Teary I
I’ve been told that I used to bawl when I was very young. One oft told story is how I used to be especially crabby during powercuts, which, before television serials, was how Kerala got its families to sit together. But, back to my serial rage. Apparently, hand held fans were beneath me, and to […]
Mazeej
(first published in Bangalore Mirror. In my defense, the title I had given was ‘No great sheikhs’, since the plural is what delivers the intended wordplay. Sigh) Considering the Malayali population in the Middle East, in a not too distant future, Arabic cuisine might be relegated to being just a part of Kerala cuisine. So […]
Weekly Top 5
This week’s stories include Zynga’s Adventure World, IPO, Newscorp’s Noah’s Ark; Groupon’s IPO, Facebook’s Daily Deals, Yelp, Apple’s patent wars, Facebook’s iPhone app; Twitter’s Bing deal, Google’s shutdowns, acquisition of Zave networks. [scribd id=64353228 key=key-7shc7673fs33ls19m55 mode=list]
Onashamsakalmadi
Considering that Kannada is to be made compulsory in Bangalore, this is how Bangalore Malayalis will wish each other henceforth. For those unaware of the Onam backstory, check out my reasonably legit version or the RGV rendition. After a search across media platforms for sadya options, and basis last year’s not-so-great experience at Little Home (which has gone […]