I got called out !

For the first time today, my name was called out for boarding and I had the looks being given by the rest of the passengers !! I am returning from Chennai to Delhi and I went upstairs at the Chennai airport as they have seats there. Got talking with my colleagues who were travelling with … Read more

The other Rahul

One of my all time favourite sports hero has announced his retirement ! After Kapil Dev, who was my first idol, it was Rahul Dravid that I considered a true hero. He remains a contemporary of the more famous legend, Sachin Tendulkar, but his statistics are nothing short of the great man … If anyone … Read more

That’s loud

That’s a really loud snore !!! And in a plane full of people, it sounds even more loud as most of us are partially awake. Does he have a family and does his wife snore too or is just unable to sleep with his loud snores ? I wonder if animals snore and is snoring … Read more

Election lessons

I am thinking of Rahul Gandhi today …. He cost the elections in UP for the Congress party. What must he be thinking ? Is he thinking about what he didn’t do right or what he could have done differently or is he just blaming his poor luck ? We are narcissistic as a race, … Read more

It’s part of life …

Dear Shakun, Am so sorry for your loss …. It took me almost a year to come close to normal after dad passed away. Our parents hold our history and they are our anchors. They also never go away really. They just are not in a form that we recognise but they are always around … Read more

Buddha comes home

There is a store in Noida called Desh Maheshwari that I frequent to buy semi-precious stone jewellery that is authentic and inexpensive. Kashiana introduced me to the store and the rest is history … So many friends have gotten introduced to the store and ofcourse I continue to buy lots. I love the Ganesha idols … Read more

Amazing day

You dream of such days !!!! And they do come by – today was one such day. It started with registering the ShikshaDaan trust. ShikshaDaan is our life’s project and the first and very important step of registering it was taken today. Simple process and it got done in time. Now it’s just a question … Read more

Not to miss this class

Just finished watching a painfully inane movie by one of the greatest directors of all time – K Balachander. The movie is titled “Velli Vizha” …. It really didn’t feel like it was directed by K Balachander. This is the same man who has directed some of the best movies in Tamil cinema and produced … Read more

We – the number crunchers

No single city dweller should doubt their number crunching abilities …. We measure everything. Just watch – a baby is born, baby is weighed, exact time is noted, every birthday is celebrated, one more expensive than the other ! School time means more calculations – number of suitable schools, number of interview questions, healthy bank … Read more