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Hamlet – The Clown Prince

Sunday, August 9, 2009

I was initially skeptical of Hamlet, arguably one of Shakespeare’s finest tragedies, being re-imagined as a comedy. In case you don’t remember the storyline, Atul Kumar (playing a clown who plays Hamlet), helpfully summarizes the plot for the audience at the beginning
Hamlet dies, Ophelia dies, Gertrude dies, Claudius dies
How could you make this funny? As [...]

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This is simply the End of the Beginning

Friday, March 30, 2007

Isn’t it funny how an entire lifetime can be summed up in 7 cardboard boxes and a cup full of loose change?

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Go Goa!

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Before we left, we tried to understand the term susegad. From a variety of travel guides and internet resources, we gleaned the following :
Susegad, is a way of life in Goa. It’s roots lie in the portugese word socegado which – loosely transalated – means ‘laid back’. A less charitable reviewer even called it ‘indolent’.
What [...]

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