Archive for September, 2005

Slimes of India: Keeping everybody happy

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

So what’s the latest slime at The Times of India?

After being overly concerned about Sania Mirza’s sleeveless shirt and her skirt, could there be any better masala for The Times of India than the Chappell-Ganguly row!

I have always said- Good publications take a stand and stick to it.

But what does TOI do?

On wednesday, reports this […]

7 seconds

Monday, September 26th, 2005

I see the people who cross the roads in Bangalore. They try to sneak in within gaps of the never ending traffic. They look for opportunities that last a few seconds to cross the road. They run. I see that and I wonder why this seemingly simple act of crossing a road is literally life […]

When Truman was a little boy

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

Thanks to Google Earth and the satellite up above, I was literally able to locate my home, the one I spent my childhood in. This was off-shore Bombay and a place so serene that you have to be a part of it to imagine it. I stayed here for 6 years and at the end […]

From the Archives: Sunday Post

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

From the Truman Archives.

This post, was originally written on Sunday, the 23rd of January 2005. It has nothing much to offer but an account of my almost ninety minutes stay at a cafe, during which I almost completed a really wonderful book, while keeping a keen eye on the surroundings. Some of the readers might […]

Letter to the Editor, CricInfo

Sunday, September 18th, 2005

The fact that I have been writing a lot about Cricket might have surprised my old readers since this is not a subject I usually mention on my blog. But frankly, the game and it’s proceedings have never been this interesting since a long, long time. So I am giving into the temptation.

The Chappell-Ganguly row […]

Keep Talking

Saturday, September 17th, 2005

As I gasp for air, the words of Pink Floyd come to my ears.

“There’s a silence surrounding me, I can’t seem to think straight”

What precise timing. And there I was lying on the floor with my fists clutching the corners of the blanket. Sunlight washed the interiors of the room but I lay in darkness. […]

The Aftermath: Media Excerpts from Down Under and England

Friday, September 16th, 2005

As expected, the Australian Team is facing the heat down under. Opinion seems to be divided- on one hand we have greats like Dennis Lillee, Ian Chappell and Michael Slater asking for Buchanan’s removal and on the other hand we have former Captain, Mark Taylor, who believes Ricky has “generally” done well with the captaincy. […]