Sakshi Juneja kicked off the nomination process for this Blog Mela. Her vote went to
Desi Dabba's post
here on how television is a bit
thanda this World Cup.
As expected,
the cricket World Cup is the flavour this season.
Sportolysis reveals why it's India's turn to bring home the trophy this year. There's a
Pope involved in it somewhere. And
Anand Ramachandran introduces the
Underarm Cricket World Cup to be sponsored by Rexona.
But even the World Cup isn't as hot a topic on the Indian blogosphere as Reuters journo Jonathan Allen's coverage of Liz Hurley's nuptials.
Divisha Gupta didn't quite agree with
Allen's statement on Indian women and promptly blogged about it.
Amit Varma, India's most famous blogger,
wrote about it too and so did
Sakshi. And here's
my take on the issue.
Sujay,
MadMax and someone called
My Utterances also had their say.
Meanwhile, Shilpa Shetty went right ahead and met the Queen.
And nearly slipped.
Sepia Mutiny's Anna wonders whether the actress was actually
wearing a sherwani.
Beware of
Einstein's Ides of March, says
Atanu Dey.
Harsh had to
part with his chocolate bar after he made a little girl cry.
Don't frown and say 'Serves him right'. Children are Evil Incarnate. Ask the
Jabberwock, he will tell you why.
Falstaff's an expert on
handcuffs. Maybe he could help.
And
Shweta Baxi Tyagi finds a subtle connection between
weeding and Europe's 'foundling wheels'Weeding out plants is also
Alaphia's dilemma - does one really
need to cut down trees to save the blackbuck?
Vivek Kumar elaborates on why restricting internet access at IIT Bombay
is not a smart thing to do.
And if you are an upcoming blogger, you should probably take
Rohit Bhargava's advice and
concentrate on making your blog a microbrand.
You never know what music can do for you. The
Great Bong reveals how he's become a
convert to Channel Bh. Simple pleasures
create great memories for
AB as well. And
Jhansi Ki Rani analyses how
her life has changed after marriage.
Where you live
does matter.
eM has a flashback. And of course, the
Blank Noise Project is trying to make sure you can be yourself no matter where you reside.
Lastly, fashion designer Anand Jon may be in trouble for you-know-what, but
Sepia Mutiny would have us believe he
also 'allegedly' smells bad.
That's all for now.
The Blog Mela returns in April - Nominate now Keep watching this space.
March 2007 archives
Did anyone notice that a bevy of international beauties made a beeline for India in recent months. Scarlett Johansson visited slums and schools in Delhi as part of an Oxfam project. Ashley Judd was here espousing women's rights and the fight against AIDS. Elizabeth Hurley chose to get married to hubby Arun all over again in picturesque Jodhpur. Angelina Jolie and beau Brad Pitt flew down to India for filming 'A Mighty Heart'. Now, singer Shakira would be performing in Mumbai. And what of celebrities turning up unannounced like they did some years ago? 
Remember how Kate Winslet roamed about sans make-up and evaded shutterbugs.
