Ash Ba Trash

For the records, I'm neither a fan of Abhishek Rai nor Aishwarya Bacchan but have nothing against them per se.

No offence to Big Bacchanji, but I'm quite apalled by the media coverage of his confirmation of supposed engagement and ensuing marriage of these two darlings of the media. If the news of their "secretive" courting was already in public domain for years, then why should their engagement be such a breaking news? ( ok, except may be for Viviek O or Salman K). I guess it was heart- "Breaking" for the media to have found out an unnatural ending to this relationship..culminating in marriage, instead of a mirage!!!

I don't think anybody really cares whether Ash carries, marries or buries her current/past/future beau. Its the press and the media which have fabricated this into a sensational news , like the Noida butchery, only here ,we are yet to find out who is the butcher!

For almost a week now, all the news channels have been airing the footages from "Guru" or "Umrao Jaan" ad nauseum to corroborate the engagement news! Like this is not enough, we now have the "Shilpa Shetty - victim of racism" controversy.In a country where millions of people who are victims of racism and discrimation in their everyday life never managed to catch the attention of the bosses, Shilpa Shetty's tears from UK changed all that over night?


Why is the Indian media so celebrity crazy?

Secret behind "Mewad ka Ice Cream"

The ubiquous "Mewad ka Ice cream" vendor could hardly miss your eye across Mumbai. His wheeled pushcart is typified by decorative fake flowers, cone hangings, big display of "Mewad ka Ice cream" and English & Hindi. These days some innovative ones also have " neutral ice cream" or " netural flavar" (read natural ) displayed prominently on their cards to catch the attention of modern day health freaks, or may be to put up a bit of competition to the Big players in that market!

What has always amazed me is the fact that for years, these Ice cream wallas have managed to appeal to people of all ages, castes, creed or economic strata! In fact in the buzzing commercial districts like Nariman point, you could see these tie clad, mobile flaunting executives relishing 4 in one I/C + falooda after a heavy lunch. In fact some frequent the stalls so regularly that the vendor prepares the favorite platter at the sight of the clientele descending from scycrapers afar!

While after 20 years in Mumbai I still haven't mustered enough courage to eat in these stalls, I reckon the day is not far.

I wondered about these:

1.The Mewad cart has excellent refridgeration without any power consumption!

2.While hygiene is an issue, the exteriors of cart are neatly maintained.

3. Their cones are very popular, more than other mainstream brands!

4.The origin of "Mewad ka Ice cream" is unknown. Its apparently not trademarked as you can see scoresof vendors across the city.

Mewad, a place of historical significance in Rajastan, is known for its valiant Rajput ruler Maha Rana Pratap ( a.k.a Mewad ka Rana) . I really don't think he or his descendants invented the icecream to earn any royalty from this. SO I URGE the Akhil Bharatiya Mewad ka Iceream Vikreta Association to immediately take needful action to protect its IPR, lest the concept should be hijacked by US!

Happy Lickin! & HNY to all!!