In 2001, president George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have expanded the funding for human embryonic-stem-cell (ESC) research. Since then, many a doctors have prescribed the Utopian medicine — hope. When there’s nothing else...  [ Read ] »

The reviews were glowing, exit interviews waxed eloquent and my own friends were fawning — a few even did the ‘Jahapana tussi great ho ; tohfa kubool karo‘ ;  sans downing the trousers...  [ Read ] »

“I’m spending the afternoon auditioning women…” he smiled to himself. “Is it a violation of my professional ethics ? ” he mock wondered trying to make sense of his mom-arranged bride hunt slated for the...  [ Read ] »

As I lay motionless on the ground, the summer heat baked the earth.  A gust whipped up the powderous earth into a cloud of dust. There was no one in the wide expanse and I could see for miles.  As I lay in embrace of the Earth,...  [ Read ] »

Bollywood had pinned much hopes on 2009. Could you blame them ? Especially given how 2008 ended ? To recap 2008, we had moderate grossers like ‘Krazzy 4′,’Fashion’,’Bachna Ae...  [ Read ] »

August brings back fond memories.  Memories of life when things were simple and black and white, a time when money was scarce but happiness wasn’t; a time that seems like an era bygone. Memories of...  [ Read ] »

As the truism goes, ” Children walk to school but run back home “. When the day happened to be the last day of your final exam, that walk was extra sweet, extra special and laden with unbridled...  [ Read ] »

I am Gulmohar — that’s my pen-name. Does it make you wonder what sort of a person I am ? Female or male? Does it denote the tree or its beautiful flowers? Why the hell would a person name oneself after a tree anyways? Gulmohar...  [ Read ] »