The Sure Bet
We were all sitting in executive lunch tables.
"Rao, would you like to bet on the world cup winner?" Asked one of my colleagues.
All that...
Sunday Sililoque
"Daamanna jumped into the neighbour's well last night!" Devappa announced, and released a long jet of saliva shaded scarlet red by the 'bachhire' he...
From Uncle Sam – With MORE Love
Note: For a better read, feel and comprehension of this article, I suggest the readers to take a brief glance through .
Prologue:
The son has...
The English Conundrum
My recent column on the encouraged some of my friends to debate on the subject of Englishism vs Americanism, the Toilet vs Restroom scenario...
Area that matters…
I was driving down the Sheikh Zayed Road, close to Shankar's office and suddenly remembered I needed to meet him. I called him up.
"Shankar,...
Eddie’s entry to heaven
It was a Friday afternoon, the time was quarter to two and Eddie as usual, after downing two pegs of whiskey and gulping down...
Throne Where All Are Equal
The other day a topic of conversation with friends touched on a sensitive subject ? death, and the great equalizer it is. Whilst I...
Of Hell, Rock Groups and Churchill
Just the other day my five year old son Ethan put the question that kids at his age usually do "What happens when we...
Hanging Corpses, Flying Buns
It was yet another boring social-studies exam.
In the sole mission of regurgitating all the 'by-hearted' dates and kings, a curious event erased my...
Mobile-in-law
My mother-in-law is in Kuwait. Like everyone, she has lately developed the urge to pour her emotions into the all pervasive, slim & trim,...
