"Can I Make Your Frandship?...Maybe Your Voifeship?"

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, on 28th June, 2008) "It's one of those things that make you wish you wish you were...

Who is the Coloniser?

(Published as "The Self-Created Oppressor of Colonised Mentality" in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express on 1st May, 2008) Overheard...

"I'm Sorry, This Seat is Reserved"

Once upon a time, I rode buses everywhere. The singularly most irritating thing would be for you to rush up to grab a seat only to have some...

How to Analyse a Reality Show

It was 8:00 p.m., and I was home with my three favourite companions - pasta, pizza and television. I had to catch up on news, read the paper...

Elloyen Dioyen... Lord's

The last Indian to score a century at the 'home of cricket' is Ajit Agarkar. An imposing board in the Visitors' dressing room in...

Elloyen Dioyen... Pointless Ramblings

British humour could well be one of the prime reasons for tourism to the country... ranking right up there with the Buckingham Palace and Lo...

Yeh Tag Kab Bujhegi?

Diligent Candy has passed on a tag to me, which I was proposing to cry off because I had done it before. But then, Book Tags (also called T...

And Now Men Are Hot on Their Own Heels...

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated 14th June 2008) I was struck by the irony of my circumstances on June 8th. I had tick...

The Beautiful Game

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than tha...

So I Went Shopping for a Relationship, and I Got This Lifetime Membership Thingy…and It Was Nice, but Then the Credit Card Bills Started Pouring In...

(Yeah, I know, my titles don’t make much sense, but they sure get attention!) Four dreary faces looked down glumly at an even drearier break...

"Would You Do Me the Honour of Becoming My Husband?"

You're right. That just doesn't sound right. It doesn't have a ring to it (no pun intended). But this is something a friend and ...

Writing

They say writing requires you to put yourself "out there". I think I sort of treat this blog like a peep show. :-)

"Hole in the Wall"

That's what they call ATMs in the UK...I just remembered...hehehehehe...and this is what happens when you have a random conversation wit...

"I'm Singing in the Rain, Just Singing in the Rain! What a Glorious Feeling, I'm Ha-a-a-a-a-a-appy Again!"

Sometimes, you feel like every aspect of your life couldn't be more wonderful...let me rephrase that...no aspect of your life could be m...

America, America!!!

One of my earliest memories is of being dragged away from the escalator at the international airport. One of my uncles - my favourite relati...