Tag: Favourite

Bollywood’s Favourite Child – Nepotism

Bollywood’s Favourite Child – Nepotism

I just went to Google trends to see if the word ‘nepotism’ was trending in India or not. I was right. It started trending from the second week of February, this year – one week prior to Kangana Ranaut’s now-famous Koffee With Karan episode, which made the word ‘nepotism’ a serious contender for ‘Word of […]

Horse Racing – When Backing The Favourite Think Outside The Box

Horse Racing – When Backing The Favourite Think Outside The Box

Standard Thinking. The ordinary punter believes most of what the television professionals tell him. He listens to their commentary and regards it as the Gospel according to… whoever. If you want to make money backing or laying horses then you have to start thinking for yourself. Unless you are willing to do this – don’t […]

What’s Your Favourite Flour?

What’s Your Favourite Flour?

Flour has always been an integral element of Indian food fundamentals. It doesn’t matter whether the kitchen is from the North of India, from the South, from the East or the West; every homemaker depends in a major way on one core flour type for her daily preparations. The interesting part is that most kitchens […]

Rabindranath Tagore – My Favourite Author

Rabindranath Tagore – My Favourite Author

The first time I had sung the National Anthem composed by Rabindranath Tagore, the rhythm and the tune touched my heart and magnified the love for Bangladesh. I started reading his short stories and poems, which he created for children gave me real pleasure. His power of simplification and showing the beauty of truth within […]