Archive for March, 2007

Cricket : Just Do it!

March 22, 2007

One of the best cricket adverts I’ve seen lately. Nike makes a big impression on Indian TVC space. Watch out Adidas & Reebok!For more on cricket adverts this worldcup season, checkout my detailed post on DesiDabba.

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Desi Dabba

March 14, 2007

DesiDabba

I start as a contributor to Desi Dabba. My first post is already up there!

Check it out… it’s your one stop guide into Indian TV Industry.

Guys, It’s not all that ‘friendly’

March 8, 2007

As a brother I am not of a very over protective kind, at least that is what I try to be in front of my sister. I’ve always wanted her to tackle things on her own and I am glad to say that she’s never disappointed me at that. One over protective dad is enough for her, I guess. ;-)
I have always hated going to pick her up from some place or having to drop her to some place, just because she is a girl. However, despite hating it I have always done it considering the dangerous society we live in. Don’t get me wrong, I can do any thing for my sis but doing something for her which she should ideally be able to do on her own, but for the fear of ‘unsafe’ streets of our cities is something that puts me off a great deal. I hate having to live in this society which makes it compulsory for my sis to be dependent on me for even the smallest of the things.
 
I consider her to be a strong person as well, as she’s never come back to me crying and complaining about some guy or some event. I hope this means that she is capable enough to handling things on her own. So it came to me as a surprise when one fine evening last year she told me about some guy who was following her from the bus stop till the next traffic signal near my house, for past few days. (more…)

Blank Noise Blogathon : 8th March

March 6, 2007

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Last march 8 (Women’sDay), we had a blog-a-thon that asked you to blog stories of street sexual harassment. It began with an announcement on this blog that was picked up by bloggers across India, and soon in different parts of the world. We shared stories we had never shared before, sometimes stories we thought we had long forgotten, stories that we had often wanted to bury. We read each other, we linked to each other and we linked back to the Blank Noise Project blog. We were touched by each other’s stories, moved by them, and, we like to imagine, drew strength and sustenance from the the long, cross-cultural chain of shared experiences. (more…)


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