da Bombay Bitch is bitchin!
She’s in my face (and probably yours too) every morning. She’s got attitude. She’s very aware of what’s going on. She has a clear point of view ~ which she expresses with wit, sarcasm, to-the-point-bluntness, and a whole lot of flair..! Yeah, she’s a whole lot of fun, and I love to see her in my inbox every morning!
I am talking about this new website on Bollywood and its related masala – Bombay Bitch. I receive a daily update from her every morning, which hightlights the days stories and links to the main site. Besides all the above (which you discover once you click-through to the website), the first thing that strikes you are the headlines and subheads (see picture alongside). And the writing that follows is just brilliant.
Reminds me of the “good old days” when we had great writers. The “good old days” where the writing was insightful of the subject, heartfelt-expressive, and sans any agenda or political correctness.
Sadly, the former two elements are lacking today in most places because of the pressures of turnaround times, and of course, sheer lack of talent. The latter two elements thrive today with the indulgence of advertising rupees, and the blackmail of mob protests and random PILs.
Good writing, is unfortunately hard to come by nowadays – in the print media, in advertising, and public relations (don’t even get me started on the inane non-des-scripts we hear on the telly).
In light of all this, dear Bombay Bitch, you are a breath of fresh air… even though it often brings some bollywood biggies gasping for some! Needless to say, my inbox is always open for you 
Check out Bombay Bitch here
Related reading: Where have all the writers gone
Update: Just to add, since I trashed writers in general, I also enjoy reading things like Mint, and Mail Today (the latter, while being great in its approach, still needs to work on crafting).
As for writers, there are many who’s craft I enjoy, like Jug Suraiya, Swaminathan Ankleshwar Iyer, S Mitra Kalita, Bachi Karkaria, Karan Thapar, Himani Dalmia, Amit Varma… and some more…
Hi – since you mentioned that you enjoy Himani Dalmia’s writing, was just wondering if you’ve read her debut novel as yet. It’s called ‘Life is Perfect’ and was launched earlier this month. It’s fantastic.
Posted by Akash Premsen | January 30, 2009, 4:21 pmYou could also join her facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=45171849405
Posted by Akash Premsen | January 30, 2009, 4:25 pmHi Akash,
Thanks for the reminder to check out Himani’s book. I will do that soon. And I have joined her FB group.
ps. are you her PR person? if yes, lol, you’ve done a good job by finding this post and commenting here!
Noshtradamus
Posted by noshtradamus | January 30, 2009, 4:58 pmAnd Akash,
You should check out my other reference to Himani here:
http://noshtradamus.com/2005/12/02/youth-vs-experience-what-gets-the-creative-juices-flowing/
Posted by noshtradamus | January 30, 2009, 5:01 pm