Hindustan Times
During my school years in the UK there was an English literature class in which the teacher explained that the message of the novel we were analyzing was that life was full of up and downs.
That stuck in my head at a very young age. Read more
(12 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Filed under Expat on the edge · Tagged Alphonso mango, Bollywood stars, English literature, Feel the fear and Do it Anyway, novel, protagonist, Samaritans, UK
On Saturday night I stumbled across Jalabee Cartel playing at the Blue Frog – Mumbai’s pioneering live music venue. It was my best night out this year and the music of this Delhi–based band actually kept me entranced. Read more
(7 votes, average: 3.57 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Blue Frog - Mumbai’s pioneering, delhi, electronica, guitar, indian musicians, Jalabee Carte, London Philharmonic Orchestra, modern India
I have just returned from a trip to the USA. It was amazing, and the country is near-perfect, in my opinion. So, although I share Mark Tully’s views on many aspects on India, I disagree with him on one point: Read more
(31 votes, average: 3.74 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Filed under Expat on the edge, India · Tagged america, evangelical Christians, geisha girls, George Bush, healthcare, India, infrastructure, Japan, kimonos, Mark Tully, Modernisation, Shintoism, UK, wrong ambition
“There are things I have wanted so long that I would only consent to have them if I could keep wanting them.”
These are the lines of Robert Brault. Read more
(7 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged boyfriend, Europe, guitar, Morocco, Mumbai, Norwich, opposite sex, party, Robert Brault, sex, UK
