Love
Family or friend ? A rare family friend, Rajesh !
We were told by Anand, long before we met you on the Mangar ride, that we need to be careful about not littering non-biodegradable stuff during our ride or we will be asked to leave the group by you….. And I thought, “Mera bhai lagta hai”. :):) Well, as things turned out, I had guessed … Read more
Things or people ?
A husband and wife are leaving on a trip. The wife is the packer, whenever they move or go out on trips, usually she is the one who packs. Since the husband is the non-interfering types and believes that whoever is competent in doing something should do it. All goes well, till they buy new … Read more
I won’t eat this curd …
Dear Appa, Yesterday I made the mistake of using up all the curds that Amma had made for Lassi in the afternoon, but I was planning on buying more curd today and stock up. You remember the Vyapar Kendra Mother Dairy milk booth ? It’s atleast 1.5 kms away. Amma told me she was going … Read more
Loud PDA.. No, no or yes ?
Since we are in the city of the famous “Ellora” bakery, we decided to go and get some of their famous “rusk” to eat with our tea. We first went to the oldest store of theirs, which has just the cakes, bread, rusk etc and there is no restaurant attached to it. Then we walked … Read more
Reliving and rejoicing !
I had taken the Coromandel Express from Vizag, on 12th March 1990 … Luckily a delayed train since I had misread the timing in the morning and the slow moving goods train nearly made Appa’s prediction come true that I will miss the train. But life was about to bring us together and what can … Read more
When you think you don’t matter …
I am thinking of Mr. L K Advani … And wondering what he is upto. The reason is he didn’t take his diminishing importance very well. He couldn’t see the writing on the wall and still harboured the wish to be the PM – but in his chosen field, the voter voted for Mr. Modi. … Read more
Security – against what ?
Oh the eternal quest for security in an essentially insecure life !!! It was fascinating to watch the security arrangements for President Obama and the First Lady’s visit to India. It’s also sad that to safeguard one man’s life you need seven layers of security, a no-fly zone, 40 sniffer dogs, and an indestructible car. … Read more
Love and Competence in sports
I love tennis … Can I become the Indian Tennis association’s president ? I also love cycling and have done some 10000 Kms on a cycle … Can I please become the president of the Cycling federation of India ? I have played cricket during school and college and I love cricket…. Please include me … Read more
Suicide bomber … Age ? 10 – yes TEN YEAR OLD :(:(
I didn’t write anything when the Charlie Hebdo attack happened. Yes it was gruesome, it was an attack on freedom of expression and getting killed because of a cartoon is terrible. But it happens all the time …. Freedom of expression can be argued both ways. Freedom of expression that hurts someone’s sentiments, religious or … Read more