OCCASSIONALLY an Indian, the common man version that is, makes a come-back in an otherwise ungrateful nation devoid of a conscience bestowed to it by Gandhis, Nehrus and Patels. However, this sweaty, brown-skinned, generally tired and mostly lazy conscience does not wait for the introspection to sink in. Before that a monster snatches the innocence…
The Intellectual
‘Intellectual’. No sooner do I hear this compliment, than I am tempted to ask the benefactor: Oh? You mean boring? Mostly because I believe intellectualism is useless to the core. Two, because I really don’t give a damn if a few intelligent guys think I am intellectual, none of them would marry me for that…
The Ab-Nirmal Baba and us
I owe the above headline to one of my school friends Ashish Roy who happened to discuss the issue with me on Facebook recently. We were quoting the so-called ‘formulae’ as prescribed by the now infamous Baba. Roy thinks a lot of his formulae are downright hilarious and don’t even sound normal. While following the…
Of angels and demons
You smile. Spread it around you. Illuminate a home with it. Almost like the fresh rays of the morning star as they enter through a window inside a lazy room and light it up in gold. You laugh. Share a joke. The sight of laughing faces around tickles you. It gives you happiness – the…
Neighbour’s envy
Ofcourse you do remember the infamous Onida ad. Cliché yet works. The agenda this month is simple. To help you become enviable. No compulsion, however. You are free to boycott this one. I have been jealous of people. Actually a lot of people. Those days it was almost as if I could smell my burnt…
Decisions, decisions
I have had a hypothesis for quite sometime now. And I feel it’s time I can confidently share it with the rest of the world. Disclaimers first! I don’t claim that I am the only person, who has had this hypothesis or theory, on this planet. It’s possible that others had similar hypotheses/theories and I…
So DID it bite?
Unlike last time, I have a big smile on my face as I write this. My last article was more for waking some of my readers up to hard core reality. I may have sounded very mean. I also may have easily hurt quite a few of you. But then reality should bite, afterall! (If…
Reality MUST bite!
Viciously honest. Sincerely veracious. And a bit acidic that may hurt your skin. Ready for the merciless avatar of Just Blogging guys? If not, don’t waste your time, as I always warn you in such cases. Go ahead, read something else to feel better. Last week I ran into an unending argument with my uncle…
Jyotsna Sanghi kinda wedding!
Seeing someone who I have mostly known as an unassuming Plan Jane without a ‘girly’ care in the world or a mindfulness of a Chatai chappal on her feet, look all dressed up in Indian and manage to look so pretty, was a mix of pride and amusement. Of course she is beautiful in her…
Mukti Masih 