Kamla's Blog posts on ‘ Books, Movies, Music, Televison’

By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 26th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, India, People, YouTube Videos

Michael Jackson, King of Pop, who passed away at the age of 50 earlier today exerted a huge influence on Bollywood and Indian film industry. It is difficult to ignore Jackson’s influence on Bollywood and Indian films. Just go back to the 1980s and watch the movies and you will clearly see Jackson’s influence. Not […]


By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 25th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, People, YouTube Videos

The legendary musician Michael Jackson, King of Pop, passed away today apparently of a massive cardiac arrest. Earlier in the day a 911 call was placed from Jackson’s home and he was taken to UCLA Medical hospital, where he died according to various reports.
 
He was only 50 years old.
 
 There was barely any hint in the news of […]


By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 19th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, Diaspora, India, People, San Francisco, YouTube Videos

Sarode maestro Ali Akbar Khan (April 14, 1922 – June 18, 2009) passed away in his Marin county home  at 10 pm PST on  last night June 18, 2009. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones in the final hours. For the last few years Khan sahib had been in frail health and […]


By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Americas, India, People, Video, YouTube Videos

Bob Bogle (75), co-founder of The Ventures, the famous music group,  passed away today. Bogle along with Don Wilson formed The Ventures in the late 1950s. Their brand of music gave rise to what came to be labelled as “surf music,” and I suspect their number “Wipeout,” is a favorite song of many non-surfers. I know it is mine.


By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 11th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison

I have been on a long break as some of you may know from my tweets. It was good to take that much needed break. Being chained to a laptop for extended period of time means that you don’t get time to go out and smell the roses or make time to meet friends and […]


By Kamla Bhatt • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Diaspora, India, Life, New York, Only in India

Arjun Janah left this poem about Shashi Tharoor as a comment on one of my blog posts. I am taking the liberty of publishing it. Arjun is based in New York, and is a graduate of St. Stephen’s just like Mr.Tharoor, who is running for elections from his home town of Trivandrum, Kerala.
 
For the past few years Arjun has been involved in helping his […]


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