Dilip D'Souza
Read biographyDilip left Bombay for 17 years to study computer science and, once done with that, work. Since he got back, he's been trying to make up for lost time in many different ways. These days he writes for his daily zunka-bhakar. He lives in Bombay with his wife, their two children, and two cats.You can follow him on Twitter at @DeathEndsFun. He blogs at Death Ends Fun.
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Dear Vasant Dhoble, you remind me of Kondke; so what?
Vasant Dhoble makes me think of Dada Kondke. So what, you wonder; and actually, that's the point. My favourite Kondke title, and it's a hard choice from among several classics, is Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Haath Mein. If you're not chuckling, you don't know Hindi. So let me explain. The #Dada Kondke #InMyOpinion #Maharashtra #Morality #Vasant Dhoble
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IPL: A much-hyped T20 format that killed free markets
Some years ago, a friend of my father's came visiting from the USA. His first time in India, and he soaked in the experience, everything about this vast country, with relish. But in particular, he asked for three things. One, a long train ride: we arranged for him to travel on #Brendon McCullum #Indian Premier League #InMyOpinion
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No more Constellations: Plane-spotting in Twitter age
Stopped for lunch at a tiny "meals ready" place in the town of Poynampet in Coorg. We ordered our meals— Rs 20 each, eat your heart out -- and as we waited, I looked around the room. To my surprise, the walls were hung with a collection of fading framed prints #air travel #Dakotas #Jari Mari #ThingsWeLike #Twitter
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Off my high-horse: The 25 pc adjustment in education
About the best lesson in my life came in my first semester at college in Rajasthan. I was this city-bred kid, product of name-brand Delhi (St Columba's) and Bombay (Cathedral, Bombay International) schools, convinced that that alone made me the cat's whiskers and possibly its beard as well. I quickly gravitated towards the others #CultureDecoder #GD Somani #RTE
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A better man by far: Accidental arrogance on our streets
The noise makes me sit up like one of those lines in books: bolt upright in my bed. Long squeal of brakes, several sickening thuds, and now the continuous sound of a stuck horn: of all incongruous things, what comes to mind is the climax of the classic film-noir, "Chinatown", #Chinatown #Dodge Colt #Mumbai #Swift #ToWhatEffect
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Century in the neighbourhood: Sachin reaches a mythic milestone
My friendly neighbourhood lock-and-key man, Abbas, is to blame. He's in the crowd gathered outside Sachin Tendulkar's house as the great man approaches his 100th hundred. I come down from my home, opposite Tendulkar's, to run an errand. As soon as I walk through my gate, Abbas says loudly, "Ab Dilip-sir ka interview lenge!" #Century #Sachin Tendulkar #ToWhatEffect
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Have Bandra’s xenophobes forgotten their own history?
Mr Reis used to be a regular Friday morning guest at our Bandra flat. Tall, ramrod straight and hearty, he would spend an hour with my Uncle Joe, saying the rosary, chatting about the relatives, offering to shop for necessities. For me, he always had a cheery greeting and few questions: How's the niece #Bandra #Castella de Aguada #catholics #InThisCorner #St. Andrew's Church
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As Bombay turns to dusk, sorrow for a tower
Until he switched schools a year ago, my son used to walk to and from his Bandra school. Nice, but as a student commute, not a patch on the run up and down Malabar Hill that I used to do, years ago. The path starts to the left of the Babulnath temple, #Babulnath temple #InThisCorner #Malabar Hill #Tower Bungalow
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Saris, a cat and the water supply: Skywalking to the elections
Days before the Lok Sabha elections of 2004, Lucknow saw a "birthday celebration" for the BJP politician Lalji Tandon. At this function, Tandon and colleagues distributed saris to "poor" women. An AFP report from then said the organisers "threw saris into the approximately 5,000-strong crowd of poor women crammed into a small park." There was #BMC2012 #MNS #Shraddha Jadhav #skywalks
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Gawker nation: Why BMC chose Sachin’s side of the road over mine
My illustrious neighbour is out of town, I think in Australia. (The doubt, because given the way the cricket has gone, you could make a persuasive case that my illustrious neighbour and his teammates are all sunbathing in Tahiti and some leaden-footed impostors are actually on the field). His absence, however, doesn't stop the #BMC elections #InThisCorner #Sachin Tendulkar