March 2012 This section is broadly targeted at those of us who were born in the top 25 cities of India (well, by population, if you ask) and between the years 1965 to 1980. So, you may be 31-47 years of age today. The 1965 born would have been 10 years old in 1975 and … Continue reading Growing up in India of the 80s and 90s  – Part 1

March 2012 History is very unforgiving to the silver medalists. Everyone likes to remember the hero. The one ending up second or third might have worked as hard, or might have just lost the race by a whisker. But tough news pal, join the ranks of the also-rans. Let’s dive into history to find such … Continue reading Who was Edwin Aldrin ?

March 2012 So, the difference between ex-showroom prices and on-road prices of cars differs for different cities. The difference comes from state and municipal road taxes being different for different places. A Mercedes C200 Avantgarde hits the Thane roads at Rs 33.2 lacs and Mumbai roads at 34.8 lacs. So, you see many such cars … Continue reading Why do BMWs in south Mumbai have MH-04 registrations ?

March 2012 Ours (those of us born between 1965 to 1980) and the generations before us have grown up by luck. The current kid gen is growing up by design. 24-hr parenting – accompanying 8-9 year olds in building elevators lest they get trapped. We discovered the hard way that alarm buttons on lifts (what … Continue reading The current kid generation is growing up by design

March 2012 Having been born in the 1970s, I was introduced to Bollywood in the 1980s – the era of Jitendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Dharmendra in his “kutte kamine” avatar and Amitabh Bachchan in his “Toofan, Jaadugar” days. This was possibly the only decade when Hindi films did not have a good number of hummable songs, … Continue reading Bollywood – Poetry in the world of songs