The Godfather - three times over!

At last I have done it. When I was younger, I had watched The Godfather in bits and pieces, never quite understanding the greatness in the movie where gunshots were fired every two minutes. I now sat through the three movies - I, II and III and I cannot describe the aftereffects that the magic has wrought on me. I am glad there was a Mario Puzo, a Coppola, Marlon Brando, is an Al Pacino, Robert de Niro and Andy Garcia. What movies and how beautifully brought to life from the written word! The actors, the music, the setting and the mood, everything worked to perfection. A must watch for everyone.

The Goddess came and went...

After four years, it was Durga Puja time in Delhi once again. Whatever I do, I just cannot ignore these five days of festivity and I think a owe a large part of it to meeting friends, listening to the drummers whip up the electric atmosphere, aroti of the goddess, pushpanjali with the mantras being chanted, the Bhog for three days, etc, etc.