NFAI is a repository of films of importance, award winning films, popular films from India and abroad. They are preserved in a basement facility, where the required temperature and humidity are maintained for the old films. Read more »

India or America, it is true in every country, People wake up in the morning, in a hurry; Grab a quick breakfast, for it is time to exit fast, Where no one in the street wants to be last! Read more »

To me, the police force in our country is more sinned against than sinning. Whether it is day or night, they stay out in freezing cold, under the spewing fire of the summer sun or in the pouring rain, breathing in the bellowing smoke and fumes from vehicles to ensure that we the citizens can move around in the land freely. Read more »

The acrobat was a girl of about eight or less. Perhaps from a gypsy family, she was riding a bicycle rim on a makeshift tightrope suspended at least three times her height. Read more »

These days it is seen as important for one to highlight one’s contributions in a competitive workspace – in avenues like the performance reviews, there is a specific opportunity for the individual (by way of what’s referred to as self appraisals) to highlight one’s own contribution. Read more »

As I landed at the Jhansi station, image of warrior queen came in my eyes, and I tried to feel the ground on which she had fought the first battle of Indian Independence. Read more »

Book explains the ‘Seven year cycle’ that we all go through and I think this was my biggest take away from this book, something that I had never heard / read earlier. It says every 7 years our psychology changes and so do our psychological needs. Read more »

In a way, exposure is ensuring your photos have the right amount of colour, brightness and contrast. This ensure your pictures are neither too dark nor too bright. While its very easy to ‘photoshop’ your images to get unrealistic colour, it takes a good camera and a better photographer to capture colours as close to reality as possible. Read more »

After a disappointing interim budget on Feb 16 the Indian Government has announced a third stimulus package much to the relief of industries under the siege of global recession. Read more »

I am no whiz in photography, but have been earnestly trying out some of the great tips from the masters. Here I share 7 of my best learnings for everyday photography. Trust me, the differences can be dramatic in certain cases. Read more »

The truly Indian cars, Nano and Reva, will hopefully benefit from this paradigm shift in the automotive industry. Let us wish Tata Nano success and hope Tata will continue to bring glory to India. Read more »

Those were the days in Bangalore,
I miss it all for sure;
Shanghai, Geneva, Boston, Montreal – I have seen it all;
But none that satisfies the Bangalore call! Read more »

Everyone had the trendiest mobile and the coolest ringtone, multiple accounts in the finest banks, the snazziest cars and the poshest houses… Somewhere down the years, the conservative Indian seems to have almost disappeared. Read more »

Mahabharata has been one of the greatest sources of knowledge and wisdom for time immemorial. It has been one of the greatest epic which was the base for the most scared book, the Gita. With this period dawned the current era of Kalyug, when treason, treachery, corruption etc. were born Read more »

High on the Oscar wins, Slumdog Millionaire seemed to be the only topic everyone in the famed Virar locals of Mumbai could discuss. From Marwari businessmen to Gujarati share brokers to Bhayander’s Bengalis, everybody was talking about Danny Boyle’s movie with fervoured excitement. Read more »