Brendan Dabhi

LATEST ARTICLES ( 183 )

• Yeh Bhi Mauka

  

  [Now when I’m sitting down to write this post, I assume that everyone who’s going to read it has seen the ‘mauka maua’ advertisements that Star Sports has come... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Banned!

  

  Image Courtesy: Google Images.The government has decided that anything that does not conform to their version of morality will be banned; in the interest of... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Besieged on a Train

  

  They came carrying the wind in the tails of their dresses. Claps of thunder announced their arrival and the threat of assault assuaged and permeated the beings... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Public Display of Affection: The Debate

  

  A lot of people in India have problems with other people hugging, kissing and fondling each other in public places. These people feel that such intimate things... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Got Married... Almost

  

  That means I didn’t, relax Dad.Valentine’s Day, the one day of the year that commemorates the commercialization of love. That’s so cute. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Never Truly Satisfied

  

  Have you ever been satisfied with something that you’ve seen, heard or felt?Have you well and truly accepted something as being exactly how you wanted it to be? Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Berlin ‘Divar’ in India

  

  I visited Goa this December, five years since I’d last been there. Lot of development, lots of new things, improvements in infrastructure but one thing had... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Ten Rupee Tantrum

  

  Image Courtesy: Google Images.Have you seen people go nuts when their money goes missing? It is obvious that large sums of money end to cause problems when... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Killing Our Kitli Culture

  

  The city of Ahmedabad is known as the centre of education in Gujarat and along with that comes its very own amazing phenomenon known as ‘kitli culture’. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The World in Goa

  

  Goa is the land of beaches, is situated in the lap of nature and is steeped in history that is inclusive of both Indian and Portuguese culture. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Legitimate Targets

  

  Two days back, the wife of a terrorist leader was captured by the Lebanese armed forces. This came three days after the wife and child of another terrorist... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Dangerous Dummies Dubbing Our Films

  

  I’m sure a lot of people around the world watch original movies dubbed in their own language. I’m sure you must have done so too. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Blackmail on the Ropes

  

  As part of my media studies, I had to go out into the city with my crew and shoot a documentary on any subject whatsoever. Like any good student of the Indian... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Battle for All Mankind

  

  Months have passed since this blog saw a post on its virtual wall and still readers are hoping to see something worthwhile here. I am honoured. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Parliamentary Humour

  

  It seems that our Members of Parliament and especially one from the acting community can’t handle radio humour. They really can’t tolerate the filthy jokes and... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Perspective of a New Journalist

  

  To be a journalist has been this dream of mine ever since I can remember. There certainly were days when I thought flying in a fighter jet would be better, but... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Unholy Deeds in the Holy Land and Beyond

  

  Today, even as you are reading this, hundreds of people are dying, thousands are already dead millions are homeless refugees and the countless dead weep for... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The ‘Mardaani’ Problem

  A Socratic Question that’s cropped into my mind is:‘Does a Woman need to be referred to by a Manly adjective like ‘Mardaani’ in order to describe her as being... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Wrong Colour of Skin

  

  We Indians have this habit of calling everyone except ourselves racist. We feel that everybody is after the colour of our skin even though we have the best... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Something in the Aer of Westeros

  

  Note: This is a work of fiction and dedicated to perhaps the best television series on court politics produced in the last decade.In the immortal lyrics of... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION