English and Indian influences – Zimbly English
You start to notice the real difference only after you
travel to other parts of the world. As we grew up in India, the English we
learnt and the English we heard in the streets were we thought, the norm or the
standard. So many usages that we assimilat…
A heady marriage
English and Indian influences – Zimbly English
You start to notice the real difference only after you
travel to other parts of the world. As we grew up in India, the English we
learnt and the English we heard in the streets were we thought, the norm or the
standard. So many usages that we assimilat…
The muted sounds of the CCU were permeating my consciousness,
I was supine and I had nothing to do. After a while, I was scanning the hall, starting
with the fluorescent lights, and stopping often at the flickering tube that
escaped the maintenance rounds. I noticed that they hummed, like they wer…
Sabu Selar’s trip from Mysore to Hollywood
Some months ago, I saw the latest version of the Jungle book
film in IMAX 3D hoping it will be a great experience, and came away with the
conclusion that I liked the 1967 Disney cartoon film better. But if you have
watched ‘Jungle Book’ an even older non a…
Indo Burma Border
1942 – The story of Jamadar Gopala Krishna Warrier
I did not believe that there existed any book in the history
of this world, so dedicated to a simple Malayali soldier, but I was wrong, for
there is one as the author states prominently on its first page. My heart
swelled when I s…
