Moonballs from Planet Earth

Vajpayee mural in Lucknow Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was unquestionably one of Lucknow’s greatest citizens.  Vajpayee was a freedom...

It isn’t a love song. It is about Paul McCartney's mother's death. I found out from the horse’s mouth, so to speak, from thi...

Bette Midler singing "Wind beneath my wings" Actually, it's the wind above my wings that makes me fly. ...

I've been tripping on Hommage this morning. Its an album of Bob Marley songs, covered by Yannick Noah, a delicious double-dose of nos...

Daniel Barenboim conducting the West Eastern Divan Orchestra The BBC Proms, on TV this week, features the West Eastern Divan Orchestra...

An old friend put me on the spot recently, and quizzed me on how I found the enthu to keep blogging. I wasn't expecting the ...

I've never thought of Paul Simon and Jon Bon Jovi as kindred souls, until these words rolled shortly after each other o...

Kolaveri Di has lived out fourteen out of its fifteen minutes of fame. So, one final thought to occupy that last minute: Kolaveri Di h...

Once upon a time, grown women in Madras wore sarees. No longer. Now, the default outfit is a salwar kameez, especially among younger ...

Homogocene : the term ecologists and evolutionary biologists use to describe the current era, when ecosystems are becoming more homogeni...

I was down at the club last night. Tennis social. Dusted off my old racket - the same Prince Spectrum composite that I had back when I was ...

We don't need no education, We don't need no thought control, No dark sarcasm in the classroom, Teacher leave them kids alone, Hey t...

This post started its life as a political rant. I was at the club, meditating on a cappuccino, while the kids were at tennis class. Muzak p...

காட்டுக்கேது தோட்டக்காரன் இதுதான் என் கட்சி kattukkethu thottakaran, ithuthan en katchi These words are from a favourite old song by Kannad...

A Buffalo Springfield classic just shuffled up on my iPod. It goes : Sit down, I think I love you Anyway, I’d like to try I can't stop t...

An auspicious post to wish all readers a happy new year... Just discovered a piece of children's entertainment which is not just mostly...

The war in Afghanistan is not going that well. It is not clear what exactly the fighting is for. Young soldiers are getting killed. There is...

Just made sense of a lyric I've heard many times before, but never quite understood. "The girl on the half-shell" from Joan B...

Just watched I’m Not There , a movie about Bob Dylan’s life. Watch it. When you do, What will you see my blue eyed sons? What will you see m...

Reach out your hand If your cup be empty If your cup be full May it be again... These words are from Ripple, a classic Grateful Dead song ...