Global Metal - An Anthropologist's Perspective

Came across a very interesting documentary created by a Metal head and an professional anthropologist. What's unique about the video is its take on Metal music through people, their cultural context, their associations with the music genre and roots of their loyalty.

A must watch for loyalists and skeptics alike. It's a long movie, so you better grab a beer with it. Cheers!

One Cutting Chai

I cannot say with credibility about the origin of Cutting Chai but I believe that Mumbai is one place where this concept has originated or so has the lingo. So what is Cutting Chai? Well, Chai meaning tea, when served in small portion becomes 'cutting' tea. Literally, like cutting into smaller portions.

A Cutting Chai. 

Cutting Chai is, I believe, one of the measures of inflation for us common folks. How, you might ask. Its the least your have to spend to eat or drink something when you are out of your house. Tea, a favorite hot beverage that  is consumed by most Indians is a morning necessity and a fuel to make you stay focused through the day. As of date, a cutting chai costs between 5 to 6 rupees for a glass. There was a time when it was available for 2-2.5 rupees and the quantity was way better. Now a days there are some tea stalls that still serve a rupee 2 chai but the portions will make a tequila shot glass look like a beer mug.

Quote For Thought: Erica Jong

"If you like the quote, do share it with other. Tweet it, blog it, speak about it, do anything that would make it meaningful or at least try and be meaningful to others. Just remember not to quote it for the sake of being 'interesting'. I don't think the person who said it, meant it to be just a mundane set of coherent words.

Quotes live on because they are powerful and help us make sense of our actions, situations, decisions and sometimes our life at large." 

Animated Short Film: Le Taxidermiste

Dark humor well executed in this animated short film. It was directed at Supinfocom Arles in 2011 by Paulin Cointot. The dead calm at the end is poignant. Kudos for this brilliant visual art.

Headbanging Firestarter

There are some videos out there which baffle you so much that you are not sure how to react to it. They border entertainment and outright absurdity. Here is one that I found which I would like to share. These guys are metal heads enjoying swimming in a lake and some camp fire after that (I suppose). Nothing different aye? Have a look.


I laughed so hard and yet, I was not sure what I had just experienced. People are crazy! (In a good way)