Surya Restaurant Ceintuurbaan 147 Amsterdam +31 20 676 7985 Top 3 reasons you should visit Surya: 1. Spare me the India you see: it does not have hastily crafted Ganesh statues, bad ethnic prints and distastefully made Rajasthani dolls. Neither does … Continue reading Surya Restaurant
Hand – a ghazal The sound of tinkling laughter, words tossed like salad, pointing hands, In the middle of that noise my mind drifted on a boat to familiar hands The body of David was moulded and caressed, Stone was … Continue reading Hand – a ghazal
I will be presenting Earth at a screening in Utrecht. These are my notes. Why is this movie called Earth or 1947? 1947 is the year two nations Pakistan and India were born out of British India. The British East … Continue reading Notes on Earth-1947
Don’t overthink it I was advised as we walked into the cinema hall. I apologise to my well-meaning friend. It is difficult to switch my brain off. However, Dabangg 2 had nothing to fear from my thinking mind. To be … Continue reading Thoughts after Dabangg 2
“Royal” We are one of those long-married couples who do not speak. Especially after our argument on the train to Brighton, we do not speak. For the life of me, I can’t read a timetable, while my husband can. Around … Continue reading “Royal” by Carol Stone
I found this old post I had done on Blackadder and because I love that show so-so-so much I thought I must share it with you guys all over again: 1. It minds not me that you dress like … Continue reading My favourite Blackadder moments 1-10
