Slumdog millionaire

Must watch this good film.
5***** RATING

Mumbai - Bombay

This is what some people think about Mumbai

The Lonely Planet guide to Mumbai

Measure out: one part Hollywood; six parts traffic; a bunch of rich power-moguls; stir in half a dozen colonial relics (use big ones); pour in six heaped cups of poverty; add a smattering of swish bars and restaurants (don’t skimp on quality here for best results); equal parts of mayhem and order; as many ancient bazaars as you have lying around; a handful of Hinduism; a dash of Islam; fold in your mixture with equal parts India; throw it all in a blender on high (adding generous helpings of pollution to taste) and presto: Mumbai.
An inebriating mix of all the above and more, this mass of humanity is a frantic melange of India’s extremes. It is the country’s financial powerhouse and its vogue centre of fashion, film and after-dark frolics. Glistening skyscrapers and malls mushroom amid slums and grinding poverty, and Mumbai slowly marches towards a brave new (air-conditioned) world. But not everyone made the guest list: more than half of the population lives in slums, and religious-based social unrest tugs at the skirt of Mumbai’s financial excess.
Only once the initial shell shock of Mumbai’s chaos subsides, can one start to appreciate the city’s allure: a wealth of Art Deco and grand colonial relics; cacophonic temples; warrens of bazaars; and the odd spiritual bastion of tranquillity. In Mumbai you can dine at some of the finest restaurants in the country, and work off the appetite gyrating at ultrachic bars alongside Bollywood starlets and wannabes. With a pinch of gumption, a dash of adventure, an open wallet and a running start, there’s no excuse not to dive into the Mumbai madness head-first.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/mumbai-bombay

An Englishman from Newcastle

What can you tell about this man whose picture was taken in 1889 in Newcastle, England.

Perhaps his hat, his dress gives more information???

Did he have a good life?

Did he have a lot of money?

Where do his progeny live today?

Would love to have comments from readers....

Imperial crown of India

The Imperial crown of India.

India the jewel of the crown.

Pakistan - You need a reality check!

We are at the crossroads of humanity. Terrorism , the kiling of innocent people to justify any cause is wrong. To qualify such sickness of the mind with social causes and movements is absolutely absurd.

David Miliband the foreign secretary on his visit to New Delhi and Islamabad vaguely linked terrorism to solving the Kashmir issue.

I think this is absolutely wrong. Kashmir, secessionism, islam have nothing to do with terrorism. The terrorists are simply wrong and deserve to be tried by the law enforcing agencies of the land. Of course social problems need to be solved but they have nothing to do with terrorism. Terrorists are inhuman pieces of S***.

Pakistanis need to have a reality check. They need to understand that terrorism is a cancer and if they do not amputate this rotting limb they risk death for themselves before their neighbours are affected.
Islam like any other religion is open to interpretation and is used by many for their own ends.

Therefore for the sake of humanity the Pakistanis need to have a reality check.

Pakistanis are intelligent people. I am sure they want to live in a peaceful environment with freedom of thought and want their kids to grow in a place where their full potential may bloom.

I hope they pick up the gauntlett and get rid of the terrorists. For their own good.

2009

It's here. I hope it brings in good tidings for all. I hope the monetory credit crisis settles. I hope there are more discoveries in the health sector. I hope there is less poverty in 2009.

Here's to good times...2009... for all...

P.S. Thanks to Abhijit for the wonderful photo. Cheers