Kapil’s Korner

Mumbai, hold your breathPrivate swimming pools with DB homes
Spotted this hoarding at one of the busy traffic junction of South Mumbai. Seriously, can our city really afford to have private swimming pools? Isn’t the recent spate of water cuts a wake up call to all of us and that too a RUDE one. considering south [...]

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Last night as I tweeted I saw a name on the twitter trend list – Stephen Gately. I couldn’t make the immediate connection and I let it be. But this morning’s newspaper carried an article on his mysterious death. And when I saw his photo the name rang the bell.
In November 2000, when I [...]

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Read an article in Campaign India which inspired me to put this down.

Farhan Akhtar
This is the guy who once again re-confirms my “life-wish” to make a movie someday. His ability to play so many roles (film director, actor & singer) and that too with superb performances is commendable. Firstly, I would thank him for responding [...]

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On 12th July I completed five years of blogging. It’s been a fabulous experience and I thank all my readers for the support you give me to continue sharing my thoughts and experiences.  A good time to dig in and see some of the best happenings at Kapil’s Korner.
I think one of the most exciting [...]

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Got this forward from an uncle of mine. He puts in his little thought at the end of the mail.

It is August. In a small town on the South Coast of France, holiday season is in full swing, but it is raining so there is not too much business happening. Everyone is heavily in debt.
Luckily, [...]

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I didn’t know that …
Carrots came in various colours like red, yellow and even black. The orange coloured carrot was developed by the Dutch in respect of their national colour. Additional reading at Orange Journey.
There is something called sea-burial. They take the body placed in a coffin and sail into [...]

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Yummy desserts
A good book
And the forgotten playlist on the iPod

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Robin Sharma has been a great source of inspiration. I enjoyed his first book “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” and then I read “The Greatness Guide” which I strongly recommend everyone should read. I am currently reading “Discovering your Destiny with Robin Sharma” and next on my list is “The Greatness Guide – Book [...]

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Yet another year comes to an end but not without leaving some moments which will make us look back and remember this year for something special.

Top of the list if there is something to remind us of 2008 it will be the gruesome Mumbai terror attacks which kept the city on high alert for more [...]

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Politicians murdabad!Pakistan chor haiRaj Thackeray kahan hai?Bharat mata ki jai
These were some of the slogans one could hear amidst the crowds which had gathered at Colaba to participate in the Peace March to pay respect to all those who had lost their lives in the recent Mumbai Terror Attacks.

This was also an opportunity to vent [...]

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