There will come a time in your life when you might be introduced to the novel idea that it is not just products that reach expiry dates, but people too!
I am reaching the 25 year mark very soon and needless ...Read More
It’s that time of the year once again when we catch up with television celebs who brought into our bedrooms the most unbearable rubbish. Guys and gals, you nearly killed us when we went banging our heads against our television ...Read More
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2002. Second year of the dreaded chase called Engineering. I was sitting in a smoky, ghostly room with fellow Mech-ies enjoying a rather strong brew. Tranced into the ocean of Bengali Renaissance songs, we hovered in a make-believe happy little world. ...Read More
December 1995, 1300 hours, Somewhere in the Western Sector
It’s embarrassing as hell. Captain Manoj Rawat (my newly married husband) and I (his newly wedded wife) are standing (actually, wobbling) on a moving camel cart with big yellow marigold garlands dangling ...Read More
"Kuch jamaa nahi!” (Translated in English, the phrase loosely refers to something that was supposed to set but did not. Like an idea that did not firm up. Or curd, that stayed runny.)
Ask any advertising professional worth his salt, the true ...Read More
Based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Piya Behrupiya is a Hindi musical drama by The Company Theatre and directed by theatre doyen Atul Kumar. It played to a packed house at London’s Globe theatre and was recently staged at Pune’s Nehru Hall. The play ...Read More
27 Likes and 10 Comments …not good enough! Logged in again after an hour- 60 Likes and 20 Comments….now it seems impressive! My new yellow shoes seem to have finally made an impression- it was worth the price.
What next?
I visit ...Read More
Dear God,
Thank you! Thanks for this wonderful human life that you have bestowed upon me. I cannot imagine being a plant, an animal, a bird or something as gross as a centipede (due respect to your creative skills).
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Thank you for ...Read More
I read Fifty Shades of Grey yesterday. According to wiki (and because I cannot be bothered to think of new ways to say the same things): Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic novel by British author E. L. ...Read More
Recently I made a new penpal in America. Here's a copy of the first letter I posted.
Dear Holly Wood,
I hope you are doing well. I know you have been awfully busy trying to come up with all sorts of movies, ...Read More
“So, how are you going to travel to Mumbai? Train?” asked my grandmother when I called to tell her that I am travelling to the city of dreams for the first time on work. I said, “Ajji, they’re sending me by ...Read More
Well, here are a few completely useless but amusing facts..just in case you need to amuse yourself..
On an average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year. ( Just switch to ink pens.)
It’s possible to lead a cow ...Read More
