Archive for 2005

City


2005
06.23

City is an interesting material for study.
It’s amazing to see our changing cityscapes!
The topography of South Indian states has drastically changed these days. Perhaps a result of North American companies realizing the profit of outsourcing work to Third world professionals. The cityscape has now been strewn with hoardings of the latest in mobile technology, banners of Desktop Printing kiosks, a competing range of internet cafés, huge hoardings, massive glass walled architectures and shopping malls….

Shopping Mall
Photo: Prasad’s Multiplex, Hyderabad. Courtesy, Sanjeev.

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summer


2005
06.20

Red burning flashes of gulmohar trees are beautiful to look at, but summer this time has been too cruel.
Eliot could not have been more right when he said April is the cruellest month.
Newspapers say it has already taken 100 lives all over India.
Waiting for monsoon to set in……..Till then what other choice than to appreciate the colour of red flowers and taste of yellow mangoes!!

Room of one’s own


2005
05.24

A room of my own
To howl, to whimper, to get mad
To think about none
To think about everything.
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Kerala


2005
05.23

What is Kerala?
Is it just a geographical place?
God’s own country?
Or a host of ideas floating in the minds of its population?
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Homepage


2005
04.17

Why is a homepage called a homepage?
Are all journeys started from homes?
Do all homes act as anchoring points for explorations?
Are they always good places to return to?
What makes a homepage a home to other pages?