My ‘saxy’ take on Lag Ja Gale
This is the saxophone reinterpretation by Pavan R Chawla of the fabulous song, Lag Ja Gale, by Lata Mangeshkar, composed by the genius Madan Mohan, written by the inimitable Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, from Woh Kaun Thi.
A nice girlie flick for Sunday night
I like all genres of movies – I’m a die-hard movie and television buff, and will hoard not only the DVDs, but also time, even snatching it from other important things to do, sometimes, for binge watching. And — I’m not abashed to admit it — I like girlie flicks too. You know, of the…
Women rule. Even our dogs are female, the lone male is neutered: Sylvester Stallone
Hollywood stud Sylvester Stallone’s worn many hats – producer, screenwriter, actor and director. Successful professional. With a successful marriage too. And what helps him in the latter is – ok, obviously, love wife Jennifer Flavin is tops – but a second important aspect is, he pampers her silly. Or sweet. With chocolates. Which he brings…
Always in a hurry, never on time. Funny paradoxes.
This is, at once, humorous and paradoxical and funny and ironic. Little nuggets about the paradoxes India is full of. It isn’t an original post, alas, but it’s so relevant, interesting and thought-provoking, and filled with such bitter-sweet irony that I had to share it. My dear friend Renu (Pooja) Parmar from my days at…
Respect their respect
In the atmosphere of death and destruction fueled by religious fanaticism and political extremism surrounding us, standing thousands of miles away from but vicariously in the horrible wake of the fanatic Paris killings and now San Bernadino, I went nostalgic. There’s fanaticism, fury, mayhem. What happened to restraint, tolerance, respect? The kindinspiration my late father…
Mumbai gets Yi chapter in 13th year of the CII initiative
In the rapidly vitiating atmosphere of real and alleged intolerance, the youth is where the real hopes of India lie, and it is time for the youth to not only see through the bullshit and read between the lines, but to think good change and to be the change, as the great Mahatma Gandhi once…
Humour: Your 2-minute Management Lesson
Two minute refresher management course must read. Not my creation, but a favorite forward that I thought I must share 🙂 Lesson One An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing?” The eagle answered: “Sure,…
Who will win the battle in DAS Phase III markets?
DTH, with its high rate of inactive subscribers – as high at 45% on an average — is clearly out of the race for the lion’s share. So, whoever wins the battle to sign up and empower the highest number of Last Mile Operators (LMOs) in DAS Phase III markets– clearly either the MSOs or a good HITS Platform — will take it away.
Girl Rising, airing on Raksha Bandhan, receives full support from PM Modi, Maneka Gandhi
This Raksha Bandhan, what do superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Alia Bhatt, Freida Pinto, Nandita Das, Sushmita Sen and Parineeti Chopra have in common? They’ve come together to urge television viewers across India’s leading Hindi GEC, Star Plus, to celebrate women’s empowerment through education. For which leading Hindi GEC Star Plus…
Of pride, decency, values, and ‘Old Farts’
This is so true. Received it as a forward from a dear friend, Sarosh Aibara, so it isn’t an original piece of writing, but it is, as I said, very true. ‘Old fart’ is a derisive, dismissive descriptor. But actually, it’s not a bad thing to be called an Old Fart, as you will see.…
Jane The Virgin – ‘Humour in a tiny, beating heart’
‘Jane The Virgin… a romantic comedy that finds humour in a tiny, beating heart, and witnesses the birth of a star with Gina Rodriguez’s wide-eyed performance’: API Awards citation
Pavan R Chawla 