Vijay Narayanan on January 27th, 2010

“A solid B-plus”, said President Obama when Oprah Winfrey asked him a few weeks ago to rate his administration a year into his first term. I can say with certainty that I would not be as charitable of the Number 44′s achievements. Yet to think that for someone who has always identified himself as right [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on January 23rd, 2010

Here’s why. Ezhezhu thalaimuraikkum from Goa (2010). Composer: Yuvan Shankar Raja.

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Vijay Narayanan on January 18th, 2010

At a recent dinner party, I was surveying the menu to find out acceptable options. Unable to decide with confidence (there were no labels), I asked the Mexican behind the counter, “I am a vegetarian. What can I have?” Pat came the reply: “Roast beef, and ham.”

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Vijay Narayanan on January 17th, 2010

Every time I drive past this, I ask myself, “Is the proprietor Gundappa Vishwanath?”

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Vijay Narayanan on January 6th, 2010

A co-worker and I had gone out to dinner last night, to a Middle Eastern restaurant. (Incidentally, the cuisine is growing on me.) The owner of the restaurant turned out to be an excellent conversationalist. One topic led to another, and we found out that his family was from Lebanon. My co-worker asked about to [...]

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