Kapil's Korner

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 the sea from [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Frantic search for Sabina continues-India-The Times of IndiaScary. The last message she sent to her husband – “They are in my bathroom”. After which there has been no news from Sabina. As of Friday evening there was no confirmation on what happened to her. Mumbai Mirror – Terrorists partied before mayhem near Leopold, News – [...]