Hiya folks!
Rambling here after a verrrry long time.Had been busy with B-school entrances and interviews etc(not over yet).Had been to Pune-Mumbai recently.I was visiting a friend in Bombay and I loved the city.The hills and the apartments everywhere (yes I was in Powai-Hirananadani),the cobbled stoned streets,the feeling when you come over from Pune of entering a vast megapolis and when compared to distances in Bangalore,Bombay seemed ten times bigger.Spent a night at the NITIE campus which is beautiful in itself.There is an air of freedom,of nonchalance in Bombay which I have not experienced in any other city.This might also be because of the voluminous reading that I've done about the city but in any case this was a much needed break after the long months of drudgery at work and otherwise.If anthropomorphous traits were to be attached to cities,I often wonder about how Indian cities would shape up.Would Delhi appear smug and competitive and belligerent?Would Bangalore appear laid back but stingy?Would Lucknow appear regal?


Also spent some time strolling along the Bandra Promenade and ogling at the high rises and the swanky houses of superstars and it was quite a surprise to sight Mangroves by the side of the promenade.All in all a great trip and the only disappointing thing was the train journey back.The Bombay-Bangalore route is very dull with vast expanses of sugarcane and cotton fields on both sides stretching out endlessly.Not helping was the fact that I was finding Kafka on the shore quite insipid.

hopefully this post brings me back to samanya prasarann on the blog with regular updates from now on.

even though 8.33% of the year has already gone down the drain (near that pub)

Better late than never is what they all say-So here I am-back on ICISIF after a hiatus of exactly 40 days-a period spent giving a plethora of MBA entrance exams and getting fatter and not watching movies which people keep recommending.The time was also spent rediscovering my lost love for AOE and A R Rahman's music(thanks to Akhil's awesome car stereo-more precisely time was spent in analysing his songs to figure out each and every instrument used-maybe a post for some other time)

Cannot believe it is 2009!I like January's and usually the half of the year on this side of July.My spirits are the lowest during the rainy season.So my question to all of you is:which is your least and most favourite season of the year? and why?Since this is my first post of the year-I promise that this year I shall post frequently and less about Formula 1 and music and more about the gargantuan pile of books which I have managed to amass and keep wanting to read.So expect to see more posts on books. I wish all of you all the happiness,excitement,love-making and fun which you can expect to eke out for the rest of the year.Thanks for hanging around and commenting every now and then.Your comments mean a lot to me.For the rest of my start-of-the year post go here (This is all I wanted to say anyway too :-) )

and also:
Ghar tera Saloni, Badal Ki Colony, Dikhla de thenga in sabko, jo udna na Jaane

Tujhe kya gum, Tera Rishta Gagan ki bansuri se hai, Pawan ki guftgu se hai, suraj ki roshni se hai,