This is roving reporter Munna Mobile bringing you the news bites of the week. There have been a lot of issues grabbing the headlines this past week, but we at Dappan Koothu only bring you the news that matters. It began with the Chief Minister of Karnataka falling of his chair, and thus giving rise to wisecracks like ‘CM kursi se phisle‘ and ‘Kissa phisli kursi ka‘. Our investigation later revealed that it was a in disbelief of the fact that the Shri Ram Sene had with... Read Full Story

The Shri Ram Sene headed by Pramod Mutalik is out to seek romancing couples on valentines day and get the to either tie a rakhi or a mangalsutra! They have been backed by some groups and more interestingly couples facing opposition from their parents. All they have to do is show up on the streets on Bangalore hand-in-hand on the aforementioned day and their new best friends will get them married with immediate registration. It also gives married couples a chance to renew their vows once agai... Read Full Story

Candles have always been associated with romantic dinners, aromatic baths and love-making sessions for the rich. For the rest of us though candles are the first thing our hands reach to in case of a power cut during the long summer evenings. Almost each one of us has studied for atleast one exam under the light and warmth of a candle. It’s a different story however where morons like me spend time perfecting shadow animals instead of reading about Lord Dalhousie and his ‘Doctrine o... Read Full Story

It’s not everyday that I get compliments and when I do, I roll in them. For many blogging is a way to rant, for a few it is an outlet, hobby for a few, and ego booster for many! The reasons why I blog have earlier been documented here and we shall therefore not get into the details of which. This post actually started out as a thanksgiving special but was lost in my drafts after the Mumbai terror attacks. It’s however never late to acknowledge somethings and hence this post. Techn... Read Full Story

The Mumbai attacks have left the country thunderstruck and we have all being glued to the news for the last 48 hours. It is definitely a moment of sorrow and our condolences are with all that have been affected. While the real heroes like the firemen, cops and the NSG commandos have all been unsung, it’s the Page 3 circuit that has been drawing maximum footage. At a time when lives are being lost and the city that never sleeps is panic stricken everybody seems to want to have their fou... Read Full Story

Gay is the new buzz word after ‘Obama’ among hep circles these days. We had never even heard of the term till Friends and Will & Grace graced our TV sets. Apparently kids these days seem to know it all at a very young age. It’s a personal choice and we have nothing against it, just so that we clear the air and declare that we aren’t homophobic. Tarun Mansukhani’s Dostana pays tribute to the newest in-thing these days. For the first time ever, Heroes arenR... Read Full Story

Fathers always get a raw deal when it comes to their sons. Strange but true, for most sons are always closer to their moms. Well it actually makes sense, when your daddy is all mad at you for breaking the flower pot with your bat, who do you run to? Wether they like it or not, fathers always have had to don the role of a stern patriarch, to instill discipline into their wayward sons. Wether it has been breaking windows, denting cars, stealing mangoes or stuffing our pockets with dried pickle... Read Full Story

Bombay will be always special to my family for it was where my grandfather began his career as he set foot into the city with his newly wedded wife. It was where my father has spent a major chunk of his life and also my early growing years. We’ve moved on to live in many other cites thereafter but Bombay always holds a special place in our hearts. The city that never sleeps has always been in the news but this time it’s not the floods of ‘05, dalal street or the film indust... Read Full Story

This election has been the most watched and closely followed election globally. It comes as no surprise that even the Indian media is hooked onto it like some cheap weed in an IIT hostel. Indians in the states also have been following it madly though they don’t even have a say it it. It’s amazing t see how everyone has an opinion and heated coffee table discussions though neither of them have a voice! There have been thousands of desi bloggers who’ve dedicated at least one ... Read Full Story

We Indians are a weird race, we hate winters and crib about it all the time. Yet we welcome winter with the most joyous festival of them all. Ladeej and Juntalmen it’s Diwali/Deepavali time! The festival is special to one and all and everyone has their own reason to celebrate. Cinema is my first love and last year I made a killing in the black market with some  of the biggest names in Bollywood locking horns. It of course meant that we had to witness India’s first 70mm blue film ... Read Full Story