite's day off
Reviewed Geeta Bhavan Restaurant - Akota - Vadodara
This is actually a low budget restaurant, that would pass of as average at best in places like Delhi. But in Punjabi food deficient Baroda this used to be theRead more...
US CITIZEN (KAILASH YATRA) POOR SERVICE BY MAX
Reviewed Max Holidays - New Delhi
US CITIZEN(KAILASH YATRA) POOR SERVICE BY MAX HOLIDAY+PARTNERS: My expectations were not met particularly due to the poor coordination/communication and bad Read more...
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Commented on own review
PS: Actually Mumabi-goa doesn't work since Konkan railway is not allowing online booking except for one train. On that too, they charge a flat rate of INR1500, it doesn't mater where you get on that train or get off! But I guess it will slowly become available for konkan railway. I admire Read More...
Commented on sudipto33's review
Good review.. I am quite ignorant about the real wheelings and dealings inside Indian baboodom.. just having heard the usual negative publicity about it.. but would love to read something like this..in the hope of getting a realistic though fictional and thankfully non-serious and sarcastically Read More...
Commented on karana23's review
First of all, thanks for taking the time and effort in your writings. Recently I managed to act upon my long cherished thought of reading complete R. K. Narayan! Apart from such classics as Malgudi days and Swami, The English teacher is my favourite. The whole book is written in such artistic but Read More...
Commented on venkat_rs's review
Hi, That was a neat and very useful review. It brought back memories of days when I spent 15 days backpacking in Goa and sleeping on the beaches!!
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