Mumbai Part 3 – BVE

Part 3/3
We walked into Firangi Paani at 2 hours to midnight on the 13th of April 09.
Wow Surprise #1. They were playing Classic Rock – all the way from Beatles to Elvis to Floyd.
Wow Surprise #2. Happy hours from 10:00 p.m. onwards. Buy one get one free.
I can’t write much more about what happened. It [...]

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Postcard from Saudi Arabia

I’m writing this from a hotel called the Gulf Flower Hotel. Shady wouldn’t begin to describe the place, but it has suprisingly spacious rooms, a fully loaded cable channel and most importantly, free wireless internet access. How great is that!
I found this sign behind my the door of room in the hotel. Click to see [...]

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Things to Do in Mumbai

Here’s my full list of things to do in Mumbai.
If you don’t live in Mumbai, then please press Ctrl-P and OK now.
Things to put into mouth
a. Wada Pav .. without forgetting the garlic powder chutney and fried mirchis
b. Missal Pav .. can settle for Ussal Pav
c. Pav Bhaji .. extra buttered pav and also munching [...]

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Mumbai Part 2 – Chamber of Secrets

Part 2
I haven’t been on an adventure in ages. People these days tend to get cooped up inside their houses or get piss-drunk in bars, and the great outdoors usually gets relegated to the great ignored outdoors.
So when I asked Chandu to suggest a place to go to and he suggested Kanheri caves, I jumped [...]

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Pleasantly Mumbai

Part 1
Though its been just a year since I last visited Mumbai, I can’t remember the last time I actually managed to explore so much of this dynamic city and get so much accomplished in one trip.
My flight landed at Mumbai at 2:00 am in the morning. Pre-paid taxis were the only way to go [...]

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Afghan Rape Law

One of the unstated purposes of this blog is to ensure that the readers are exposed to certain topics which they may not have come across in the normal course of the day.
In my earlier article, I had discussed about the ironical twist that while Saudi women were beginning to a semblance of freedom, the [...]

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Afterglow

This song has been stuck in my head for a really long time. It’s an old (2005) INXS song called Afterglow. I don’t think the lyrics are great, but something about the word I will follow in your afterglow being used in song with lovely chords, makes it so magical.
I have been spending a few [...]

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Junta ne Kaha Haan

… तो हाँन !
The results are out. People of the world. Rejoice!

Your vote has helped save Snapshots from being publicly executed on my blog. Your online precense presence has indeed made a difference in society as we know it.
Print this post and show it to your boss when he asks you what you’ve been doing [...]

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