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Someone must have left the gates in Raju’s house open for a moment because my silly sister, who may have seen it as a chance to go looking for her mommy (who was probably eating sushi somewhere in #NYC, not thinking of poor Brownie at all) slipped out when no one was looking.[…]
Back in the mid-70s, I was lead singer with the band ‘Human Bondage’, at a disco called Wheels at the Ambassador Hotel in New Delhi. One night, in the middle of our set, our keyboard player (the late) Steve Law became hugely agitated. This was not a good thing because Steve also doubled up […]
The Hindu, October 20 Back in the 80s when I lived in America, it was only by watching the original Dynasty — carefully observing and internalising every outfit worn by Linda Evans (Krystle Carrington) and Joan Collins (Alexis Carrington) — was I able to strut the streets of NYC boldly, with my very big hair, light-weight sweater […]
Radha Thomas, one of India’s well-known jazz musicians, on her first love, doing a Bob Marley redux, and singing to dhrupad taal Written by Andrew Amsan | Published:September 26, 2017 | 12:44 am She’s authored three books, hosted a radio show, held a senior position in a media publication house, and travelled the globe performing jazz music. Bangalore-based Radha […]
My mother used to call me “Kozhukattai” which could have meant “you sweetheart, adorable pumpkin pie” or depending on her mood it could have meant “fatso.” In Tamil, my mother’s tongue, “Kozhu kozhu” is an affectionate way of saying someone is chubby. The Kozhukattai is a fairly average-tasting delicacy that my brother Atul and I […]
You need For the cake 100 gms whole, raw almonds 2 whole eggs 1/3 cup Splenda (or other sugar substitute to taste) ½ tsp baking soda 25 gms cooking oil To pour on top4 tbsp water 1 inch ginger grated The seeds of one cardamom I small piece of cinnamon 1 clove The juice of […]
You need 6 eggs (separate the eggs. We need only 3 yolks but the whites of all 6 eggs) 2 tbsp sugar free cocoa powder (we use Hersheys) 6 tbsp Splenda / Natura / Stevia or other sugar-free equivalent, according to taste. How to In a double boiler, add the 3 egg yolks, cocoa powder […]
Is it fair to critique someone’s life? Is it fair to boo a musician at a concert? Is it fair for political candidates to be lampooned in public? As long as you put it out there for public consumption, I suppose it is. “One, Two, Three, Four — Mother *&%@&^,” says Springsteen. It is the […]
Since I’m visiting my son in America I left Brownie Wownie with my long-time driver Raju in Bangalore, India. Brownie loves him and went to his house quite happily. Apparently during some Holi carousing that included fire-crackers (grrr) set off at a temple near where Raju lives, Brownie escaped from under his watchful eye, and […]
Born To Be Blue. New film about Chet Baker, my most favourite musician in the whole world. What an awful travesty, to take a slice of his life where he was at his worst, and sideline the amazing body of work he left behind. This movie is, in my opinion, as uncreative and unlovely as […]
