Tag Archives: Bangalore
World Rare Disease Day and My Lessons From it All
As we get ready to mark the Rare Disease Day on February 29, I wanted to write this, in the hope that it would catch some of our attention and… Read more
SHAME: Porngate Opens Can of Worms for BJP and Karnataka
After the furore over iPads, Karnataka legislators have found a new way to entertain themselves. On Tuesday, February 7, as the state Assembly was discussing a pro-Hindu group allegedly hoisting… Read more
Mr Akhtar, Cut the Antics and Tell Whatever You Want To Yell
As a Pakistani, what are your best chances to have a bestseller in India? Well, blame a few towering Indian personalities and release the book in India. Then when you… Read more
Tomatoes & Urbane Melancholies: A Response to Letter from Organisers
I read the deploring letter from the tomato festival organisers/initiators/sympathisers, published in this forum recently, who did not dare to reveal their names or other true identities that could doubtlessly… Read more
Letter from a Tomato Festival Organiser to All Indians
This letter was sent to Mom-Lady by one of the organisers of the Tomato festival in India. We, at Howzzit, believe that every opinion matters. So here is the letter,… Read more
Second Letter to All Indians from a Spanish Tomato
Hello, By now all of you know who I am, and where I come from. I am writing this to congratulate all Indians over the successful banning of the tomato… Read more
Tirupati: A Journey of a Non-Believer
If you stay in Bangalore for more than a year, and don’t visit Tirupati, be forewarned never to mention this to the believers. And I can declare proudly that I am… Read more
Red Red Whine: In the Name of Puree, Vote for Tomatina Fest
Mrs S, a jet-setting resident of Bangalore, in an exclusive interview talks about how she feels about the public outcry against the La Tomatina festival in Bangalore. Excerpts: It was… Read more
Of Tomato Fests and the Drama in the Life of Incredible Indians
As Indians who are used to a kaleidoscope of events taking place around us, the chaos that rules our lives and frustrated with the drama that is played around us… Read more
What’s With this Activism over Tomatoes and Tomato Festivals?
Howzzit has received tonnes of emails and comments on the Letter from a Tomato Festival Organiser that was published here on September 17. One of our readers thinks the activism… Read more »