This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
I thought I will pass and not write about the first “dialogues” event that “The Wire” held in Delhi on July the 4th, 2018. Yes, Krishnan and I paid money to hear about the fault lines that Ram Guha has supposedly discovered and he shared them with some prodding from the perpetually-sneering Karan Thapar. Kabir … Read more
Lets admit it – Indians are gullible, easily CONned and we love dynasties. We love the color white, in people, cars, food and brides and we love the color black in money. Its easy to fool us, even more so if you speak in English. We feel ashamed if we cannot speak the foreign language … Read more
Its only in India that we will happily endorse and indulge a fool just because he belongs to an illustrious family. Rahul Rajiv is no different. The 50 year old great grandson of the first Prime Minister of this country has been launched and relaunched and re-re-launched umpteen times and the writing is on every … Read more
I have the distinct pleasure of being on the first Lufthansa flight that allowed wifi in the air… but I have never used the wifi at airports in India. The first time Krishnan and I used airport wifi very effectively was at the Bangkok airport as we transited through it in 2016 to visit Laos. … Read more
How many countries can boast of a Prime Minister who wishes an unknown common citizen on his/her birthday ? India can. For the past three years, I have received birthday greetings from our Prime Minister, just because I am registered on his app. I know it’s technology that enables it, I know Mr, Modi doesn’t … Read more
On Friday last, 23 people were killed in a stampede in Mumbai. The stampede happened on the foot over bridge connecting the Parel and Elphinstone Road stations. The stampede apparently was triggered by rumours of the foot over bridge collapsing, and a short-circuit. This happened at a time when thousands of commuters were using the … Read more
Its a funny situation in India … every time one talks of hubris, a few people will point to our PM, Mr. Narendra Modi and all of Delhi will point to their beloved CM, “nautanki” Kejriwal. I will join the folks of Delhi who point to Kejriwal, while I understand that our PM may sometimes … Read more
On Nov 8th, 2016 our Prime Minister made an important announcement about 500 and 1000 rupee notes. These two denominations were being counterfeited the most and the best performing industry in Pakistan was the ISI, who apparently was making Rs. 500 Crore profit by printing these denominations and flooding the Indian market with it. It … Read more
When our rich heritage of brass idols, paintings and precious stones etc were first looted by the British and then pilfered by many others…. We never took any offence. We also never tried to get back many of the artefacts, for some we made half hearted attempts !! Then allegedly a certain shop in Italy … Read more
Oct 31st was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 140th birth anniversary and also the day Indira Gandhi died. Till two years back, I don’t recall a single year when Sardar Patel’s birthday was celebrated at a national level … all I remember is Indira Gandhi’s death anniversary and the tearful “shraddanjali” and prayers that were offered by … Read more