If you are over 30 and an Indian, chances are you already have “some insurance cover”. Chances are also pretty good that you are ‘under-insured’, which means you do not have enough Insurance cover to safeguard the interests of your dependents. According to John Nelson, chairman of Lloyd’s, the world’s largest insurance market, “India is the second …
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Inception: MindBlowing
The Rolling Stone described it as “James Bond meets The Matrix”, while Wired wrote that it is “Dense, intense, brainy and beautiful to look at”. Yes, I’m talking about Inception – the hottest sci-fi entertainer of 2010, and the newest entrant to the “Top 10 movies I have ever seen”! I went in with huge …
Raavan
So often, I find that movie critics and reviewers in India fail to recognize the merits of any thing that lies outside of mainstream cinema. Typically, there is such little understanding of the art of story telling, and such little regard for the nuances of movie making, that the essay turns out to be nothing …
Lost Art of Letter Writing
Many things change with time, but not every thing changes for the better. One such phenomenon I can think of is the lost art of Letter Writing. For years, I have lamented about the fact that the only “mail” I receive (via snail-mail) any more is bills and receipts. No letters. None whatsoever. Aunts and …
Happy New Year
Diwali (Deepavali) is a significant festival for millions of people around the world. Wikipedia writes: While Diwali is popularly known as the “festival of lights”, the most significant spiritual meaning is “the awareness of the inner light”… While the story behind Diwali varies from region to region, the essence is the same… Just as we …