The Tree Man who grew roots

Published in March 3rd, 2009

Posted by Anshu in Our life and times, Research

This tragic story was forwarded to me on my email. It features Dede Koswara, an Indonesian man who has tree like warts covering his hands and feet rendering him unable to perform basic functions of life. His plight was highlighted by the Telegraph. American dermatologist Anthony Gaspari diagnosed his case, gave him chemotherapy and performed [...]

Dev D: More original than the original

Published in March 1st, 2009

Posted by Anshu in Film reviews, Music

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If you hated the different film adaptations of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Devdas for the elaborate emotional atyaachaar, it is time you watched Dev D. Anurag Kashyap turns the age old tale on its head and comes up with his modern version of the classic set in rural Punjab and then travelling to sleazy Delhi. Abhay [...]

Gandhi inspired drink which tastes like whisky and rum!

Published in March 1st, 2009

Posted by Anshu in India, Our life and times

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If you are to believe this Surat’s own soft drink Sosyo was born in 1927 during the ‘Swadeshi’ movement when Mahatma Gandhi called for a ban on imported products. Mohsin Hajoori introduced it as an Indian option to UK drink ‘Vimto’, which the company founder Abdul Hajoori was marketing in India since 1923. Originally called [...]