Dina Mehta: Random ViewsMusings from Conversations with DinaKabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Gender Divide- August 27, 2006 I don't usually blog about movies, but this article in the Hindustan Times that shares reader responses to Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK) (detailed story) roused my researcher instincts. The movie is the lives of Dev and Maya, who are both married to different people, who both yearn for something deeper and more meaningful, and for passion. They find each other, and as a result, it changes lives of all involved forever. There's been a lot of media hype around the theme of extra-marital affairs..http://radio.weblogs.com/0121664/categories/randomViews/2006/08/27.html#a874 My Dad is 80 - is he the oldest practicing neurosurgeon in India ... in the world- August 16, 2006 My dad, Dr. Homi Dastur, is 80 today ... and you'd never know it if you met him. He's a neurosurgeon and still operates at Jaslok Hospital, where he has been since 1974, and will until he is 83. One of the pioneering neurosurgeons in India, he set up the neurosurgery department at the KEM hospital way back in 1957. I was telling Stuart about him the other day, who placed a bet that he must be among the oldest practicing neurosurgeons in the world ... I wonder if this is true!Growing up, I...http://radio.weblogs.com/0121664/categories/randomViews/2006/08/16.html#a867 |