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Hasta la Vista Mi Amor Unc. Sam

Note: Dear readers, to get a real feel of this story, a cursory look at part I ? , and part II ? is...

To Sir With Humor – Teachers Day Special

Teachers Day! This colloquial word still evokes the image of a saree clad spectacled lady, brandishing a stick threatening to hypnotize young wards under...

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...

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...

From Uncle Sam with Love

Prologue: The son has finally made it big in the US of A. Everything appears bright and beautiful although Xmas is almost a whole year...

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...

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...

Wardrobe Malfunction

"My friend Sunitha called me. I was about to call you...then I remembered you had told me that you are busy the whole day"...

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...

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