Have I just grown a little long in the tooth or do others notice the decline in the quality of lyrics in Bollywood songs these days? I thought we’d seen (and heard) the worst in the Bappida 80s and the Nadeem-Shravan 90s. But apparently, there still are depths to be plumbed by Bollywood lyricists. Now, […]
Conversation around the water cooler (the hub of Western civilization, if you ask me) recently gravitated toward phones and phone bills. Nearly everyone (barring other desis, of course) was horrified to learn how often I called India and for how many hours I shot the breeze across the oceans. “What do you talk about?”, asked […]
The other day, a colleague wanted my opinion on a chart she’d compiled. “What do you think? Is this fine?”, she asked. I gave her what I thought was an enthusiastic nod to indicate, “Bilkul perfect! Lage raho”, only to receive a puzzled stare in return. Maybe I wasn’t vigorous enough, I thought. So I […]
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