Two Indias?

I'm remembering the Amitabh Bachchan ToI ad today.

Far be it from me to echo jingoist statements -- particularly any endorsed by ToI -- but as I read the news coming out of India in the past few days, I can't help but say I agree.

One set of headlines says 'Riots in Bombay'. Another says, 'India sends craft to Moon'.

I can spin the contrast out to kingdom come, but hopefully you can do that yourself.

Frankfurt...

... was awesome.

My legs hurt, with all the walking. And my hands hurt because of all the books I've been lugging around.

But it was worth it.

As a reader, this is one side of books you never see. And it is a complex, many-sided business with a million things happening every moment, all thanks to the Net.

A much-needed eye-opener.

Not to mention, much needed books :). and pre-release ones at that.

So you're reading "Girl with dragon tattoo"? I'm reading the sequel that releases in 2009! :)

Basta!

Some friends (Indian) tried making spaghetti last night. God alone knows what they ended up making, but it was different enough for their Italian roomies to say "Dont KILL Italian food!".

Reminds me of a pasta-making experiment from the Gurgaon days, when I happily added some indian spice (chaat masala probably) to standard arrabiata sauce. After eating which, J commented "This is not pasta, it's basta".

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P.S.: basta! (rhymes with pasta) is Italian for 'enough!' ... somewhat like our Hindi 'bas!'