Vikas Swarup's Q&A had a great concept, but it was a mediocre book that was catapulted into success by the creativity of Slumdog Millionaire's screenplay writers. His second novel, Six Suspects, has a plot that lacks the focus of Q&A but attempts to make up for it by invoking every Bollywood cliche we've seen in the last 50 years. Naturally, it has already been optioned for a possible movie deal. Here is my review.
Writes Ram Badrinathan - The emergence of Internet and online travel companies like Amazon, Ebay, Expedia and Priceline actually changed the paradigm of how consumers search, shop and buy all products, services by making each step completely interactive, immersive and experiential.
This "City of a Thousand Spires" is one of the most beautiful travel destinations in Europe. There are enough travelogues and guidebooks written about Prague to fill a library so these are just a few observations and pointers about this lovely city and its culture.
The distressing conclusion I've reached is that I just don't have the mental space to handle two competing responsibilities at the same time. Call it bandwidth, if you like, though I detest the word.
Writes Piya Mitra - All moms need to be pampered. Since usually it’s the moms doing all the pampering one day of R&R is certainly well deserved . A Spa Day is a good gift for any mom but can be quite expensive and in these tough economic times may ...
By Kathleen Cosgrove The Congressional Hunger Center (CHC), a nonprofit anti-hunger training organization located in Washington, D.C., launched an exhibit last week featuring photographs of the Akshaya Patra Foundation, as well as other midday meal programs in Mali and Chile. ...
Writes Isheeta Sanghi - Staring - isn’t it something that we can all agree Indians know how to do best? When you’re a kid, you feel it and you think it’s weird, but you get along. When you become a young adult and you feel other people’s eyes on you, ...
Writes P.R. Ganapathy - On my ride to work recently, I heard an NPR interview on the subject of fuel conservation. The experts on the panel offered some tips for improving fuel efficiency while driving, and so I decided to try them out. Like most people out there, when fuel ...
99 is a treat for the discerning viewer even if there are moments when you wish the movie would hurry along and get to the point. Like Flavors, the first full length feature by the directing duo of Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, this is a sly, smart and witty ...